Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu


Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu played for the Bangladesh national football team as the captain for 10 years since 1975-85. The left-winger capped in 50 matches in which he scored 17 official goals during his 10-year long national career.

Career

Chunnu started his football career with Dilkusha in 1973. He played for Abahani Limited for the longest period from 1975-88 after playing for Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in 1974, besides wearing the national jersey. The winger, locally known as Chunnu, scored a hat-trick as the first-ever Bangladeshi footballer against Nepal at the President’s Gold Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1983.
Chunnu was the first Bangladeshi goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 1985. He participated in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, scoring the second goal in the history of Bangladesh in the Asian Cup in the 88th minute, against North Korea. Bangladesh was eliminated in the first round, with four defeats in that tournament. Later, Chunnu scored two goals in the 1986 World Cup qualifier without progressing from the first round. He is the first Bangladeshi player to score a playoff goal in World Cup.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 January 1979Dhaka4-11980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.10 September 1979Seoul Stadium, Seoul1-31-4Korea Cup
3.14 September 1979Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju3-1Korea Cup
4.16 September 1980Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City2-32-31980 AFC Asian Cup
5.19 February 1982National Stadium, Karachi1-31–3Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
6.5 September 1983Dhaka4-2Bangladesh President's Gold Cup
7.5 September 1983Dhaka4-2Bangladesh President's Gold Cup
8.5 September 1983Dhaka4-2Bangladesh President's Gold Cup
9.16 September 1983Kuala Lumpur Primera B Metropolitana XI2-5Unofficial Friendly
10.26 September 1983Perak Stadium, Ipoh South Korea XI1-3Unofficial Friendly
11.18 September 1984Kathmandu2-0SA Games
12.19 September 1984Kathmandu5-0SA Games
13.19 September 1984Kathmandu5-0SA Games
14.23 September 1984Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu1-12-4SA Games
15.23 September 1984Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu2-42-4SA Games
16.30 March 1985Army Stadium, Dhaka1-11-21986 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.2 April 1985Army Stadium, Dhaka2-12-11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.28 April 1985Peshawar1–1Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
19.30 April 1985Peshawar Pakistan B3-0Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
20.30 April 1985Peshawar Pakistan B3-0Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
21.2 May 1985Peshawar3-1Quaid-E-Azam International Cup

Awards & Achievements

In 1991 he contested in the Bangladesh general elections from Narayanganj-4 under the Awami League banner. Chunnu won the National Sports Award as a national footballer in 1996. In 2003, he served as the Abahani director and football secretary. In 2005, he was made the manager of the Bangladesh national team. He also served as the joint secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation and president of Sonali Otit Club. He is the chairman of the football committee of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.