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Liton
	Liton at the 1984 South Asian Games
Personal information
Full name	Mahmudul Haque Liton
Date of birth	13 December 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Chuadanga, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981	Victoria SC
1981–1983	East End Club
1983–1989	Brothers Union
1989–1991	Dhaka Abahani
1992	Wari Club
1993–1995	East End Club
International career
1984	Bangladesh U19
1982–1987	Bangladesh
Managerial career
1992	Wari Club Dhaka
1993	East End Club
1997	Sri Lanka U20
1998	Bangladesh U20 (assistant)
2003	Bangladesh (assistant)
2010–2011	Sheikh Russel KC
2012	Rahmatganj MFS
2012–2013	Feni SC
2015	Feni SC
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh
South Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahmudul Haque Liton (Bengali: মাহমুদুল হক লিটন; born 13 December 1963) is a retired Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Playing career

Liton started his career in the Dhaka First Division Volleyball in 1978. In 1981, he trialed for East End Club, however he registered for Victoria SC in the Dhaka First Division League. After failing to make an appearance for Victoria, he joined East End Club in the mid-season window. In 1982, he played for the Bangladesh Green team in the President's Gold Cup. In 1983, Liton joined Brothers Union, and was later made club captain. In 1984, he represented Bangladesh U19 at the 1985 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers and registered a goal against Singapore U19.^[1]

In 1985, he scored against Abahani Krira Chakra during the title deciding match which Brothers lost 2–3. During the 1984 South Asian Games, Liton established himself as a regular in the national team. In 1987, he suffered a major injury during a league encounter with Dhaka Wanderers, which kept him out of the game for months. In 1989, he joined Abahani where he won both the 1989 Dhaka League and 1990 Independence Cup. He retired in 1995 after winning the second-tier, the Dhaka First Division League, with East End Club.^[2]

Managerial career

In 1992, Liton was the coach cum player at Wari Club, and guided the club to an eight place finish in the Premier Division. In 1993 he was the coach cum captain of East End Club. In 1996 he completed a coaching course in Sri Lanka and the following year he coached the Sri Lanka U20 team. In 1999, he completed the AFC B license course. In the professional league era, Liton coached Sheikh Russel KC, and guided them to third-place finish in 2010–11 Bangladesh League.^[3]^[4]^[5] He was appointed Rahmatganj MFS coach for the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, before being sacked a month before the season ended as Rahmatganj eventually got relegated.^[6] He was also the head coach of Feni SC during both 2012–2013 and 2015 league seasons.^[7]