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{{short description|Bangladeshi footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Kaiser Hamid
| image          = Kaiser_Hamid.jpg 
| image_size     = 250px
| caption        =
| fullname       = Mohammad Kaisar Hamid
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1964|12|1|df=y}}<ref name="NFT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/80764/Kaiser_Hamid.html|title=Kaiser Hamid|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=national-football-teams.com|access-date=1 March 2025|archive-date=1 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301063758/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/80764/Kaiser_Hamid.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place    = [[Sylhet]], [[East Pakistan]]<br/>(present-day [[Bangladesh]])
| height         = {{height|m=1.88}}
| position       = [[Central defender|Central-defender]], [[Defender (association football)|right-back]]
| years1         = 1981–1982
| clubs1         = Kamal SC
| caps1          =
| goals1         =
| years2         = 1982–1983
| clubs2         = [[Rahmatganj MFS]]
| caps2          =
| goals2         =
| years3         = 1983–1984
| clubs3         = [[Team BJMC]]
| caps3          =
| goals3         =
| years4         = 1984–1985
| clubs4         = [[Rahmatganj MFS]]
| caps4          =
| goals4         =
| years5         = 1985–1996
| clubs5         = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]
| caps5          =
| goals5         =
| years6         = 1991–1992
| clubs6         = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Kolkata Mohammedan]] 
| goals6         =
| caps6          =
| nationalyears1 = 1984–1993
| nationalcaps1  = 59
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalteam1  = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|BAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1984 South Asian Games|1984]]|}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]]|}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]]|}} 
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991]]|}}
}}

'''Mohammad Kaisar Hamid''' ({{langx|bn|মোহাম্মদ কায়সার হামিদ}}; born 1 December 1964) is a former Bangladeshi footballer. He is known for spending the majority of his career as a [[central defender|central-defender]] for [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]] at both the domestic and continental levels. He also represented the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]] at the international level from 1984 to 1993 and served as the captain of both his club and the national team in 1989-91 and 1993, respectively.

==Early life==
Kaiser Hamid was born on 1 December 1964, in [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]. He comes from a sporting background, with his mother, [[Rani Hamid]], being the first [[FIDE titles|FIDE Woman International Master]] from Bangladesh, while his father, [[M. A. Hamid (officer)|M. A. Hamid]], was a [[Bangladesh Army]] [[lieutenant colonel]] and the founder of the [[Bangladesh Handball Federation]]. Kaiser grew up as the second oldest among three brothers. His older brother, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion, while his youngest brother, Bobby Hamid, played football for [[Wari Club]] in the [[Dhaka First Division Football League|First Division]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/more-sports/news/boby-hamid-no-more-3048071|title=Boby Hamid no more|date=15 June 2022|work=The Daily Star|access-date=25 June 2022|archive-date=25 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625153942/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/more-sports/news/boby-hamid-no-more-3048071|url-status=live}}</ref> Kaiser represented [[Sylhet District]] in the [[Sher-e-Bangla Cup]] from 1981 to 1983 and later began representing [[Dhaka University]] as an alumnus from 1984.<ref name="BIO1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/579043|script-title=bn:রক্ষণের অতন্দ্র প্রহরী কায়সার হামিদ ছিলেন রসিকতায়ও রাজা|work=Jago News24|date=30 May 2020|language=bn|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218192052/https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/579043|url-status=live|access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
In 1981, Kaiser debuted in the [[Dhaka Second Division Football League|Second Division]] with Kamal Sporting Club. In the same year, he represented Dhaka in the U-18 National Junior Football Tournament, after which he was named the tournament's Best Emerging Defender. In 1982, he joined [[Rahmatganj MFS]] in the First Division, playing as a right-back under coach, [[Abdur Rahim (footballer)|Abdur Rahim]]. He spent the following season at [[Team BJMC]] before returning to Rahmatganj in 1984 after BJMC's relegation from the [[Dhaka First Division Football League|First Division]]. His performance with Rahmatganj in the 1984 season earned him his first call-up to the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weeklyblitz.net/leisure/looking-back-into-bangladesh-football-in-the-80s/|title=Looking back into Bangladesh football in the 80s|date=28 April 2021|access-date=13 August 2022|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175344/https://www.weeklyblitz.net/leisure/looking-back-into-bangladesh-football-in-the-80s/|url-status=live|website=Weekly Blitz}}</ref>

