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Syed Abdul Rahim

January 01, 1970

Syed Abdul Rahim (17 August 1909 – 11 June 1963), popularly known as Rahim Saab,[2] was an Indian football coach and manager of the India national team[3] from 1950 until his death in 1963, and a former player.[4][5][6] He is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football.[7] A teacher by profession,[8] he was a strong motivator[9] and his tenure as a coach is regarded as the "golden age" of football in India.[10][11][12]

Syed Abdul Rahim
Rahim Saab as manager of India during their golden era
Personal information
Full name Syed Abdul Rahim[1]
Date of birth (1909-08-17)17 August 1909
Place of birth Hyderabad, Telangana State
Date of death 11 June 1963(1963-06-11) (aged 53)
Place of death Hyderabad
Youth career
1927–1931 Osmania University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943 Qamar Club
1950 HSV Hoek
Managerial career
1950–1963 Hyderabad City Police
(head coach & secretary)
1950–1963 India
1958–1959 Hyderabad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Under his stewardship, the India national team earned superiority in both technical qualities and tactical innovations, and got the nickname "Brazil of Asia".[13][14] They went on to win gold medals in Asian Games of—(1951-Delhi and 1962-Jakarta), play semi-finals of the Summer Olympics—(1956-Melbourne)[15] making India the first ever Asian country to achieve this place,[16] win the titles of Colombo Cup for the years of—(1952-Colombo and 1954-Calcutta and came runners-up in Pestabola Merdeka—(1959 Kuala Lumpur).[17][18][19][20][21]

Playing career edit

Rahim was born on 17 August 1909 in Hyderabad, British India.[22][23] In his early years, he worked as a school teacher.[24] After taking football seriously, Rahim represented the football team of Osmania University, from where he did his graduation.[25][26] He also played for a team named "Eleven Hunters", consisting of then enrolled and former students of the college.[27]

After his journey as a teacher, Rahim returned to the college to complete his arts degree. Thereafter, he worked as the teacher successively in Kachiguda Middle School, Urdu Sharif School, Darul-ul-Uloom High School and Chaderghat High School.[27] He then took a diploma in physical education and took charge of sports activities in the last two schools he served as teacher.[27]

Rahim was a professional footballer for a while, as he had represented Qamar Club, which was then considered to be one of the best teams in the local league.[28] Rahim also played for the Dutch Amateur League club HSV Hoek in the Netherlands,[29] before going on to become a manager.[30]

Football administration edit

When playing domestic football, Rahim along with legendary Indian sports pioneer Syed Mohammad Hadi, became associated with activities related to football organization in Hyderabad State.[13] He was one of the founding members of Hyderabad Football Association (HFA), incorporated in 1939.[13][31] In 1943, Rahim was elected secretary of HFA, while Ghulam Muhammad was elected as the first President in 1942.[32] During the tenure of then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal, both Andhra (incepted later) and Hyderabad Football Associations were merged to form Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA).[33][34][13] Soon after the merger, Rahim was elected secretary of APFA, and became involved in developing infrastructure of the game in both Hyderabad and Secunderabad.[13] Rahim played an influential role behind a compact development of football in Hyderabad in the 1950s, when five organized clubs were competing, fifteen thousand footballers were registered, and nearly forty qualified referees came up in the state.[13] A lover of Hyderabadi one-touch football, he later scouted young players such as Tulsidas Balaram, from Secundrabad League while visiting local matches as chief guest.[35]

Managerial career edit

Hyderabad City Police edit

In 1950, Rahim joined Hyderabad City Police Club as coach.[36] He succeeded Norbert Andrew Fruvall for the post.[37] He managed the team from 1950 until his death in 1963.[13][38] The Hyderabadi club won five consecutive Rovers Cups during his tenure from 1950 to 1955.[39][40] He also took his team to five Durand Cup finals, winning three of them.[24] One of the finest players of that team, Muhammad Noor, recalled the training session years under Rahim as: "Often at practice we had just one football and for refreshments afterwards just a cup of tea but our hard practice, a will to succeed and excellent coaching from the late Rahim Saheb enabled us to become a successful team".[24]

Hyderabad edit

Rahim managed Hyderabad football team in Santosh Trophy, known as the senior national championships. He guided the team clinching two consecutive titles in 1956–57 and 1957–58, defeating the same team, Bombay, in finals.[41][42] At the 1958–59 edition, Hyderabad were on the verge of a hat-trick of Santosh Trophy titles in Madras, but went down 5–2 to Services in quarter-finals.[43] Most of the members of his Hyderabad City Police team, represented Hyderabad in the tournament.[43]

