Mohammad Abdus Sattar

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M A Sattar[1]
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Abdus Sattar
Date of birth 1925
Place of birth Bangalore, British India
Date of death 23 April 2011 (aged 85)
Place of death Kolkata, India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bangalore Muslim Club
1949–1950 Mohammedan Sporting
1950–1958 Mohun Bagan
National team
India
Teams managed
Mohammedan Sporting[2]
Honours
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mohammad Abdus Sattar (1925 – 23 April 2011) was an Indian footballer.[3] He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar.[4]

Career[]

Club career[]

Abdus Sattar started his career with the Bangalore Muslim Club, before joining the Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1949.[5] He signed for Mohun Bagan in 1950,[6] winning the 1955 Rovers Cup with them.[6][7]

International career[]

After winning the 1951 Asian Games,[6][7] Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics.[4][8]

Later life and death[]

After retiring from playing, Sattar coached Mohammedan Sporting Club and under his coaching, Mohammedan won the Calcutta Football League in 1981, which is also their last CFL title till date.[2]

Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.[2]

Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia in Kolkata on 23 April 2011, at the age of 85. He had been suffering from dementia caused by Alzheimer's.[6][7][9]

Honours[]

International[]

India

References[]

  1. ^ Asian Games champion M A Sattar dies at 86
  2. ^ a b c Olympian Sattar is no more, 24 April 2011
  3. ^ "Mohammad Abdus Sattar". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Mohammad Abdus Sattar – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ Former Olympian football star passes away
  6. ^ a b c d e "Former Indian Olympic football star passes away". NDTV. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "Olympian Abdus Sattar dead". The Hindu. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  9. ^ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 24 April 2011
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