Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu

Chunnu started his football career with Dilkusha (first division) in 1973. He played for Abahani Limited for the longest period from 1975-88 after playing for Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society in 1974, besides wearing the national jersey. The winger, locally known as Chunnu, scored a hat-trick as the first-ever Bangladeshi footballer against Nepal at the President’s Gold Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1983.

Chunnu was the first Bangladeshi goal scorer (against India)[4] in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 1985. He participated in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, scoring the second goal in the history of Bangladesh in the Asian Cup in the 88^th minute, against North Korea. Bangladesh was eliminated in the first round, with four defeats in that tournament. Later, Chunnu scored two goals in the 1986 World Cup qualifier without progressing from the first round. He is the first Bangladeshi player to score a playoff goal in World Cup.

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 January 1979	Dhaka	Afghanistan		4-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.	10 September 1979	Seoul Stadium, Seoul	Sudan	1-3	1-4	Korea Cup
3.	14 September 1979	Cheongju Stadium, Cheongju	Sri Lanka		3-1
4.	16 September 1980	Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City	North Korea	1-2	2-3	1980 AFC Asian Cup
5.	19 February 1982	National Stadium, Karachi	Oman	1-3	1–3	Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
6.	5 September 1983	Dhaka	Nepal		4-2	Bangladesh President's Gold Cup
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9.	16 September 1983	Kuala Lumpur	Primera B Metropolitana XI		2-5	Unofficial Friendly
10.	26 September 1983	Perak Stadium, Ipoh	South Korea XI		1-3
11.	18 September 1984	Kathmandu	Bhutan		2-0	SA Games
12.	19 September 1984		Maldives		5-0
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14.	23 September 1984	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu	Nepal	1-1	2-4
15.				2-4
16.	30 March 1985	Army Stadium, Dhaka	India	1-1	1-2	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	2 April 1985		Indonesia	2-1	2-1
18.	28 April 1985	Peshawar			1–1	Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
19.	30 April 1985		Pakistan B		3-0	Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Unofficial Friendly)
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21.	2 May 1985		Pakistan		3-1	Quaid-E-Azam International Cup

In 1991 he contested in the Bangladesh general elections from Narayanganj-4 under the Awami League banner. Chunnu won the National Sports Award as a national footballer in 1996. In 2003, he served as the Abahani director[5] and football secretary. In 2005, he was made the manager (team leader) of the Bangladesh national team.[6][7] He also served as the joint secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and president of Sonali Otit Club.[8][9] He is the chairman of the football committee[10] of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.