Puthanparambil Babakhan Abdul Razzaq Saleh[3][4] (28 November 1928 – 24 June 1979), nicknamed Kottayam Saleh,[5] 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.[6][7]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 1945–1953 | East Bengal[1] | (55[2]) | |||||||||||||||
| Calcutta Customs | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
Saleh, who played on the left wing, came from Kerala and played nine seasons for East Bengal,[8] and captained the team in 1950–51.[9][10][11] He represented India internationally under coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim.[12]
Personal life edit
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.[13]
Honours edit
East Bengal
- IFA Shield: 1949, 1950, 1951
Bengal
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1951[14]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ Arijit Sen, And Then There Were Three, Sunday, 24 September 1978, p.38
- ^ M.M. Jafferkhan, Kottayam Saleh, Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam), 19 June 2018
- ^ "P. B. A. Saleh". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Panch pandavas of Indian football". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "P.B.A Saleh; Newsclick". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Ashwin Muralidharan, Legends from the football made state of Kerala Archived 14 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, goal.com
- ^ "Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal FC » Historical squads". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Sanil P Thomas, Mathrubhumi article (in Malayalam), 23 June 2021
- ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (15 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1951 New Delhi". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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