{{short description|Bangladeshi association football player and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Saiful Bari Titu (Syndicate) | image = | image_size = | fullname = AKM Saiful Bari Titu<ref>{{Cite web|title=Idcol holds reception for Bangladesh women's football team|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/335512/idcol-holds-reception-for-bangladesh-women-s|access-date=19 June 2024|date=1 January 2024|website=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|08|03|df=yes}}<ref>{{Soccerway|269652|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | height = | position = [[Defensive midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] (head coach) | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = East Bengal Club | years1 = 1985–1987 | clubs1 = East Bengal Limited | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1987–1989 | clubs2 = [[Sheikh Jamal DC|Dhanmondi Club]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krion|first=Nazmul Amin|title=স্মৃতির এ্যালবামে জাতীয় দলের সাবেক তারকা ফুটবলার ও খ্যাতিমান কোচ সাইফুল বারী টিটু|language=bn|url=https://kironsportsdesk.com/2019/09/21/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%83%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%8f%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80%e0%a7%9f/|access-date=20 February 2024|date=21 September 2019|website=kironsportsdesk.com}}</ref> | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1989–1994 | clubs3 = [[Dhaka Mohammedan|Mohammedan SC]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1994–2001 | clubs4 = [[Muktijoddha SKC|Muktijoddha Sangsad]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2001 | clubs5 = [[Dhaka Mohammedan|Mohammedan SC]] | goals5 = | caps5 = | nationalyears1 = 1988 | nationalteam1 = [[Bangladesh national under-17 football team|Bangladesh U17]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1990 | nationalteam2 = [[Bangladesh national under-20 football team|Bangladesh U19]] | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 1989–1993 | nationalteam3 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] | nationalcaps3 = 11 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2005 | managerclubs1 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] (interim) | manageryears2 = 2005–2008 | managerclubs2 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs3 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2010 | managerclubs4 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (interim) | manageryears5 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs5 = [[Sheikh Jamal DC]] | manageryears6 = 2012 | managerclubs6 = [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] | manageryears7 = 2012 | managerclubs7 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (interim) | manageryears8 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs8 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] | manageryears9 = 2014 | managerclubs9 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (assistant) | manageryears10 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs10 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (interim) | manageryears11 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs11 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] (assistant) | manageryears12 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs12 = [[Arambagh KS|Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS]] | manageryears13 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs13 = [[Chittagong Abahani]] | manageryears14 = 2018 | managerclubs14 = [[Dhaka Abahani]] (interim) | manageryears15 = 2018–2022 | managerclubs15 = [[Sheikh Russel KC]]| | manageryears16 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs16 = [[Chittagong Abahani]] | manageryears17 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs17 = [[Bangladesh women's national football team|Bangladesh women]] | manageryears18 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs18 = [[Bangladesh women's national under-20 football team|Bangladesh women U20]] | manageryears19 = 2024 | managerclubs19 = [[BFF Elite Football Academy|BFF Elite Academy]] | manageryears20 = 2024 | managerclubs20 = [[Bangladesh national under-17 football team|Bangladesh U17]] | manageryears21 = 2025– | managerclubs21 = [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] | club-update = | ntupdate = | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Country|{{fb|BAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}} {{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]]|}} }} '''Saiful Bari Titu''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: সাইফুল বারী টিটু; born 3 August 1972) is a Bangladeshi [[Football coach (association football)|football coach]] and former football player, who currently serves as the technical director of the [[Bangladesh Football Federation]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Titu made technical director of BFF |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/titu-made-technical-director-bff-3576996|access-date=12 May 2024 |work=The Daily Star |date=28 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and the head coach of the [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] team. He also served as the head coach of both the [[BFF Elite Football Academy|BFF Elite Academy]]<ref>{{cite news |title=৭ বছর পর ফের দেশি টেকনিক্যাল ডিরেক্টর|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/269146|language=bn|access-date=17 September 2024 |work=Dhaka Post |date=28 March 2024}}</ref> and [[Bangladesh national under-17 football team|Bangladesh U17]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ab-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9a%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9b%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%85-%e0%a7%a7/|title=সাফ মিশনে ভুটান যাচ্ছে অ-১৭ দল|language=bn|date=17 September 2024|access-date=17 September 2024|website=Offside Bangladesh}}</ref>
