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.
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| Date of birth | 15 August 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Purnia, Bihar and Orissa, British India (now in Bihar, India) | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 February 2000 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||||||
| Bombay | |||||||||||||||||
| Caltex Club | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1960 | India | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
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 edit
India
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1951
- Colombo Cup: 1954[11]
- Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959[12]
Bombay
- Santosh Trophy runner-up: 1958–59[13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sheikh Abdul Latif". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nasar, S. A. (2020). "SAMAD: FOOTBALL WIZARD OF INDIA". Booksie. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India)". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Fujioka, Atsushi; Chaudhuri, Arunava (1996). "India – List of Santosh Trophy Finals: 1959 (second)". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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