India edit

He became manager of the India national football team in 1950,[32] the same year, India had not gone to the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[44][45][46][47] Rahim's first assignment as the coach of India was to train the team that toured Ceylon in 1949.[27] Rahim made the Indian team prominent during the "golden era" of Indian football,[48] became one of the best teams in Asia.[49][50] In March 1951, at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, Rahim helped India in winning the gold medal. They defeated Iran 1–0 in the gold medal match to gain their first trophy,[51][52] as Sheoo Mewalal finished the tournament as top scorer.[53][54] In 1954, noted British manager Bert Flatley became Rahim's assistant at the 1954 Colombo Cup.[55][56]

During Rahim's tenure, the Indian football team enjoyed a great deal of success.[50] Apart from winning the Asian games in 1951 and 1962,[57] India also reached the semi-finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics which is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football.[58][59] Under his coaching at that tournament, players like Neville D'Souza,[60][61] Samar Banerjee,[62] P. K. Banerjee,[63][64][65] J. Krishnaswamy[66] achieved fame worldwide.[67] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, India lost to Hungary 2–1 in their first game, with Balaram scoring the consolation goal in the 79th minute. India almost upset 1958 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists France few days later, in which Balaram's goal gave the lead to India but a mistake from Ram Bahadur Thapa denied India a famous victory.[24]

Rahim's last success was at the 1962 Asian games in Jakarta, where India won gold, beating South Korea in the finals in front of a crowd of 100,000.[68] He is also credited for bringing up and nurturing Indian talents during his tenure, including Peter Thangaraj,[69] Nikhil Nandy, Kesto Pal, Chuni Goswami,[70][71] Jarnail Singh,[72][73] Tulsidas Balaram,[74] Sheikh Abdul Latif,[75] Mariappa Kempaiah,[76] Dharmalingam Kannan,[77] Hussain Ahmed,[78][79] Mohammed Rahmatullah,[80][81] Yousuf Khan,[82] Arun Ghosh,[83] Nikhil Nandy,[84] and Amal Dutta.[85] Rahim was succeeded by English coach Harry Wright in 1964, who led the side to the runners-up spot in the 1964 Asian Cup.[86]

Tactics and style edit

Rahim is considered to be the greatest coach India has ever produced.[24][87] His tenure is considered as a "Golden age" of Indian football.[88] Rahim was a teacher in his early career and coached Hyderabad City Police FC,[89] which made him a strict disciplinarian and a good tactician, utilising the available resources he make best out of it, in the process to improve one-touch play he conducted non-dribbling and weaker leg-(the players supposedly play with their weaker foot) tournaments. Rahim introduced the classic 4–2–4 formation in Indian football team much before Brazil popularised it in the 1958 World Cup.[90]

The 1962 Asian Games was Rahim's final major tournament, winning a 2–0 victory over South Korea.[24] Before that final, he just said to his players, "Kal aap logon se mujhe ek tohfa chahiye....kal aap sona jitlo" (lit. 'I want a gift from you tomorrow....the gold medal').[24]

When Indian national coach Alberto Fernando had gone to a workshop in Brazil in 1964, he said:

What I learnt from Rahim in 1956 is being taught now in Brazil. Verily, he was a football prophet.[91]

Former Indian international Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin said about Rahim, as:

He was a master at work. He made the Indian football team a formidable unit. He had the uncanny ability of spotting talent and turning them into solid players. But he was a strict disciplinarian.[24]

Personal life edit

Rahim was popularly known as 'Maulvi Sahib' due to his gentleman gesture and tireless works and dedications in developing football at that time.[13] He went to the Nizam College, and later, was part of its football section.[13]

Rahim's son, Syed Shahid Hakim, was a former professional football player,[92] who represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[93][94] Hakim also worked as FIFA official, squadron leader of IAF,[95] and referee,[96] later managed the national team like his father, and recipient of the Dhyan Chand Award.[97][98]

Death edit

Rahim died from cancer on 11 June 1963 after being bed-ridden for six months.[99][27]

Legacy edit

A former Indian football player Fortunato Franco said about "Rahim Saab";

With him he took Indian Football to the grave.[100]

In memory of Rahim, the I-League "Best Coach Award" is renamed as "Syed Abdul Rahim Award", given to the best coach in each season by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[101][102][103][104][105][106]

In popular culture edit

A biopic on Rahim named Maidaan, directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma, with Ajay Devgn as Rahim in lead role,[107][108] was released theatrically on Eid al-Fitr 2024.[109][110]

Honours edit

Managerial edit

Hyderabad City Police[111]

India[112][113][114]

Hyderabad[43]

