Zakaria Pintoo
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Pintoo in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Zakaria Pintoo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Naogaon District, Bengal Province, British India | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2024 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | East End Club | ||
| 1959–1961 | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| 1961–1975 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960–1970 | East Pakistan | ||
| 1969–1970 | Pakistan | ||
| 1971 | Shadhin Bangla | ||
| 1973 | Bangladesh | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zakaria Pintoo (Bengali: জাকারিয়া পিন্টু; 1 January 1943 – 18 November 2024), alternatively spelled Zakaria Pintu, was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a defender. He was the first captain of the Bangladesh national team.
Pintoo gained fame as the captain of the Shadhin Bangla football team during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Before the country's independence, Pintoo represented both the Pakistan national football team and the East Pakistan football team, captaining the latter on numerous occasions. In club football, Pintoo represented Mohammedan SC, one of the most popular clubs in Bangladesh, for a continuous period of 14 years.
In recognition of his contribution to the country's football, the Government of Bangladesh honored him with the Independence Award in 1995, and the National Sports Awards in 1978.