Sheikh Abdul Latif Explained

Sheikh Abdul Latif
Birth Date:15 August 1928
Birth Place:Purnia, Bihar and Orissa, British India (now in Bihar, India)
Death Place:Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Clubs1:Mohammedan SC
Clubs2:Bombay
Clubs3:Caltex Club
Nationalyears1:1951–1960
Nationalteam1:India
Nationalyears2:1962
Nationalteam2:Pakistan

Sheikh Abdul Latif (also Sheikh Abdul Lateef; 15 August 1928 – 2 February 2000) was an Indian footballer.[1] He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics,[2] with Syed Abdul Rahim managed India.[3] [4] [5] In 1959–60, he captained the national team.

Playing career

Latif during his playing days, was influenced by Indian football legend Syed Abdus Samad.[6] In 1959, Latif led India in pre-Olympics and Merdeka tournament. In 1960, he was denied being the India captain for the Olympics.[7] A couple of years later, he later migrated to Pakistan and represented the national team.[8] [9] [10]

Honours

India

Bombay

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheikh Abdul Latif . Olympedia . 11 November 2021 . 1 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201123653/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25814 . live .
  2. Sheikh Abdul Latif Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050927/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/sheikh-abdul-latif-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 October 2018.
  3. Web site: The Golden Years of Indian Football. www.chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. Kolkata. Rounak. Majumdar. 22 April 2019. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659. 7 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Somnath . Sengupta . Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab . www.thehardtackle.com . The Hard Tackle . 26 December 2010 . 20 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615042007/http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/legends-of-indian-football-rahim-saab/ . 15 June 2011 . dead.
  5. Web site: Old-timers recollect past glory of city football. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165. 22 October 2021. The Hans India. 14 July 2018. 5 September 2021. Mohammed. Nizamuddin. Hyderabad, Telangana.
  6. Web site: SAMAD: FOOTBALL WIZARD OF INDIA. 2020. 7 November 2022. S. A.. Nasar. Booksie. 29 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929235552/https://www.booksie.com/557024-samad-football-wizard-of-india.
  7. Web site: Indian football: Of captains and controversies. scroll.in. Scroll.in. Jaydeep. Basu. 29 March 2022. 13 August 2022. 23 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623023836/https://scroll.in/field/1020550/indian-football-of-captains-and-controversies. live.
  8. Web site: Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan. scroll.in. Scroll. 13 August 2022. 13 August 2022. Jaydeep. Basu. https://web.archive.org/web/20220813112136/https://scroll.in/field/1030283/indian-football-balai-dey-the-mohun-bagan-legend-who-played-for-both-india-and-pakistan. 13 August 2022.
  9. Web site: From Latif to Prasad to Chhetri: The appointment of Indian football captains has a dark history. scroll.in. Scroll. Saibal. Gautam. 5 January 2019. 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815184545/https://scroll.in/field/908286/from-sa-latif-to-chandreshwar-prasad-the-captain-coach-conflict-in-indian-football-is-not-new. 15 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who performed for each India and Pakistan. thealike.com. The Alike. 13 August 2022. 15 August 2022. Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815151059/https://thealike.com/blog/indian-football-balai-dey-the-mohun-bagan-legend-who-performed-for-each-india-and-pakistan/. 15 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India) . RSSSF . 17 August 2022.
  12. Web site: The Indian Senior Team at the 1959 Merdeka Cup. www.indianfootball.de. IndianFootball. 2000. Chaudhuri. Arunava. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608085202/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1959merdekacup.html. 8 June 2018. (information given by Jaydeep Basu, Sunil Warrier, and Gautam Roy).
  13. Web site: India – List of Santosh Trophy Finals: 1959 (second). RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Atsushi. Fujioka. Arunava. Chaudhuri. 6 October 2022. 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/20220912123232/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html#60. 12 September 2022. live.

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