Mohammad Abdus Sattar

M A Sattar[1]
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Abdus Sattar
Date of birth 1925
Place of birth Bangalore, British India
Date of death 23 April 2011 (aged 85)
Place of death Kolkata, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Bangalore Muslim Club
1949–1950 Mohammedan Sporting
1950–1958 Mohun Bagan
National team
India
Teams managed
Mohammedan Sporting[2]

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Mohammad Abdus Sattar (1925 – 23 April 2011) was an Indian footballer. He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar.[3]

Career

Club career

Abdus Sattar started his career with the Bangalore Muslim Club, before joining the Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1949.[4] He signed for Mohun Bagan in 1950,[5] winning the 1955 Rovers Cup with them.[5][6]

International career

After winning the 1951 Asian Games,[5][6] Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics.[3][7]

Later life and death

After retiring from playing, Sattar coached Mohammedan Sporting Club and under his coaching, Mohammedan won the Calcutta Football League in 1981, which is also their last CFL title till date.[2]

Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.[2]

Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia in Kolkata on 23 April 2011, at the age of 85. He had been suffering from dementia caused by Alzheimer's.[5][6][8]

References

  1. ↑ Asian Games champion M A Sattar dies at 86
  2. 1 2 3 Olympian Sattar is no more, 24 April 2011
  3. 1 2 Mohammad Abdus Sattar – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ Former Olympian football star passes away
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Former Indian Olympic football star passes away". NDTV. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Olympian Abdus Sattar dead". The Hindu. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. ↑ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away, 24 April 2011
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