Rizvi Karim Rumi

Rizvi Rumi
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Rizvi Karim Rumi
Date of birth (1968-05-18) 18 May 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Kushtia, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Center forward, Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Sadharan Bima SC
1987–1988 BRTC FT
1988–1991 Abahani Limited Dhaka
1991 East Bengal
1991–1994 Abahani Limited Dhaka
1994–1996 Muktijoddha Sangsad
1996–1998 Abahani Limited Dhaka
International career‡
1988–1994 Bangladesh 24 (6)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1989
Bronze medal – third place 1991
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 1994

Rizvi Karim Rumi (Bengali: রিজভী করিম রুমি; born 18 May 1968) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played either as a winger or as a striker.[1] Rumi captained the Bangladesh national football team for a brief period between 1992 and 1993. He spent most of his career with Abahani Limited and also had a brief stint in the Calcutta Football League with East Bengal.[2]

Club career[edit]

Rumi started his career in the Dhaka League with Sadharan Bima, in 1984. In his debut season he scored a hat-trick against Azad Sporting Club and finished top-scorer in the DMFA Cup with 6 goals. In 1987, he joined another office club, BRTC. In the same year, Rumi finished joint top scorer alongside Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir, in the Federation Cup.[3]

His performances led to him being scouted by Dhanmondi giants Abahani Limited Dhaka, and he signed for the club on 16 August 1988. During the next 3 years, Rumi went onto win the Dhaka League in 1989–90, the Federation Cup in 1988 and, also the 1990 Independence Cup where Rumi scored a brace against rivals Mohammedan SC in the final. Rumi also finished the 1990 league season as the league's second top goal scorer.[4]

In 1991, during the BTC Clubs Cup held in Bangladesh, to aid cyclone and flood victims, Rumi scored the winner against India's East Bengal Club in the semi-final (2–1). Abahani then went onto defeat rivals Mohammedan in the final to secure the trophy. Rumi's brilliant performances with the Abahani earned him a chance to move abroad, he signed for East Bengal Club in the Calcutta Football League. He was one of three players from Bangladesh that signed for the "Red and Gold Brigade", with Monem Munna and Sheikh Mohammad Aslam joining him in Kolkata in 1991.[5] He won the league title during his lone year at the club, and returned to Abahani the same year. In 1993 he was named the club's captain.[6]

In 1994, Rumi joined fellow title challengers Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, after the gentleman's agreement between the country's three biggest clubs, Abahani, Mohammedan SC and Brothers Union, to lower the salaries of their star players. Nevertheless, Rumi returned to Abahani after two years and won the Federation Cup in 1997. The subsequent season, after suffering from continuous injuries for the past few years, Rumi retired, as one of the finest forwards Bangladesh ever produced.[7]

Transfer drama[edit]

In 1989, Abahani's greatest rivals, Mohammedan wanted to sign Rumi. However, their Iranian coach Nasser Hejazi who was also the coach of the Bangladesh national football team at the time, went against the club’s officials, as he did not want to sign the player without Abahani's permission. Rumi, later stated that he did not want to leave as well, as he wanted to play alongside teammate Monem Munna, who was seen as the biggest talent in the country at the time.[8]

International career[edit]

Rumi made his debut for Bangladesh during the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. He was a member of the Bangladesh Red team which defeated South Korea University in the 1989 President's Gold Cup. He is well known for scoring a brace against India in the 1991 South Asian Games.[9][10] Rumi was named the national team captain during the 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, held in Thailand. His most memorable goal for the country came against Japan during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a game Bangladesh ended up losing 4–1.[4]

He also represented the team during a disappointing 1993 South Asian Games, where hosts Bangladesh were knocked out in the group stages. Rumi's last international tournament was the Qatar Independence Cup 1994, where the Bangladesh national team was represented by Muktijoddha Sangsad KC.[11]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 October 1989 Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1–0 3–0 1989 South Asian Games
2. 3–0
3. 26 December 1991 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka India India 1–0 2–1 1991 South Asian Games
4. 2–1
5. 13 April 1993 Yokohama, Japan Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 30 April 1993 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Japan Japan 1–1 1–4

International goals for club[edit]

Abahani Limited Dhaka[edit]

Scores and results list Abahani Limited Dhaka goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1. February 1991 Kerala, India India FC Indian Bank 4–0 Sait Nagjee Trophy
2.
3. India Travancore Titanium F.C. 1–0
4. 4 June 1991 Dhaka, Bangladesh India East Bengal Club 2–1 BTC Clubs Cup[12]

Personal life[edit]

After retiring from playing professional football in 1998, Rumi moved to Canada with his wife and son.[13]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

East Bengal Club

Muktijoddha SKC

International[edit]

Bangladesh

Awards and accolades[edit]

  • 1992 − Sports Writers Association's Best Footballer Award.[1]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Former India stars remember Munna and Rumi legacy". 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "যা চেয়েছি, পেয়েছি তার চেয়েও বেশি". www.kalerkantho.com. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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  5. ^ "মুন্না-আসলামদের ভোলেনি কলকাতা". SAMAKAL. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "আকাশি-নীলের উত্থান". উৎপল শুভ্র :: Utp al Shuvro. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ^ "করোনাকালে দেশের কথা ভাবেন রুমি". দেশ রূপান্তর. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "এই রুমি, সেই রুমি". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ Pratidin, Bangladesh (9 June 2021). "ভারতের বিপক্ষে সর্বোচ্চ গোল রুমি-আলফাজের". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "আজ রুমি হতে পারবেন কেউ?". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ^ ইকবাল, নাইর (25 September 2017). "ক্লাবই যখন খেলেছে 'বাংলাদেশ' নামে". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Dhaka Club Cup 91". rsssf. 20 February 2003. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ ইকবাল, নাইর. "কানাডার মতো না হোক বাংলাদেশ, এটাই চান রুমি". Prothomalo. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  14. ^ "কলকাতার ইস্টবেঙ্গল ভুলে গেছে বাংলাদেশের অবদান" [Kolkata's East Bengal has forgotten the contribution of Bangladesh]. prothomalo.com (in Bengali). Dhaka: Prothom Alo. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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