Mohammad Abdus Sattar

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
Howrah Union[2]
International career
India
Managerial career
Mohammedan Sporting[3]
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Abdus Sattar (1925 – 23 April 2011) was an Indian footballer.[4] He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar.[5]

Career

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Club career

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Abdus Sattar started his career with the Bangalore Muslim Club, before joining the Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1949.[6] He signed for Mohun Bagan in 1950,[7] winning the 1955 Rovers Cup with them.[7][8]

International career

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Abdus Sattar played internationally for the India national football team.[4][8] After winning the 1951 Asian Games,[7][8] Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics.[5][9]

Later life and death

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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 until date.[3]

Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.[3]

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.[7][8][10]

Honours

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India

Mohun Bagan[14]

Bengal[14]

Howrah Union

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Games champion M A Sattar dies at 86". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ^ "কর্পোরেট ক্রিকেট দিয়ে হাওড়া ইউনিয়নে শতবর্ষ উৎযাপন শুরু" [Howrah Union keen to start club's centenary celebration with corporate cricket tournament]. insidesports.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনসাইড স্পোর্টস. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Olympian Sattar is no more, 24 April 2011". Archived from the original on 29 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Mohammad Abdus Sattar". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Mohammad Abdus SattarFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ "Former Olympian football star passes away, IBN Live News". 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c d "Olympian Abdus Sattar dead". The Hindu. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  10. ^ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 24 April 2011
  11. ^ "Indian Soccer Team To Rangoon". The Indian Express. 21 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  13. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1955 Dhaka Quadrangular Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  14. ^ a b Das, G. C. (14 September 2008). "Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: M.A.SATTAR". www.kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  15. ^ "Mohun Bagan's Historic Maiden Durand Win in 1953". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Howrah Union - at a glance". howrahunion.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Mohun Bagan Ratna – The Jewels of Mohun Bagan". mohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Sattar, Bhutia to get Mohun Bagan Ratna". The Times of India. 1 July 2008. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  19. ^ "MohunBaganClub.Com". 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.