Syed Nayeemuddin (born 1944), known as Nayeem, is an Indian
football
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coach
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and former player. He played for and was
captain
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of the
Indian national team[Houghton poised to become India coach](_blank)
. Rediff news, 27 May 2006. and has managed
Mahindra United
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,
Brothers Union
Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a well ...
,
Dhaka Mohammedan
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited Dhaka, founded in 1936 at Dhaka, is one of the oldest and one of the most popular football clubs in Bangladesh, with a support base in all parts of the country. The club currently plays in the Bangladesh Premie ...
, and
Bangladesh national team. He is the only sportsperson to win both the
Arjuna Award
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, recognising his contribution to Indian football (received the award by the
Government of India
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in 1997) and
Dronacharya Award
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for football.
Playing career
Nayeemuddin began his club football career in 1962 with
Hyderabad City Police
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History
1847–1948
The Nizam of Hyde ...
, which was then a renowned side in
Indian club football. In an interview to ''
Scroll.in
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'',
Balai Dey
Balai Dey ( bn, বলাই দে; born 11 October 1946) is a retired Indian football player who played as a goalkeeper. He is one of the few footballers who represented the two nations, India and Pakistan, in international football.
In July ...
(one of few footballers represented both India and Pakistan in international football) said that he was most impressed by players like
Chuni Goswami
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and Syed Nayeemuddin during his playing days with Kolkata clubs. In 1968, he joined
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. Nayeemuddin later joined Mohun Bagan and was part of the team that went to newly independent
Bangladesh
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in May 1972, where they defeated
Dhaka Mohammedan
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in their first match, but lost to
Shadhin Bangla football team later.
He made his senior international debut for
Syed Abdul Rahim
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managed
India
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in 1964. In that year, he was part of the Indian team that finished as runners-up at the
1964 AFC Asian Cup
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The tournament ...
, losing to
Israel
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. He captained the
India national team that won a bronze medal at the
1970 Asian Games
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in
Bangkok
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, and was also a member of the team that won Pesta Sukan Cup in 1971 in
Singapore
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. With India, he also appeared in 1968
Merdeka Cup
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under coaching of
Sailen Manna
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, and in 1969 Merdeka Cup managed by
Jarnail Singh.
Nayeemuddin represented
Bengal
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in
Santosh Trophy
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in 1970–71, in which they were eliminated from semi-final after defeat to
Punjab
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.
Managerial career
In 1987, Nayeemuddin became assistant coach of
Amal Dutta
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managed India, and guided the team clinching gold medal at the
Calcutta South Asian Games. The next year, he became head coach and Dutta became technical director.
In 1990, he was appointed as head coach of
East Bengal
ur,
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. In his first season, he led the club to their second ''Triple-crown'' of
Indian football (IFA Shield, Durand Cup, and Rovers Cup). He helped East Bengal winning six trophies in two seasons in his first stint with the club. He was again appointed as the head coach in 1994 when he again led the team to seven trophies in two seasons. He had one more stint as the head coach in 2000 and holds the record of winning eighteen trophies as the head coach of the club, only second to
P. K. Banerjee
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.
In East Bengal, he nurtured Indian talents including Babu Mani,
Bikash Panji
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Playing career
Panji represented India at the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played club football for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. He scored two goals (both aga ...
,
Krishanu Dey
Krishanu Dey ( bn, কৃশানু দে; 14 February 1962 – 20 March 2003) was an Indian footballer from Kolkata, India. He was an attacking midfielder and was known as the "Indian Maradona" among his fans due to his footballing skills an ...
, and transformed
Bhaichung Bhutia
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from a midfielder to striker.
From 1992 to 1994, he managed
Mohun Bagan
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. The club defended their Rovers Cup title and won
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in 1992. Under his coaching, Mohun Bagan defeated
Croatian First Football League
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club
Varteks in 1994
DCM Trophy
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. At that time, his team participated in
1993–94 Asian Club Championship
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Thai Farmers Bank FC from ...
, won against Maldivian side
Club Valencia
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The notion of establishing a football club named Cl ...
and Sri Lankan club
Ratnam in preliminary stages, but lost 4–0 to
Thai Farmers' Bank in the first leg of second round, and refused to play the 2nd leg in
Malaysia
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.
