Syed Abdus Samad (footballer) explained

Syed Abdus Samad
Birth Date:6 December 1895
Birth Place:Bhuri, Burdwan, West Bengal, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Parbatipur, Dinajpur, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Purnia Junior FC
Clubs1:Calcutta Main Town Club
Years1:1912–1915
Clubs2:Tajhat FC
Years2:1915–1920
Clubs3:Calcutta Orients Club
Years3:1918–1918
Clubs4:East Bengal Railway
Years4:1921–1930
Clubs5:Victoria Sporting Club
Years5:1927–1927
Clubs6:Mohun Bagan
Years6:1931–1932
Years7:1933–1938
Nationalyears1:1924–1934
Nationalteam1:India XI

Syed Abdus Samad (bn|সৈয়দ আবদুস সামাদ; 6 December 1895 – 2 February 1964) was an Indian football player from Bengal.[1] [2] Dubbed "Football Jadukor",[3] [4] he played for India national football team in 1924 and captained it in 1926.[5] He played as a forward.

Samad also played for Aryans Club, joining the team in 1915.[6] His football career primarily lasted from 1915–1938.[5]

Early life

Samad was born in 1895 in Bhuri village of Burdwan, Bengal Presidency (now in West Bengal) in British India. His family later settled in Moulvitola in Purnia. He left school during his studies in the eighth grade.[5] Samad displayed his talents in football from his early boyhood,[5] and was influenced by headmaster of his school – Piyare Mohan Mookherji. Beside football, he began playing both cricket and tennis. Samad's father Syed Fazlul Bari was a government employee while his grandfather had been posted as "Sadre Alaa" (a higher judicial post at that time).

Club career

Youth career

Samad played football for Purnia Zilla School in interschool tournament, and he scored all ten goals for his team in their 10–0 win against Umapati Kumar's Kishanganj Higher English School in a match.[7] [8] He also helped his school team winning the prestigious Fawcus Cup.[9] He first drew attention of the football club managers of Calcutta when he played for the Purnia Junior Football Club.

Senior career

He joined the Calcutta Main Town Club in 1912.[8] During 1915–1920, he played for Tajhat Football Club of Rangpur.[8] Dukhiram Majumder was one of founding members of Aryan Club in 1888, was responsible for bringing up players like Samad.[10] [11] [12] [13] Samad also took first football training from him.[14] [15] [16] [17] In 1927, he joined Victoria Sporting Club of Dhaka.[18] In 1916, Samad played in a match against Somerset Football Team of England. And beat them by 4–1. He played for Calcutta Orients Club in 1918. He joined East Bengal Railway Club in 1921 and played until 1930. With the team, he won All-India Railway Championship thrice.[9] At that time in 1927, the club achieved runner-up position in Durand Cup.[19] [20] Samad scored the most memorable trophy-winning goal of his career in 1927 against the Sherwood Forestry Team patronised by the Chief of the British Indian Army Lieutenant General Sherwood Mall.[5]

In 1931, Mohun Bagan acquired the services of Samad, where he played alongside legendary players including Gostha Pal,[21] [22] Karuna Bhattacharya, Umapati Kumar, Sanmatha Dutta, Balaidas Chatterjee,[23] [24] Satu Chowdhury,[25] [26] [27] and Bimal Mukherjee.

At the age of 38, he joined the Mohammedan Sporting Club and played in during 1933–1938, club's "golden age".[28] [5] In 1933, Mohammedan qualified for the first division of Calcutta Football League for the first time in its history. Mohammedan became the first native club to capture the Calcutta Football League title in 1934,[29] [30] [31] [32] in their very first year in top division which was a rare feat.[33] [34] The club became Senior Division champion five consecutive seasons (1934 to 1938).[35] [36] In 1936, Sporting became the second Indian club to win IFA Shield.[37] In the same year, due to a serious injury, Samad's playing career came to an end.[38] He retired from Mohammedan.[6]

International career

Samad made his international debut for India in 1925.[8] As a member of the India national team, he toured Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong, China, Java, Sumatra, Malay, Borneo, Singapore and the United Kingdom.[8] In a match played against China in Peking, he played as a substitute player in the second half and scored four consecutive goals to give his side a 4–3 victory after trailing 0–3 in the first half.[39]

Personal life and legacy

After the partition of India in 1947, Samad settled in Parbatipur Upazila of Dinajpur in East Pakistan.[40] He was employed at the Pakistan Eastern Railway as an inspector.[8] Samad also served as chairman of the Pakistan National Sports Council Board.[9] In 1957, he was appointed coach of National Sports Council Board's football section.[40] He was recipient of the Pride of Performance (President's Award) in 1962.[5]

Samad married Syeda Qamrunnisa on 12 October 1917.[9] He had a son named Golam Hossain; together they played for Eastern Bengal Railway team in 1944.[5] [41] He died on 2 February 1964 in Parbatipur Upazila. In 1969, Parbatipur Railway Institute was renamed to Samad Institute in his memory.[9] East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) Government released a postal stamp commemorating him in 1969.[42] Bangladesh Football Federation organizes the annual "Jadukar Samad Smriti Football Tournament".[5] Later, the Government of Bangladesh also launched a postage stamp series in his memory.[43] Later, Samad Milanayatan was built in his memory in Parbatipur, by the Bangladesh Railway.[38] Samad Institute was also built in his memory in East Parbatipur.[8]

Honours

East Bengal Railway

Mohammedan Sporting[44]

1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938

1936

Individual

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

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