He is the former head coach of the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]] and guided them in the [[AFC Challenge Cup]] in [[Colombo]], in early 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Saiful Bari Titu (Coach) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/coach/53889/Saiful_Bari_Titu.html |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> He is an [[AFC Professional Coaching Diploma|AFC Pro-Diploma]] holder.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:ফেল হয়ে গেল পাস |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/219405 |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=Dhaka Post |language=bn}}</ref> He also represented the national team in early 90's.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Matches 1993 - Asia |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1993as.html |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> He also coached [[Bangladesh women's national football team|Bangladesh women's national team]] from 2023 to 2024, winning the [[2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship]] during his tenure.<ref>{{cite news |title=Controversy over coin toss as winner of Bangladesh-India SAFF U-19 final still undecided |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/controversy-over-coin-toss-winner-bangladesh-india-saff-u-19-final-still-undecided-789730 |access-date=9 February 2024 |work=The Business Standard |date=8 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Coaching career==
===Early career=== He started his coaching career in April 2005 as interim head coach of [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] alongside [[Mohammed Ponir]], following the departure of [[Kang Man-young]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 321|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/22/d50422040230.htm|work=archive.thedailystar.net|date=22 April 2005|access-date=1 March 2025|archive-date=1 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301183207/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/22/d50422040230.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He eventually served as the deputy to permanent head coach, [[Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi|Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi]] in the same year. He was part of the Mohammedan coaching panel for four years. He also served as an assistant coach in the national team, and in 2010, he became the interim head coach of the [[Bangladesh national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theindependentbd.com/sports/sports-football/4724-coach-titu-to-conduct-natl-soccer-camp-from-aug-20.html |title=Coach Titu to conduct nat'l soccer camp from Aug 20|accessdate=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717003907/http://theindependentbd.com/sports/sports-football/4724-coach-titu-to-conduct-natl-soccer-camp-from-aug-20.html |archivedate=17 July 2011 }}</ref> From September 2010, he has again been an assistant coach in the national team, assisting [[Robert Rubčić]]. Then he again played the role of head coach of Mohammedan from 2012 to 2013. Later, he worked as the team instructor of the Bangladesh national team. In October 2014, he took temporary charge for the third time for the representation.<ref>[http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2014/oct/18/bff-sack-head-coach-lodewijk-de-kruif BFF sacks head coach Lodewijk de Kruif | Dhaka Tribune] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116125135/http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2014/oct/18/bff-sack-head-coach-lodewijk-de-kruif |date=16 January 2015}}</ref>
===Sheikh Russel=== In 2018, Titu joined [[Sheikh Russel KC]] ahead of 2018–19 season with a salary of Tk 50 lakhs, after finishing his interim spell at Dhaka Abahani.<ref>{{Cite web |title=৫০ লাখ টাকায় শেখ রাসেলে টিটু! |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/sport/306243/%E0%A7%AB%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Bangla Tribune |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2018 |title=ফুটবলারদের ফোকাস ও পরিশ্রমে মিলবে সাফল্য|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/sports/2018/08/11/668311 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Kalerkantho |language=bn}}</ref>
On 13 March 2022, Titu was dismissed from the post of [[Sheikh Russel KC]]'s head coach while his team was standing at relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news|title=চাকরি হারালেন সাইফুল বারী |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80 |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=Prothomalo |language=bn}}</ref> It also marked the end to his longest spell as head coach of a club.