===Mohammedan SC===
Following his international debut, Kaiser joined [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] in 1985. He went on to spend the rest of his career with the Black and Whites, winning the First Division title in 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1993, 1996, playing as a center-back. He played an ever-present role as Mohammedan were unbeaten in the First Division from 8 September 1985 to 15 March 1990, during which the club won 63 games from the 76 played, and also completed hat-trick league triumphs from 1986 to 1988–89.<ref>{{cite news|first=Masud|last=Alam|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/article/1634298/%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|script-title=bn:ঐতিহ্যের পথে ঘুরে দাঁড়াক মোহামেডান|website=[[Prothom Alo]]|language=bn|date=14 January 2020|access-date=14 January 2020|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228060431/https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%90%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1986, he marshalled Mohammedan's defense alongside [[Ranjit Saha]], and finished the season with his first league title, playing a crucial role in victories over rivals, [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Dhaka Abahani]] and [[Dhaka Wanderers Club|Dhaka Wanderers]], in the final two games of the Super League round. He began the 1987 season by lifting the [[Federation Cup (Bangladesh)|Federation Cup]], and in the Super League round of the First Division, Kaiser starred as Mohammedan defeated Abahani 3–2, keeping their domestic double hopes alive, however, with both clubs on equal points, and the return play-off game ending as a stalemate, the players alongside the club officials agreed upon being crowned joint-champions. Nevertheless, the [[Bangladesh Football Federation]] (BFF) opted for a second play-off match at the [[Bangladesh Army Stadium|Army Stadium]], which saw Mohammedan win 2–0.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8|date=21 September 2016|language=bn|script-title=bn:আবাহনী-মোহামেডানের 'সন্ধি' হয়েছিল যেদিন|first=Niar|last=Iqbal|work=Prothom Alo|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222113215/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/বাংলাদেশের-ফুটবল-একবারই-‘দর্শকবিহীন’-ম্যাচ|date=17 March 2020|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলে একবারই 'দর্শকবিহীন' ম্যাচ|language=bn|first=Niar|last=Iqbal|work=Prothom Alo|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222113255/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Kaiser also represented the club at the [[1987 Asian Club Championship]], under the coaching of [[Nasser Hejazi]]. Due to his performances at both club and international level, Kaiser eventually received the Sports Writers Association's ''Best Footballer Award'' in 1986 and the ''Best Sportsperson Award'' in 1988.<ref name="BIO1"/>

[[File:Kaiser Hamid and Masoud Norouzi at the 1989–90 Asian Club Championship, Mohammedan vs Shahin Ahvaz.png|thumb|left|Kaiser Hamid with [[Shahin Ahvaz F.C.|Shahin Ahvaz]] captain Masoud Norouzi (left) during the [[1989–90 Asian Club Championship]]]]
Kaiser also represented the club as it reached the semi-final league round of the [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship]], during which the Black and Whites defeated both Iran's [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] and North Korea's [[April 25 Sports Club|April 25]]. During the semi-final round held in  [[Kuantan]], Malaysia, he scored in a 1–3 defeat to Saudi Arabia's [[Al-Ittifaq]], as Mohammedan finished fourth in a five team group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup89.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1988/89|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027141149/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup89.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AD|script-title=bn:মধুর স্মৃতি যখন এপ্রিল টোয়েন্টি ফাইভ|language=bn|date=August 22, 2019|work=Prothom Alo|archive-date=January 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106105655/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AD|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:স্বাধীনতার ৫০ বছর: যেদিন আবাহনীর অভিনন্দনে সিক্ত মোহামেডান|url=https://opinion.bdnews24.com/bangla/archives/65626 |work=bdnews24.com |type=Opinion |language=bn |access-date=13 August 2021 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813145720/https://opinion.bdnews24.com/bangla/archives/65626 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1989–90 season, Kaiser was appointed as club captain by coach Hejazi. Although the club won the Federation Cup under his captaincy, Mohammedan also ended their five-year unbeaten run in the First Division, and finished runners-up to arch-rivals Dhaka Abahani. In the [[1989–90 Asian Club Championship]], under Kaiser's captaincy, the Black and Whites crashed out of the qualifying group-stages held in [[Ahvaz]], Iran, finishing runners-up to hosts [[Shahin Ahvaz F.C.|Shahin Ahvaz]]. He remained club captain until the [[1991 BTC Club Cup]], in which Mohammedan lost the final to Abahani. In the same year, with the First Division not being held in Dhaka, Kaiser represented [[Kolkata Mohammedan]] in the [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta First Division League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/foreign/india/736939/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0|script-title=bn:কলকাতার মোহামেডানের সঙ্গে গাঁটছড়া বাঁধছে ঢাকার মোহামেডান|trans-title=Mohammedan of Dhaka is tying knot with Mohammedan of Kolkata|language=bn|location=Kolkata|first=Raktim|last=Das|access-date=1 June 2023|date=4 April 2022|archive-date=5 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405081844/https://www.banglatribune.com/foreign/india/736939/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0|work=Bangla Tribune}}</ref>