Nayeemuddin was appointed coach of India national team in 1997. He won the
South Asian Football Federation
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Cup by beating the
Maldives
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5–1 and reached the semi-finals of the
Nehru Cup
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for the first time. His time in charge of the national team was blighted with no practice matches between September 1997 and November 1998 before the
1998 Asian Games
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. He managed the team in
1998 Asian Games
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held at
Bangkok
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, where they reached second round.
His role with India ended after the games in December 1998. His second role with India began when he succeeded
Sukhwinder Singh
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as India coach in 2005, but left in 2006 after poor performances against
Japan
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and
Yemen
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when qualifying for the
2007 Asian Cup
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.
He won
Brothers Union
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their first ever
Premier Division League title during the 2003–04 season and after coaching in India for a couple of years, he returned to Brothers Union, where he remained from 2007 to 2016.
He has previously managed
Bengal Mumbai FC
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in the Mumbai Football League.
In July 2007, he was appointed as head coach of
Bangladesh
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ahead of the
2008 SAFF Championship
The 2008 SAFF Championship was held in Malé, Maldives and Colombo, Sri Lanka between 3 and 14 June 2008.
Initially, the tournament was due to be held in 2007 but was postponed to 2008.
Venues
Squads
Group stage
Group A
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in
Malé
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and
Colombo
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. He stayed at the post until 2008.
Nayeemuddin last managed
Dhaka Mohammedan
Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited Dhaka, founded in 1936 at Dhaka, is one of the oldest and one of the most popular football clubs in Bangladesh, with a support base in all parts of the country. The club currently plays in the Bangladesh Premie ...
, a Bangladeshi club, from May to October 2017.
In April 2022 on the occasion of ''Dawat-e-Iftar'' (), Nayeemuddin was awarded the ''
Shaan-e-Mohammedan'' () by Mohammedan Sporting, which is the lifetime achievement award presented by the club annually since 2015, to respect and laud footballing personalities for their indispensable contribution to the club during their career.
Honours
Player
India
*
AFC Asian Cup
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runner-up:
1964
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*
Asian Games
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Bronze Medal:
1970
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*
Merdeka Tournament
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runner-up: 1964; third-place: 1966, 1970
*Pesta Sukan Cup (Singapore): 1971
Hyderabad City Police
*
Durand Cup
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runner-up: 1963
*
Rovers Cup
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History
Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football e ...
: 1962, 1963–64.
*
DCM Trophy
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: 1965; runner-up 1964.
East Bengal
*
IFA Shield
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: 1966, 1970
*
Rovers Cup
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History
Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football e ...
: 1967
*
Calcutta Football League
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: 1966, 1970
*
Durand Cup
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: 1967, 1970
Mohun Bagan
*
IFA Shield
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: 1969
*
Rovers Cup
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History
Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football e ...
: 1968, 1970
*
Calcutta Football League
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: 1969
Mohammedan Sporting
*
IFA Shield
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: 1971
* Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1971
* Independence Day Cup: 1971, 1972
*
Calcutta Football League
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runner-up: 1971
*
Bordoloi Trophy
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runner-up: 1971
Manager
India
*
SAFF Championship
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:
1997
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,
2005
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Mahindra United
*
Indian Federation Cup
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: 2005
East Bengal
*
Calcutta Football League
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: 1991, 1995, 2000
*
IFA Shield
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: 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000
*
Durand Cup
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: 1990, 1991, 1995
*
Rovers Cup
The Rovers Cup was an annual football tournament held in India, organized by the Western India Football Association. It was the second oldest tournament in India after Durand Cup.
History
Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football e ...
: 1990, 1994
Brothers Union
*
Premier Division League (Dhaka): 2003–04
*
National Championship
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:
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
Individual
*
Arjuna Award
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: 1970
* Mohun Bagan Ratna: 2016
*
Shaan-e-Mohammedan: 2022
See also
*
List of National Sports Award recipients in Olympic sports
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*
List of India national football team captains
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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 ...
*
List of East Bengal Club coaches
*
History of the India national football team
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References
Bibliography
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External links
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Syed Nayeemuddin profile and biographyat ''The Mohun Bagan AC''
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Living people
Footballers from Hyderabad, India
Indian Muslims
Indian footballers
India international footballers
Indian football managers
India national football team managers
Bangladesh national football team managers
Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh
1964 AFC Asian Cup players
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
1944 births
Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Association football defenders
Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
Calcutta Football League players
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Recipients of the Dronacharya Award
East Bengal Club managers
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) managers
Indian expatriate football managers