The following is a list of Bangladesh national football team managers, first established in 1972 with the appointment of Sheikh Shaheb Ali.[1]
After the Independence of Bangladesh, a de facto national team coached by Sheikh Shaheb Ali, called Dhaka XI, was active from May 1972 to August 1972.[2][3] In 1973, the Bangladesh Football Federation became affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation. In July 1973, the official Bangladesh national football team, coached by Shaheb Ali, participated in the Merdeka Tournament.[4] In 1978, German coach, Werner Bickelhaupt was appointed for the 1978 Asian Games, making him the national team's first foreign coach.[5] Anwar Hossain is the first and only coach to date who helped Bangladesh qualify for the AFC Asian Cup in 1980, while Abdur Rahim is the first and only coach to have managed the team in the main tournament.[6]
Following his initial appointment for the 1975 Merdeka Tournament, Abdur Rahim holds a record of seven individual appointments, with his last coming for the 1990 Asian Games.[7] German coach Otto Pfister holds the record of winning Bangladesh its first international trophy, the 4-nation Tiger Trophy held in Myanmar.[8] Bangladesh won its first South Asian Games gold medal under Iraqi coach Samir Shaker in 1999[9] and secured its first SAFF Championship title under Austrian coach György Kottán in 2003.[10] English coach Jamie Day, who coached Bangladesh from May 2018 to September 2021, holds the record for managing the most games (29) and securing the most victories (9) for the team.[11]
A total of 45 managers managed Bangladesh during 67 appointments.
Caretaker manager | |
Interim manager |
No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | F | A | %W | Major Tournament(s) |
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1 | ![]() |
May 1972 | August 1973 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14.29 | — |
2 | ![]() |
July 1975 | August 1975 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 0.00 | — |
3 | ![]() |
December 1976 | December 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | — |
4 | ![]() |
July 1978 | December 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1978 Asian Games group stage |
5 | ![]() |
February 1979 | March 1979 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25.00 | — |
6 | ![]() |
June 1979 | July 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
7 | ![]() |
August 1979 | September 1979 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25.00 | — |
8 | ![]() |
October 1979 | May 1981 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.00 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup group stage |
9 | ![]() |
January 1982 | February 1982 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.00 | — |
10 | ![]() |
August 1982 | August 1982 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
11 | ![]() |
September 1982 | November 1982 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33.33 | 1982 Asian Games group stage |
12 | ![]() |
August 1983 | September 1983 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 40.00 | — |
13 | ![]() |
July 1984 | August 1984 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20.00 | — |
14 | ![]() |
August 1984 | September 1984 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 75.00 | 1984 South Asian Games runner-up |
15 | ![]() |
25 January 1985 | 12 April 1985 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 33.33 | — |
16 | ![]() |
April 1985 | May 1985 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 33.33 | — |
17 | ![]() |
November 1985 | January 1986 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 66.67 | 1985 South Asian Games runner-up |
18 | ![]() |
March 1986 | March 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | — |
19 | ![]() |
Ausgust 1986 | September 1986 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 25.00 | 1986 Asian Games group stage |
20 | ![]() |
December 1986 | December 1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
21 | ![]() |
January 1987 | February 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
22 | ![]() |
September 1987 | September 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
23 | ![]() |
October 1987 | November 1987 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 1987 South Asian Games fourth place |
24 | ![]() |
December 1987 | February 1988 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.00 | — |
25 | ![]() |
January 1989 | January 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
26 | ![]() |
February 1989 | March 1989 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16.67 | — |
27 | ![]() |
September 1989 | October 1989 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33.33 | 1989 South Asian Games runner-up |
28 | ![]() |
September 1990 | October 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 1990 Asian Games group stage |
29 | ![]() |
December 1991 | December 1991 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 66.67 | 1991 South Asian Games third place |
30 | ![]() |
June 1992 | January 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | — |
31 | ![]() |
March 1993 | May 1993 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 25.00 | — |
32 | ![]() |
November 1993 | December 1993 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 1991 South Asian Games group stage |
33 | ![]() |
September 1994 | September 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 50.00 | — |
34 | ![]() |
March 1995 | March 1995 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 1995 SAFF Gold Cup third place |
35 | ![]() |
October 1995 | September 1997 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26.67 | 1995 South Asian Games runner-up 1997 SAFF Gold Cup group stage |
36 | ![]() |
July 1998 | July 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
37 | ![]() |
1 October 1998 | December 1999 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 50.00 | 1999 SAFF Gold Cup runner-up 1999 South Asian Games champions |
38 | ![]() |
April 2000 | May 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
39 | ![]() |
July 2000 | August 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
40 | ![]() |
November 2000 | 20 January 2003 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 42.86 | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup champions |
41 | ![]() |
27 March 2003 | 30 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
42 | ![]() |
22 November 2003 | December 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
43 | ![]() |
3 August 2005 | 10 April 2006 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 46.15 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup runner-up |
44 | ![]() |
July 2006 | November 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0.00 | — |
45 | ![]() |
1 August 2007 | 31 December 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0.00 | — |
46 | ![]() |
5 March 2008 | 18 June 2008 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.00 | 2008 SAFF Championship group stage |
47 | ![]() |
18 August 2008 | 13 November 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
48 | ![]() |
1 January 2009 | 9 November 2009 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 66.67 | — |
49 | ![]() |
9 November 2009 | 11 December 2009 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | 2009 SAFF Championship semi-final |
50 | ![]() |
5 January 2010 | 14 February 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
51 | ![]() |
16 February 2010 | 20 February 2010 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33.33 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup group stage |
52 | ![]() |
3 September 2010 | 2 June 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33.33 | — |
53 | ![]() |
24 June 2011 | 22 December 2011 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 28.57 | 2011 SAFF Championship group stage |
54 | ![]() |
2 September 2012 | 20 November 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | — |
55 | ![]() |
29 January 2013 | 14 October 2014 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28.57 | 2013 SAFF Championship group stage |
56 | ![]() |
18 October 2014 | 27 October 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
57 | ![]() |
24 January 2015 | 8 September 2015 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12.50 | — |
58 | ![]() |
11 September 2015 | 24 November 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | — |
59 | ![]() |
25 November 2015 | 18 January 2016 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 50.00 | 2015 SAFF Championship group stage |
60 | ![]() |
23 February 2016 | 24 March 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 | — |
61 | ![]() |
7 May 2016 | 7 June 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | — |
62 | ![]() |
26 June 2016 | 10 October 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0.00 | — |
63 | ![]() ![]() |
18 May 2017 | 4 April 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | — |
64 | ![]() |
17 May 2018 | 17 September 2021 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 31.03 | 2018 SAFF Championship group stage |
65 | ![]() |
17 September 2021 | 20 October 2021 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.00 | 2021 SAFF Championship group stage |
66 | ![]() |
21 October 2021 | 7 January 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 33.33 | — |
67 | ![]() |
8 January 2022 | Present | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 28.57 | 2023 SAFF Championship semi-final |