The following is a list of Bangladesh national football team managers, first established in 1972 with the appointment of Sheikh Shaheb Ali.

Summary 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. 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. In 1978, German coach, Werner Bickelhaupt was appointed for the 1978 Asian Games, making him the national team's first foreign coach. Under the joint coaching of Anwar Hossain and Anjam Hossain, Bangladesh qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1980 for the first and only time in its history, while Abdur Rahim remains the first and only coach to have managed the team at the tournament

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. German coach Otto Pfister holds the record of winning Bangladesh its first international trophy, the 4-nation Tiger Trophy held in Myanmar. Bangladesh won its first South Asian Games gold medal under Iraqi coach Samir Shaker in 1999 and secured its first SAFF Championship title under Austrian coach György Kottán in 2003. Spanish coach Javier Cabrera, who served as head coach from 8 January 2022 to 30 April 2026, holds the records for the most international matches managed (39) and the most victories (10) as Bangladesh head coach.

Managerial list Interim or caretaker coaches are listed in italics.

Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1972–1973) Abdur Rahim (1975) Anjam Hossain (1976) Werner Bickelhaupt (1978) Anwar Hossain & Anjam Hossain (1979) Zakaria Pintoo (1979) Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1979) Abdur Rahim (1979–1981) Abdul Gafur Baloch (1982) Abdur Rahim (1982) Gerd Schmidt (1982) Abdur Rahim (1983) Golam Sarwar Tipu (1984) Ali Imam (1984) Abdur Rahim (1985) Golam Sarwar Tipu (1985) Kazi Salahuddin (1985–1986) Abdul Hakim (1986) Golam Sarwar Tipu (1986) Ali Imam (1986) Mohammed Kaikobad (1987) Wazed Gazi (1987) Abdur Rahim (1987) Kazi Salahuddin (1987–1988) Abdus Sadek (1989) Pran Govinda Kundu (1989) Nasser Hejazi (1989) Abdur Rahim (1990) Shahid Uddin Ahmed Selim (1991) Mohammed Kaikobad (1992–1993) Kazi Salahuddin (1993) Oldrich Swab (1993) Kazi Salahuddin (1994) Kang Man-young (1995) Otto Pfister (1995–1997) Abu Yusuf (1998) Samir Shaker (1998–1999) Mark Harrison (2000) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2000) György Kottán (2000–2003) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2003) Golam Sarwar Tipu (2003) Andres Cruciani (2005–2006) Hasanuzzaman Bablu (2006) Syed Nayeemuddin (2007–2008) Abu Yusuf (2008) Shafiqul Islam Manik (2008) Dido (2008–2009) Shahidur Rahman Shantoo (2009) Zoran Đorđević (2010) Saiful Bari Titu (2010) Robert Rubčić (2010–2011) Nikola Ilievski (2011) Saiful Bari Titu (2012) Lodewijk de Kruif (2013–2014) Saiful Bari Titu (2014–2015) Lodewijk de Kruif (2015) Fabio Lopez (2015) Maruful Haque (2015–2016) Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno (2016) Lodewijk de Kruif (2016) Tom Saintfiet (2016) Andrew Ord (2017–2018) Jamie Day (2018–2022) Óscar Bruzón (2021) Mário Lemos (2021) Javier Cabrera (2022–2026) Thomas Dooley (2026–present)

Managerial statistics

A total of 46 managers managed Bangladesh during 68 appointments.

Only official matches against senior international teams considered. List also includes managers who took charge of the national team in senior unofficial matches.

