Arman Aziz

Arman Aziz (Bengali: আরমান আজিজ; born 10 May 1984) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Bangladesh national team. He last served as team manager for Chittagong Abahani, the last club he represented as a player.

Arman Aziz

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Arman Aziz
Date of birth	(1984-05-10) 10 May 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chittagong Abahani (team manager)
Youth career
	Bakolia XI, Chittagong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Fakirerpool YMC
2003–2004	Arambagh KS
2005–2006	Mohammedan SC
2007	Muktijoddha Sangsad
2008–2010	Mohammedan SC
2010–2011	Muktijoddha Sangsad
2011–2012	Mohammedan SC
2012–2014	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2015–2016	Mohammedan SC
2016–2017	Chittagong Abahani
International career‡
2002	Bangladesh U19
2004–2006	Bangladesh U23
2005–2009	Bangladesh	32	(0)
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Men's football SAFF Championship Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020

Club career

Arman entered competitive football in the Chittagong Premier League with Bakulia XI. In 2000, he joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in Dhaka. In 2003, he debuted in the Dhaka Premier Division League with Arambagh KS.

Arman rose to prominence during the 2005–06 National League with Mohammedan SC. As captain, he led the team to victory in four trophies, including a significant win over rivals Abahani Limited Dhaka in the 2008 Federation Cup final. Despite receiving eleven stitches before the final due to an injury in the semi-final, he personally requested coach Maruful Haque to include him in the starting eleven, stating, "My mother told me to play, and I obeyed her".^[1]

In 2016, he joined his hometown club Chittagong Abahani. He announced his retirement on 22 February 2017, after playing against Mohammedan SC, in the 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup at the MA Aziz Stadium.^[2]

International career

Arman represented the U19 team at the 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers and captained the team, leading them to qualify for the main tournament. In 2005, he appeared for the national B team during the Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup. He was later appointed captain of the Olympic team for the 2006 Asian Games.^[3][4] He previously represented the olympic team during the 2004 South Asian Games.^[5]

On 10 December 2005, Arman made his senior international debut for Bangladesh against Nepal at the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup. He earned 32 caps for Bangladesh between 2005 and 2009, before retiring from international duty in 2010, due to a long-term injury.^[2]

Post–playing career

In 2017, Arman became the team manager of the Saif Sporting Club.^[6] In October 2018, he began serving as the team manager for Chittagong Abahani.^[7]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

• National League: 2005–06
• Super Cup: 2009
• Federation Cup: 2009, 2008

Chittagong Abahani

• Independence Cup: 2016

Individual

• Kool-BSJA Footballer of the Year: 2008^[8]