Individual

See also edit

References edit

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syed, abdul, rahim, august, 1909, june, 1963, popularly, known, rahim, saab, indian, football, coach, manager, india, national, team, from, 1950, until, death, 1963, former, player, regarded, architect, modern, indian, football, teacher, profession, strong, mo. Syed Abdul Rahim 17 August 1909 11 June 1963 popularly known as Rahim Saab 2 was an Indian football coach and manager of the India national team 3 from 1950 until his death in 1963 and a former player 4 5 6 He is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football 7 A teacher by profession 8 he was a strong motivator 9 and his tenure as a coach is regarded as the golden age of football in India 10 11 12 Syed Abdul RahimRahim Saab as manager of India during their golden eraPersonal informationFull nameSyed Abdul Rahim 1 Date of birth 1909 08 17 17 August 1909Place of birthHyderabad Telangana StateDate of death11 June 1963 1963 06 11 aged 53 Place of deathHyderabadYouth career1927 1931Osmania UniversitySenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1943Qamar Club1950HSV HoekManagerial career1950 1963Hyderabad City Police head coach amp secretary 1950 1963India1958 1959Hyderabad Club domestic league appearances and goals Under his stewardship the India national team earned superiority in both technical qualities and tactical innovations and got the nickname Brazil of Asia 13 14 They went on to win gold medals in Asian Games of 1951 Delhi and 1962 Jakarta play semi finals of the Summer Olympics 1956 Melbourne 15 making India the first ever Asian country to achieve this place 16 win the titles of Colombo Cup for the years of 1952 Colombo and 1954 Calcutta and came runners up in Pestabola Merdeka 1959 Kuala Lumpur 17 18 19 20 21 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Football administration 3 Managerial career 3 1 Hyderabad City Police 3 2 Hyderabad 3 3 India 4 Tactics and style 5 Personal life 6 Death 7 Legacy 8 In popular culture 9 Honours 9 1 Managerial 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksPlaying career editRahim was born on 17 August 1909 in Hyderabad British India 22 23 In his early years he worked as a school teacher 24 After taking football seriously Rahim represented the football team of Osmania University from where he did his graduation 25 26 He also played for a team named Eleven Hunters consisting of then enrolled and former students of the college 27 After his journey as a teacher Rahim returned to the college to complete his arts degree Thereafter he worked as the teacher successively in Kachiguda Middle School Urdu Sharif School Darul ul Uloom High School and Chaderghat High School 27 He then took a diploma in physical education and took charge of sports activities in the last two schools he served as teacher 27 Rahim was a professional footballer for a while as he had represented Qamar Club which was then considered to be one of the best teams in the local league 28 Rahim also played for the Dutch Amateur League club HSV Hoek in the Netherlands 29 before going on to become a manager 30 Football administration editWhen playing domestic football Rahim along with legendary Indian sports pioneer Syed Mohammad Hadi became associated with activities related to football organization in Hyderabad State 13 He was one of the founding members of Hyderabad Football Association HFA incorporated in 1939 13 31 In 1943 Rahim was elected secretary of HFA while Ghulam Muhammad was elected as the first President in 1942 32 During the tenure of then AIFF vice president Shiv Kumar Lal both Andhra incepted later and Hyderabad Football Associations were merged to form Andhra Pradesh Football Association APFA 33 34 13 Soon after the merger Rahim was elected secretary of APFA and became involved in developing infrastructure of the game in both Hyderabad and Secunderabad 13 Rahim played an influential role behind a compact development of football in Hyderabad in the 1950s when five organized clubs were competing fifteen thousand footballers were registered and nearly forty qualified referees came up in the state 13 A lover of Hyderabadi one touch football he later scouted young players such as Tulsidas Balaram from Secundrabad League while visiting local matches as chief guest 35 Managerial career editHyderabad City Police edit In 1950 Rahim joined Hyderabad City Police Club as coach 36 He succeeded Norbert Andrew Fruvall for the post 37 He managed the team from 1950 until his death in 1963 13 38 The Hyderabadi club won five consecutive Rovers Cups during his tenure from 1950 to 1955 39 40 He also took his team to five Durand Cup finals winning three of them 24 One of the finest players of that team Muhammad Noor recalled the training session years under Rahim as Often at practice we had just one football and for refreshments afterwards just a cup of tea but our hard practice a will to succeed and excellent coaching from the late Rahim Saheb enabled us to become a successful team 24 Hyderabad edit Rahim managed Hyderabad football team in Santosh Trophy known as the senior national championships He guided the team clinching two consecutive titles in 1956 57 and 1957 58 defeating the same team Bombay in finals 41 42 At the 1958 59 edition