Syed Shahid Hakim (23 June 1939 – 22 August 2021[2]) was an Indian footballer, manager and FIFA official & Football Referee.[3] Hakim also acted as assistant manager of India national team during the 1980s.[4] He was awarded by the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award in 2017 for his contributions to the sport.[5][6]

Syed Shahid Hakim

The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Dhyan Chand Award to Hakim at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, August 29, 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-06-23)23 June 1939[1]
Place of birth	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Date of death	22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death	Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	City College Old Boys
	Indian Air Force
	Hyderabad City Police
National team
1960	India
Teams managed
1998–1999	Mahindra United
2004–2005	Bengal Mumbai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Hakim was the member of the last India national football team played in the 1960 Rome Olympics.[7][8] He served as the Regional Director of Sports Authority of India. He played in the position of half-back.[9] Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder.[10]

In club football, Hakim appeared with Hyderabad City Police FC, then one of the strongest sides in Indian football.[11][12]

Managerial career

He managed National Football League (India) outfit Mahindra United from 1998 to 1999.[13][14] He later managed Bengal Mumbai FC in the Mumbai Football League from 2004 to 2005.[15][16] He also served as assistant coach with P. K. Banerjee in 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.

Personal life

Born in Hyderabad, British India, Hakim is son of legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim,[17][18] whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of football in the country.[19][20]

Awards and honours

Hyderabad City Police[21][22][23]

• Durand Cup: 1961
• Rovers Cup: 1960, 1962
• Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1958
• DCM Trophy: 1959

Hyderabad[24]

• Santosh Trophy: 1957–58

Individual

• Dhyan Chand Award in 2017.[25][26]

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

• Syed Shahid Hakim at Olympedia
• Syed Shahid Hakim – Doordarshan Sports on Facebook

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