Ahmed Khan (footballer)
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| Full name | Ahmed Muhammad Khan | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1926 | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 August 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| – | Bangalore Muslim Club | |||||||||||||||
| 1948–1959 | East Bengal | |||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| – | India | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Ahmed Mohammed Khan (24 December 1926 – 27 August 2017) was an Indian footballer. He participated in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Career[]
Khan played in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and figured for East Bengal from 1949 to 1959. He was also one of the Pancha Pandavas of the club who, besides him, comprised legendary forwards Dhanraj, Appa Rao, Saleh and Venkatesh. They all helped East Bengal bag the prestigious IFA Shield, Calcutta Football League and Rovers Cup in 1949 and become the first Indian club to win the Durand Cup in 1951.[3][4] He also played for Bangalore Muslims FC.[5][6]
He made his Olympic debut in 1948 London Olympics, where India lost 1–2 to France.[7]
Honours[]
International[]
India
References[]
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Ahmed Mohamed KHAN". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "Ahmed Muhammad Khan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Football olympian Ahmad Khan passes away The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2021
- ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (12 April 2020). "Indian Football: Down the memory lane – East Bengal's 'Golden era' of 1970s". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Dev, Arun (24 October 2018). "Bangalore's Forgotten Heroes Who Beat the Brits at Their Own Game". TheQuint. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Indian football: Legends from Karnataka | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Ahmed Khan". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
External links[]
- Ahmed Mohamed Khan at FIFA
- Ahmed Mohamed Khan at Olympedia
- https://timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/oldest-football-olympian-ahmed-khan-passes-away/articleshow/60249863.cms
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