Hyderabad were on the verge of a hat trick of Santosh Trophy titles in Madras but went down 5 2 to Services in quarter finals 43 Most of the members of his Hyderabad City Police team represented Hyderabad in the tournament 43 India edit He became manager of the India national football team in 1950 32 the same year India had not gone to the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil 44 45 46 47 Rahim s first assignment as the coach of India was to train the team that toured Ceylon in 1949 27 Rahim made the Indian team prominent during the golden era of Indian football 48 became one of the best teams in Asia 49 50 In March 1951 at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi Rahim helped India in winning the gold medal They defeated Iran 1 0 in the gold medal match to gain their first trophy 51 52 as Sheoo Mewalal finished the tournament as top scorer 53 54 In 1954 noted British manager Bert Flatley became Rahim s assistant at the 1954 Colombo Cup 55 56 During Rahim s tenure the Indian football team enjoyed a great deal of success 50 Apart from winning the Asian games in 1951 and 1962 57 India also reached the semi finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics which is still considered India s greatest ever achievement in football 58 59 Under his coaching at that tournament players like Neville D Souza 60 61 Samar Banerjee 62 P K Banerjee 63 64 65 J Krishnaswamy 66 achieved fame worldwide 67 At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome India lost to Hungary 2 1 in their first game with Balaram scoring the consolation goal in the 79th minute India almost upset 1958 FIFA World Cup semi finalists France few days later in which Balaram s goal gave the lead to India but a mistake from Ram Bahadur Thapa denied India a famous victory 24 Rahim s last success was at the 1962 Asian games in Jakarta where India won gold beating South Korea in the finals in front of a crowd of 100 000 68 He is also credited for bringing up and nurturing Indian talents during his tenure including Peter Thangaraj 69 Nikhil Nandy Kesto Pal Chuni Goswami 70 71 Jarnail Singh 72 73 Tulsidas Balaram 74 Sheikh Abdul Latif 75 Mariappa Kempaiah 76 Dharmalingam Kannan 77 Hussain Ahmed 78 79 Mohammed Rahmatullah 80 81 Yousuf Khan 82 Arun Ghosh 83 Nikhil Nandy 84 and Amal Dutta 85 Rahim was succeeded by English coach Harry Wright in 1964 who led the side to the runners up spot in the 1964 Asian Cup 86 Tactics and style editRahim is considered to be the greatest coach India has ever produced 24 87 His tenure is considered as a Golden age of Indian football 88 Rahim was a teacher in his early career and coached Hyderabad City Police FC 89 which made him a strict disciplinarian and a good tactician utilising the available resources he make best out of it in the process to improve one touch play he conducted non dribbling and weaker leg the players supposedly play with their weaker foot tournaments Rahim introduced the classic 4 2 4 formation in Indian football team much before Brazil popularised it in the 1958 World Cup 90 The 1962 Asian Games was Rahim s final major tournament winning a 2 0 victory over South Korea 24 Before that final he just said to his players Kal aap logon se mujhe ek tohfa chahiye kal aap sona jitlo lit I want a gift from you tomorrow the gold medal 24 When Indian national coach Alberto Fernando had gone to a workshop in Brazil in 1964 he said What I learnt from Rahim in 1956 is being taught now in Brazil Verily he was a football prophet 91 Former Indian international Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin said about Rahim as He was a master at work He made the Indian football team a formidable unit He had the uncanny ability of spotting talent and turning them into solid players But he was a strict disciplinarian 24 Personal life editRahim was popularly known as Maulvi Sahib due to his gentleman gesture and tireless works and dedications in developing football at that time 13 He went to the Nizam College and later was part of its football section 13 Rahim s son Syed Shahid Hakim was a former professional football player 92 who represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics 93 94 Hakim also worked as FIFA official squadron leader of IAF 95 and referee 96 later managed the national team like his father and recipient of the Dhyan Chand Award 97 98 Death editRahim died from cancer on 11 June 1963 after being bed ridden for six months 99 27 Legacy editA former Indian football player Fortunato Franco said about Rahim Saab With him he took Indian Football to the grave 100 In memory of Rahim the I League Best Coach Award is renamed as Syed Abdul Rahim Award given to the best coach in each season by the All India Football Federation AIFF 101 102 103 104 105 106 In popular culture editA biopic on Rahim named Maidaan directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma with Ajay Devgn as Rahim in lead role 107 108 was released theatrically on Eid al Fitr 2024 109 110 Honours editManagerial edit Hyderabad City Police 111 Durand Cup 1950 51 1954 1957 58 1961 runner up 1952 1956 57 Rovers Cup 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1957 1960 1962 DCM Trophy 1959 India 112 113 114 Asian Games Gold Medal 1951 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