Syed Shahid Hakim (23 June 1939 – 22 August 2021) was an Indian footballer, manager and

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official & Football Referee. Hakim also acted as assistant manager of India national team during the 1980s. He was awarded by the prestigious

Dhyan Chand Award The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan ...

in 2017 for his contributions to the sport.

Playing career

Hakim was the member of the last

India national football team The India national football team represents India in international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The team is affiliated to FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Indian team, which was once cons ...

played in the

1960 Rome Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He served as the Regional Director of

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. He played in the position of half-back. Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder. In club football, Hakim appeared with Hyderabad City Police FC, then one of the strongest sides in Indian football.

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, Hakim became FIFA badge holder international referee, and officiated matches of Asian Club Championship, and the

1988 AFC Asian Cup The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of asso ...

in Qatar. He was also worked as pilot, having served as Squadron Leader of the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

. Hakim later appointed regional director of

(SAI). He also went on to serve as "project director in charge of scouting" before the beginning of

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India between 6 and 28 October 2017, after the ...

in India.

Managerial career

He managed

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outfit Mahindra United from 1998 to 1999, and guided the team clinching 1998 Durand Cup. He later managed another NFL side

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, before becoming head coach of NFL second division and Bombay Harwood League club Bengal Mumbai in 2004–05. Beside managing Indian clubs, he also served as assistant coach of P. K. Banerjee managed

at the

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of ...

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. Hakim for his contributions to Indian football as coach and manager, was conferred with the prestigious

Dronacharya Award The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a ch ...

in 2017.

Personal life

Born in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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, Hakim is son of legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of football in the country. Hakim was tested positive for

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but recovered after treatment. He died on 22 August 2021 of cardiac arrest, aged 82, at a hospital in

Gulbarga Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...

Awards and honours

Player

Hyderabad City Police * Durand Cup: 1961 * Rovers Cup: 1960, 1962 * Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1958 *

DCM Trophy The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the local Delhi Football Association. It was India's first football tournament ...

: 1959 Hyderabad *

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 ...

: 1957–58 Individual *

in 2017.

Manager

Mahindra United * Durand Cup: 1998 Individual *

: 2017

References

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External links

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Syed Shahid Hakim – Doordarshan Sports
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