Mohammed Habib is a former Indian football player and captain, who played as a
forward
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for the
India national football team
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Indian team, which was once cons ...
. He is considered as the 'First Professional Football player' in India.He is also considered by many Indians as one of the best Midfielders the country has ever produced.
Playing career
Santosh Trophy
Although hailing from the state of
Andhra Pradesh
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(now Telangana), he represented
Bengal
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in the
Santosh Trophy
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.
With Bengal in 1969, the team led by Santo Mitra, Habib won title.
He finished as top-scorer with eleven goals, including two hat-tricks against Madras and Services.
Club career
In 1968, he joined
Calcutta Football League
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club
Mohun Bagan
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and played under "diamond coach"
Amal Dutta
Amal Dutta (4 May 1930 – 10 July 2016) was a former Indian footballer, coach and football manager. Born in Calcutta, then Bengal Presidency, he is considered as the first professional football coach in the country. A finest thinker of the sp ...
, and won the 1969
IFA Shield
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with a 3–1 victory against East Bengal in the final.
As manager, he guided
Mohammedan Sporting in domestic competitions from 1999 to 2000, 2000–2003 and 2005. He also managed
Bengal Mumbai FC
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in the
Mumbai Football League
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from 2007 to 2008.
International career
Habib represented India in international tournaments. He won a bronze medal at the
1970 Asian Games
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in
Bangkok
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with
Syed Nayeemuddin led, and
P. K. Banerjee
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managed team.
Managerial career
After playing football, Habib became coach of the
Tata Football Academy
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History
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. He also acted as chief coach of the
Indian Football Association
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academy in
Haldia
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.
Honours
Bengal
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Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state-level football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under ...
: 1969
East Bengal
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IFA Shield
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: 1970, 1974
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: 1980–81
India
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Asian Games
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Bronze Medal:
1970
Events
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Merdeka Tournament
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third place: 1970
*Pesta Sukan Cup (Singapore): 1971
Mohun Bagan
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: 1978–79
Individual
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Santosh Trophy
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top-scorer: 1969 (with 11 goals)
Awards
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Arjuna Award
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: 1980
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East Bengal "Bharat Gaurav Award": 2015
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Banga Bibhushan
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: 2018 (by the
Government of West Bengal
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)
See also
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Arjuna award recipients among Indian footballers
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List of India national football team captains
This article lists all the captains of the India national football team.
The first India captain in their maiden international tour was Gostha Pal, organised under the control of Indian Football Association (Bengal) before the formation of All ...
References
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External links
All time Indian Football XI
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Indian footballers
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1949 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Footballers from Hyderabad, India
Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
East Bengal Club players
Mohun Bagan AC players
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) managers
Calcutta Football League players