He remained a regular member of the team, helping Mohammedan win the league title in both 1993 and 1996. He was also renowned for his goal-scoring abilities, with one of his most notable goals coming during the [[DMFA Cup]] final against Dhaka Abahani in 1993, where he scored from a 30-yard free kick as Mohammedan won 3–2.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/147884/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6/|date=14 October 2015|script-title=bn:ইতিহাসের সাক্ষী কায়সার হামিদ|work=Daily Janakantha|language=bn|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218190913/https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/147884/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6/|url-status=live|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> In 1995, he was an irregular face in the team due to injury problems. He eventually lost his place in the team following the club's appointment of [[Kang Man-young]], who preferred the younger [[Monwar Hossain Munna]] and [[Rajani Kanta Barman]] at central-defence, and would mainly use Kaiser as a substitute striker during Mohammedan's 1996 league triumph. On 17 December 1996, Kaiser played his final competitive match by coming on as a substitute as Mohammedan defeated Abahani 1–0 at the [[Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium]] in what was the [[1996 Dhaka Premier Division League|1996 Premier Division]] season finale.<ref name=Book1/>

==International career==
[[File:Bangladesh national team at the 1984 South Asian Games in Nepal.png|thumb|Kaiser (furthest to left, bottom row) with the Bangladesh national team at the [[Football at the 1984 South Asian Games|1984 South Asian Games]]]]
Kaiser's performances for [[Rahmatganj MFS]] saw him earn a call-up to the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]] for the [[Football at the 1984 South Asian Games|1984 South Asian Games]] held in [[Kathmandu]], Nepal. His international debut came on 18 September 1984, in a 2–0 victory over [[Bhutan national football team|Bhutan]]. Under coach [[Ali Imam (footballer)|Ali Imam]], he played four games during the tournament as Bangladesh finished runners-up. Following his debut, Kaiser represented the national team from 1984 to 1993, making over 50 appearances throughout the decade.<ref name="BIO1"/>

He scored his first international goal on 2 April 1985, during a 2–1 victory against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] held at the [[Dhaka Stadium]]. Notably, this was Bangladesh's first victory in the World Cup qualifiers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0|date=1 June 2022|language=bn|script-title=bn:৩৭ বছর আগে ইন্দোনেশিয়ার সঙ্গে সেই জয়ের স্মৃতিটা দোলা দিচ্ছে চুন্নু, কায়সারদের|first=Masud|last=Alam|work=Prothom Alo|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218193359/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0|url-status=live|access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.weeklyblitz.net/leisure/saff-games-gold-medal-an-illusion-for-the-bangladesh-team/ |title=SAFF Games gold medal, an illusion for the Bangladesh team |work=Weekly Blitz |date=2 May 2021 |access-date=4 January 2022 |archive-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230145639/https://www.weeklyblitz.net/leisure/saff-games-gold-medal-an-illusion-for-the-bangladesh-team/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, he featured for the national team which finished runners-up to [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] in the [[1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament]] in [[Peshawar]], Pakistan. He was also part of the team which again finished runners-up in the [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985 South Asian Games]] and during the tournament he scored in a 8–0 victory over [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]]. In 1986, he represented Bangladesh at the [[1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup|Pakistan President's Gold Cup]] in [[Karachi]], scoring in an embarrassing 1–4 defeat to Pakistan XI. Nevertheless, the team responded with a 1–0 victory over [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]], and finished the tournament in third-place.<ref name=Book1>{{cite book |last=Mahmud |first=Dulal |script-title=bn:আমাদের ফুটবলাররা ({{Translation|Our Footballers}}) |publisher=[[Agamee Prakashani]] |year=2018 |language=bn}}</ref>