+KeyCaretaker managerInterim manager

No.ManagerFromToMajor Tournament(s)1 Sheikh Shaheb AliMay 1972August 1973—2 Abdur RahimJuly 1975August 1975—3 Anjam HossainDecember 1976December 1976—4 Werner BickelhauptJuly 1978December 19781978 Asian Games group stage5 Anwar Hossain & Anjam HossainFebruary 1979March 1979—6 Zakaria PintooJune 1979July 1979—7 Sheikh Shaheb AliAugust 1979September 1979—8 Abdur RahimOctober 1979May 19811980 AFC Asian Cup group stage9 Gafur BalochJanuary 1982February 1982—10 Abdur RahimAugust 1982August 1982—11 Gerd SchmidtSeptember 1982November 19821982 Asian Games group stage12 Abdur RahimAugust 1983September 1983—13 Golam Sarwar TipuJuly 1984August 1984—14 Ali ImamAugust 1984September 19841984 South Asian Games runner-up15 Abdur Rahim25 January 198512 April 1985—16 Golam Sarwar TipuApril 1985May 1985—17 Kazi SalahuddinNovember 1985January 19861985 South Asian Games runner-up18 Abdul HakimMarch 1986March 1986—19 Golam Sarwar TipuAugust 1986September 19861986 Asian Games group stage20 Ali ImamDecember 1986December 1986—21 Mohammed KaikobadJanuary 1987February 1987—22 Wazed GaziSeptember 1987September 1987—23 Abdur RahimOctober 1987November 19871987 South Asian Games fourth place24 Kazi SalahuddinDecember 1987February 1988—25 Abdus SadekJanuary 1989January 1989—26 Pran Govinda KunduFebruary 1989March 1989—27 Nasser HejaziSeptember 1989October 19891989 South Asian Games runner-up28 Abdur RahimSeptember 1990October 19901990 Asian Games group stage29 Shahiduddin Ahmed SelimDecember 1991December 19911991 South Asian Games third place30 Mohammed KaikobadJune 1992January 1993—31 Kazi SalahuddinMarch 1993May 1993—32 Oldrich SwabNovember 1993December 19931993 South Asian Games group stage33 Kazi SalahuddinSeptember 1994September 1994—34 Kang Man-young March 1995March 19951995 SAARC Gold Cup third place35 Otto Pfister October 1995September 19971995 South Asian Games runner-up 1997 SAFF Gold Cup group stage36 Abu YusufJuly 1998July 199837 Samir Shaker1 October 1998December 19991999 SAFF Gold Cup runner-up 1999 South Asian Games champions38 Mark HarrisonApril 2000May 2000—39 Hasanuzzaman Bablu July 2000August 2000—40 György Kottán November 200020 January 20032003 SAFF Gold Cup champions41 Hasanuzzaman Bablu 27 March 2003 30 March 2003 —42 Golam Sarwar Tipu 22 November 2003December 2003—43 Andres Cruciani3 August 200510 April 20062005 SAFF Gold Cup runner-up44 Hasanuzzaman Bablu July 2006November 2006—45 Syed Nayeemuddin 1 August 200725 November 2007—46 Abu Yusuf 4 March 200818 June 20082008 SAFF Championship group stage47 Shafiqul Islam Manik 4 August 200813 November 2008—48 Dido31 December 20089 November 2009—49 Shahidur Rahman Shantoo 9 November 200911 December 20092009 SAFF Championship semi-final50 Zoran Đorđević5 January 201014 February 2010—51 Saiful Bari Titu16 February 201020 February 20102010 AFC Challenge Cup group stage52 Robert Rubčić3 September 20102 June 2011—53 Nikola Ilievski24 June 201122 December 20112011 SAFF Championship group stage54 Saiful Bari Titu2 September 201220 November 2012—55 Lodewijk de Kruif29 January 201314 October 20142013 SAFF Championship group stage56 Saiful Bari Titu18 October 201427 October 2014—57 Lodewijk de Kruif24 January 20158 September 2015—58 Fabio Lopez11 September 201524 November 2015—59 Maruful Haque25 November 201518 January 20162015 SAFF Championship group stage60 Gonzalo Moreno23 February 201624 March 2016—61 Lodewijk de Kruif7 May 20167 June 2016—62 Tom Saintfiet26 June 201610 October 2016—63 Andrew Ord18 May 20174 April 2018—64 Jamie Day17 May 2018 2018 SAFF Championship group stage65 Óscar Bruzón 20 October 20212021 SAFF Championship group stage66 Mário Lemos21 October 20217 January 2022—67 Javier Cabrera8 January 202230 April 2026 2023 SAFF Championship semi-final68 Thomas Dooley22 May 2026Present —

Notes

See also Football in Bangladesh Bangladesh national football team results

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