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Mohammed Habib is a former Indian football player and captain, who played as a forward for the India national football team.[2] He is considered as the 'First Professional Football player' in India.^{[citation needed]}

Mohammed Habib

Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-07-17) 17 July 1949 (age 73)
Place of birth	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Position(s)	Forward
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?	City College Old Boys' Club
1966–1968	East Bengal
1968–1969	Mohun Bagan
1970–1974	East Bengal
1975	Mohammedan S.C.
1976–78	Mohun Bagan
1979	Mohammedan S.C.
1980–81	East Bengal
1982–84	Mohun Bagan
National team
1965–1975[1]	India
Honours Men's football Representing  India Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Santosh Trophy

Although hailing from the state of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), he represented Bengal in the Santosh Trophy.[3] With Bengal in 1969, the team led by Santo Mitra, Habib won title.[4] He finished as top-scorer with eleven goals, including two hat-tricks against Madras and Services.[4]

Club career

In 1968, he joined Calcutta Football League club Mohun Bagan and played under "diamond coach" Amal Dutta,[5] and won the 1969 IFA Shield with a 3–1 victory against East Bengal in the final.[6]

As manager, he guided Mohammedan Sporting in domestic competitions from 1999 to 2000, 2000–2003 and 2005.[7][8] He also managed Bengal Mumbai FC in the Mumbai Football League from 2007 to 2008.[9][10]

International career

Habib represented India in international tournaments. He won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok with Syed Nayeemuddin led,[11][12] and P. K. Banerjee managed team.[13][14][15]

Managerial career

After playing football, Habib became coach of the Tata Football Academy. He also acted as chief coach of the Indian Football Association academy in Haldia.[16]

Honours

Bengal

• Santosh Trophy: 1969[4]

India

• Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1970[17]
• Merdeka Tournament third place: 1970[18]
• Pesta Sukan Cup (Singapore): 1971[19]

Individual

• Santosh Trophy top-scorer: 1969 (with 11 goals)[4]

Awards

• Arjuna Award: 1980[20][21][22]
• East Bengal "Bharat Gaurav Award": 2015[3]
• Banga Bibhushan: 2018 (by the Government of West Bengal)[23]

See also

• Arjuna award recipients among Indian footballers
• List of India national football team captains

References

Bibliography

• Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
• Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
• Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
• Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
• "Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
• Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
• Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.

External links

• All time Indian Football XI

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