Kaiser also appeared in the [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/zhupg7qcty|date=1 July 2023|language=bn|script-title=bn:কুয়েতের বিপক্ষে সেই ম্যাচটির কথা ভুলেই গেছেন জনি-কায়সাররা|first=Masud|last=Alam|work=Prothom Alo|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218194726/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/zhupg7qcty|url-status=live|access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref> and [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]] editions of the [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]. He also represented the national team in the six editions of the [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] from 1984 to 1993.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1989as.html|title=International Matches 1989 - Asia|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207024140/https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1989as.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Kaiser served vice-captain to [[Sayeed Hassan Kanan]] during the [[1989 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup]]. He was eventually made captain in 1993 and led the nation at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]. During the qualifiers he scored in a 3–0 victory over [[Sri Lanka national football team|Sri Lanka]] at the [[Al Maktoum Stadium]]. Later that year, following the appointment of Swiss coach [[Oldrich Svab]], Kaiser's captaincy was controversially taken over by [[Arif Hossain Moon]]. His final appearances for the national team came at the [[Football at the 1993 South Asian Games|1993 South Asian Games]], during which Svab deployed him as a right-back. In the opening match, Kaiser missed a penalty in a goalless draw with Maldives.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0...%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8 |script-title=bn:একটা সোনা জিততে ১৫ বছর...কেন? |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170719/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0...%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8 |url-status=live}}</ref> His final appearance came on 24 December 1993, as Bangladesh crashed out of the tournament with a 0–1 defeat to [[Nepal national football team|Nepal]].

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
|-
|1984||4||0
|-
|1985||11||3
|-
|1986||7||0
|-
|1987||4||0
|-
|1988||5||0
|-
|1989||9||0
|-
|1990||2||0
|-
|1991||3||0
|-
|1992||2||0
|-
|1993||12||2
|-
!Total!!59!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Kaiser Hamid
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 
| 2 April 1985 || [[Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] || {{fb|IDN}} || style="text-align:center;" | '''1'''–1 || align="center"| 2–1 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2
| rowspan=2| 23 December 1985	 ||  rowspan=2| [[Dhaka Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|MDV}} || style="text-align:center;" | '''3'''–0 || rowspan=2 align="center"| 8–0 || rowspan=2|[[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985 South Asian Games]]
|-
| align="center"|3
| style="text-align:center;" | '''7'''–0
|-
| align="center"|4
| 7 May 1993 || [[Al Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]], [[UAE]] || {{fb|SRI}} || style="text-align:center;" | '''2'''–0 || align="center"| 3–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|5 
| 13 December 1993 || [[Mirpur Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] || {{fb|MYA}} || align="center"| '''1'''–1 || align="center"| 3–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|}

==Family and personal life==
Kaiser married Lopa Kaisar in 1993, with whom he has two sons and one daughter. His youngest son, Sadat Hamid, is a former professional footballer who played for [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] in the [[Bangladesh Premier League (football)|Bangladesh Premier League]] until 2022. His only daughter, Kaarina Kaisar, is a comedian.<ref>{{cite news |title=Avenue 20 – Kaarina Kaisar |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/avenue-t/2019/10/03/avenue-20-kaarina-kaisar |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=3 October 2019 |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121113836/https://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/avenue-t/2019/10/03/avenue-20-kaarina-kaisar |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The many shades of Kaarina Kaisar |url=https://theprestige.global/the-many-shades-of-kaarina-kaisar/ |website=The Prestige Magazine |date=19 September 2019 |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref>

