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Kazi Anwar Hossain (Bengali: কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন; born 2 June 1957) is a retired Bangladeshi football player and coach.
Club career
Anwar made his Dhaka League debut in 1976 for Abahani Krira Chakra. He soon became a regular face in the starting eleven and scored a goal in the 1977 league deciding match against Rahmatganj MFS, which Abahani won 3–1. With Abahani he won the league title four times during his 8 year-long stay at the club, and also captained them in 1982. After leaving Abahani in 1984, Anwar went on to play for Dhaka Wanderers and Dhanmondi Club before retiring in 1989 while playing for PWD Sports Club.
International career
After being impressed by the winger during the 1978 AFC Youth Championship, coach Werner Bickelhaupt gave Anwar his international debut in 1979. In his debut year for Bangladesh, he participated in both the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and Korea Cup. Anwar's contribution to the team during the qualifiers earned him a place in the main squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, in Kuwait.
Black September 1982
During his year as club captain in 1982, Anwar was involved in one of the most notorious incidents in Bangladeshi football, named as the "Black September" event. The incident took place during a Dhaka Derby on September 1982, when three Abahani players (Kazi Salahuddin, Golam Rabbani Helal, Ashrafuddin Ahmed Chunnu) alongside Anwar were arrested for protesting the referee's decision which later progressed into a fight involving the respective fans. Surprisingly, the court held Anwar and his teammates responsible for conspiring a potential military coup, against military government Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Although Anwar was sentenced to six months in prison, he along with the other four footballers were released after 17 days.
Coaching career
Anwar holds an AFC C License and has coached the likes of Wari Club, PWD SC and Eskaton Sabuj Sangha Club. He also established the Kazi Anwar Football Academy in 1997. The academy later went on to participate in the Pioneer Football League.
Honours
Abahani Limited Dhaka
- Dhaka League: 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984
- Liberation Cup: 1977
- Federation Cup: 1982
Individual
- 2018 − National Sports Award.
