P. B. A. Saleh

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P. B. A. Saleh
Personal information
Full name P. B. Abdul Saleh
Date of birth 28 November 1928
Place of birth Kottayam, India
Date of death 24 June 1979
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
East Bengal, Calcutta Customs
National team
India
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

Puthanparambil Babakhan Abdul Razzaq Saleh[1][2] (28 November 1928 - 24 June 1979), nicknamed Kottayam Saleh,[3] was an Indian football player. He was part of the team that played against Yugoslavia in a 10-1 defeat at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Saleh, who played on the left wing, came from Kerala and played nine seasons for East Bengal.[6]

Saleh worked in the Geological Survey of India and later as a senior superintendent in Customs. He died in 1979 from a heart attack during a train journey.[7]

Honours[]

International[]

India

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References[]

  1. ^ Arijit Sen, And Then There Were Three, Sunday, 24 September 1978, p.38
  2. ^ M.M. Jafferkhan, Kottayam Saleh, Mathrubhumi, 19 June 2018
  3. ^ "P. B. A. Saleh". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Panch pandavas of Indian football". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "P.B.A Saleh; Newsclick". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ Ashwin Muralidharan, Legends from the football made state of Kerala, goal.com
  7. ^ Sanil P Thomas, Mathrubhumi article, 23 June, 2021

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