===Chittagong Abahani=== On 16 October 2022, Titu said that he had a verbal agreement with [[Chittagong Abahani Limited|Chittagong Abahani]] to take charge as the club's head coach for coming season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Titu to coach Ctg Abahani coming season|url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=388450 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=The Daily Observer}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Saiful Bari Titu (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53889/Saiful_Bari_Titu.html |website=www.national-football-teams.com}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] |- |1989||3||0 |- |1990||2||0 |- |1991||3||0 |- |1992||1||0 |- |1993||1||0 |- |1994||1||0 |- !Total!!11!!0 |}
==Managerial Statistics== {{updated|30 September 2024}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Team ! class="unsortable" |From ! class="unsortable" |To ! abbr="1" |P ! abbr="1" |W ! abbr="0" |D ! abbr="1" |L ! abbr="2" |GS ! abbr="4" |GA ! abbr="50" |%W |- | align="left" |[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] |align=left|16 February 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-127096|title=Booters must beat SL|date=20 February 2010|website=The Daily Star}}</ref> |align=left|20 February 2010 {{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=3|against=6}} |- | align="left" |[[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] |align=left|16 June 2012 |align=left|7 December 2012 {{WDL|9|3|0|6|for=4|against=16}} |- | align="left" |[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] |align=left|2 September 2012<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248006 |title=Titu takes charge of booters |work=The Daily Star |date=2 September 2012 |access-date=10 December 2019 |archive-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210050751/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248006 |url-status=live }}</ref> |align=left|20 November 2012 {{WDL|3|0|2|1|for=2|against=7}} |- | align="left" |[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] |align=left|18 October 2014<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/59704/titu-to-continue-kruif-style/ |title=Titu to continue Kruif style |work=New Age |date=22 October 2014 |access-date=10 December 2019 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504200725/http://archive.newagebd.net/59704/titu-to-continue-kruif-style/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align=left|27 October 2014 {{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=2|against=1}} |- | align="left" |[[Bangladesh national under-20 football team|Bangladesh U20]] | align="left" |12 July 2015 | align="left" |6 October 2015 {{WDL|6|2|1|3|for=6|against=7}} |- |align="left" |[[Sheikh Russel KC]] |align="left" |June 2018 |align="left" |13 March 2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=বরখাস্ত শেখ রাসেল কোচ টিটু |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/article2029584.bdnews |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=bdnews24 |language=bn}}</ref> |84 |40 |17 |27 |115 |87 |47.62 |- |[[Chittagong Abahani Limited|Chittagong Abahani]] |9 November 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcement. |url=https://twitter.com/ctgabahaniltd/status/1590348744712945664 |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> |12 February 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2023 |title=চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনীতে নেই টিটু! |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2023/02/12/1248808 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=www.kalerkantho.com}}</ref> |15 |3 |5 |7 |14 |23 |20.00 |- |align=left|[[Bangladesh national under-17 football team|Bangladesh U17]] |align=left|20 August 2024 |align=left|1 November 2024 {{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=3|against=6}} |- |align=left|[[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] |align=left|23 July 2025 |align=left|Present {{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0}} |} {{small|'''P''' – Total of played matches '''W''' – Won matches '''D''' – Drawn matches '''L''' – Lost matches '''GS''' – Goal scored '''GA''' – Goals against<br/> '''%W''' – Percentage of matches won}}
==Honours==
===Player=== ''' Mohammedan SC Ltd''' *[[Dhaka Premier Division Football League|Dhaka Premier Division League]]: [[1993 Dhaka Premier Division League|1993]]
'''Muktijoddha Sangsad KC''' *[[Dhaka Premier Division Football League|Dhaka Premier Division League]]: [[1997–98 Dhaka Premier Division League|1997–98]], [[2000 Dhaka Premier Division League|2000]] *[[Federation Cup (Bangladesh)|Federation Cup]]: 1994 *Mahanagari Cup: 1997
===Manager=== ''' Mohammedan SC Ltd''' * [[Bangladesh Super Cup]]: 2011 '''Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club''' * [[Bangladesh Federation Cup]]: [[2011–12 Bangladesh Federation Cup|2011–12]] * [[Pokhara Cup]]: 2011 '''Bangladesh Women's U19''' * [[SAFF U-20 Women's Championship|SAFF U-19 Women's Championship]]: [[2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship|2024]] * [[SAFF U-17 Women's Championship|SAFF U-16 Women's Championship]]: [[2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship|2024]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT}}
{{Bangladesh national football team managers}}
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