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Sheikh Abdul Latif (also Sheikh Abdul Lateef; 15 August 1928 – 2 February 2000) was an Indian footballer.[1] He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics,[2] with Syed Abdul Rahim managed India.[3][4][5] In 1959–60, he captained the national team.

Sheikh Abdul Latif
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-08-15)15 August 1928
Place of birth Purnia, Bihar and Orissa, British India (now in Bihar, India)
Date of death 2 February 2000(2000-02-02) (aged 71)
Place of death Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Mohammedan SC
– Bombay
– Caltex Club
International career
1951–1960 India
1962 Pakistan
Honours
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
1951 New DelhiTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career


Latif during his playing days, was influenced by Indian football legend Syed Abdus Samad.[6] In 1959, Latif led India in pre-Olympics and Merdeka tournament. In 1960, he was denied being the India captain for the Olympics.[7] A couple of years later, he later migrated to Pakistan and represented the national team.[8][9][10]


Honours


India

Bombay


See also



References


  1. "Sheikh Abdul Latif". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sheikh Abdul Latif Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. Sengupta, Somnath (26 December 2010). "Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. Nizamuddin, Mohammed (14 July 2018). "Old-timers recollect past glory of city football". Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. Nasar, S. A. (2020). "SAMAD: FOOTBALL WIZARD OF INDIA". Booksie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. Basu, Jaydeep (29 March 2022). "Indian football: Of captains and controversies". scroll.in. Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. Basu, Jaydeep (13 August 2022). "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan". scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. Gautam, Saibal (5 January 2019). "From Latif to Prasad to Chhetri: The appointment of Indian football captains has a dark history". scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who performed for each India and Pakistan". thealike.com. Kolkata: The Alike. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  11. "Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup". www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).
  13. Fujioka, Atsushi; Chaudhuri, Arunava (1996). "India – List of Santosh Trophy Finals: 1959 (second)". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.


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