In 2003, Kaiser received the [[National Sports Awards (Bangladesh)|National Sports Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/2003/12/16/d31216040940.htm|title=PM hands over Nat'l Sports Awards Dec 23|date=16 December 2003|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|accessdate=19 March 2010|archive-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050023/http://www.thedailystar.net/2003/12/16/d31216040940.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 April 2005, he was one of the ten footballers honored by the [[Bangladesh Football Federation]] (BFF) for their extraordinary services to the nation on the occasion of the inauguration of the BFF Bhaban.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/09/d50409041545.htm|title=The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 309|date=9 April 2005|work=archive.thedailystar.net|access-date=18 February 2025|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218193227/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/09/d50409041545.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kaiser stood for [[Dhaka University Central Students' Union]] elections in 1989–90. Soon after retiring from football in 1996, Kaiser entered politics. He ran on a [[Zaker Party]] ticket in the Bangladesh national elections. In 2008, he was sued for attempted murder having reportedly hit a doctor of a state-owned hospital on the head with a pistol.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-30429|title=Colleagues protest assault on doctor by Kaiser Hamid|date=2 April 2008|work=The Daily Star|access-date=18 February 2025|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218192931/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-30429|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Kaiser was back in the news when police arrested former Nigerian footballer [[Emeka Ezeugo]], who was found with Kaiser's licensed revolver.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-201466|title=Kaiser, Emeka freed, but frustrated|date=7 September 2011|work=The Daily Star|access-date=18 February 2025|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218194248/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-201466|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/emeka-kaiser-hamid-released|title=Emeka, Kaiser Hamid released|date=5 September 2011|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 February 2025|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218194255/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/emeka-kaiser-hamid-released|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Kaiser was again arrested for embezzling investor funds. The case was filed with Banani police station in 2014 against Kaiser by several people who had invested money in Kaiser's company, New Way Multipurpose Cooperative Society, but never got any returns on their investments.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tipu |first=Md Sanaul Islam |date=21 January 2019 |title=Former footballer Kaiser Hamid sent to jail |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2019/01/21/former-footballer-kaiser-hamid-sent-to-jail |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=7 December 2021 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207194033/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2019/01/21/former-footballer-kaiser-hamid-sent-to-jail |url-status=live }}</ref> Kaiser eventually received bail on 27 January 2019, after his lawyer argued in favor of his release, leading Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mamunur Rashid to approve bail on a Tk 10,000 bond.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/former-football-star-kaiser-hamid-gets-bail-in-cases-over-business-fraud|title=Former football star Kaiser Hamid gets bail in cases over business 'fraud'|date=27 January 2019|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 February 2025|archive-date=18 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218194504/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/former-football-star-kaiser-hamid-gets-bail-in-cases-over-business-fraud|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Dhaka Mohammedan'''
*[[Dhaka First Division Football League#First Division League|Dhaka First Division]]/[[Dhaka Premier Division Football League#Premier Division League|Premier Division League]]: 1986, 1987, 1988–89, [[1993 Dhaka Premier Division League|1993]], [[1996 Dhaka Premier Division League|1996]]
*[[Federation Cup (Bangladesh)|Federation Cup]]: 1987, 1989, 1995
*Ma-O-Moni Gold Cup: 1990
*[[Independence Cup (Bangladesh)|Independence Cup]]: 1991
*[[DMFA Cup]]: 1993, 1995

'''Bangladesh'''
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Silver medal: [[Football at the 1984 South Asian Games|1984]], [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]], [[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]]; Bronze medal: [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991]]

'''Individual'''
*1986 − Sports Writers Association's Best Footballer Award.
*1988 − Sports Writers Association's Best Sportsperson Award.
*2003 − [[National Sports Awards (Bangladesh)|National Sports Award]].

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.doorbin24.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%89-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A3-%CC%88-%E0%A6%B9/|script-title=bn:পদ্মার ঢেউ ও'রে ,মোর শূণ্য হৃদয় পদ্ম নিয়ে যা, যা..রে|trans-title=The waves of river Padma, my empty heart take the lotus|language=bn|date=1 October 2020|access-date=7 June 2023|first=Moharraf|last=Hossain|work=Durbin24.com|location=Dhaka|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517195253/https://doorbin24.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%89-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A3-%CC%88-%E0%A6%B9/}}
*{{cite news |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2018/04/20/627245|script-title=bn:'কোচ বললেন, তোর নাম দিলাম চিতাবাঘ'|trans-title='The coach said, I named you Leopard'|language=bn|date=20 April 2018|access-date=7 June 2023|first=Saifur Rahaman|last=Tuhin|work=Kaler Kantho Bangladesh|location=Dhaka|archive-date=9 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909151218/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2018/04/20/627245}}

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