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Taj Mohammed (born 1924, date of death unknown) was an Indian footballer who played for then Calcutta Football League side East Bengal. He competed in the men's tournament at the
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Playing career

Mohammed began his club football career in 1948 at Calcutta Football League club East Bengal. He along with Muhammad Umer, appeared with Karachi-based National Football Championship club Friends Union in 1953–54, and also captained the team. After representing India at international level, he migrated to Pakistan and went on to play for the Pakistan national football team at the Quadrangular Tournament in
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. They finished as runners-up in that tournament, as India won title. He was also a member of Pakistan team that toured to Iran and Iraq in the 1950s.


Honours

Bengal *
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: 1945–46 East Bengal * IFA Shield:
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* Calcutta Football League: 1949 * Rovers Cup: 1949 Pakistan * Colombo Cup runner-up:
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See also

* List of Indian football players in foreign leagues *
List of association footballers who have been capped for two senior national teams In association football, the situation of players being capped for two senior national teams is fairly rare. The list of these players includes only those who have been capped by two countries for senior matches. It does not include the far wider ...
* India–Pakistan football rivalry


References


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* 1924 births Year of death missing Footballers from Quetta Indian footballers India international footballers Indian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Pakistan Olympic footballers of India Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Association football defenders East Bengal Club players Pakistani footballers Pakistan international footballers Dual internationalists (football) Pakistani expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in India Calcutta Football League players {{India-footy-bio-stub