Syed Nayeemuddin Explained

Syed Nayeemuddin
Full Name:Syed Nayeemuddin[1] [2]
Birth Place:Hyderabad, Nizam Rule, British India (present-day Telangana, India)
Position:Defender
Years1:1962–1966
Clubs1:Hyderabad City Police
Years2:1966–1968
Clubs2:East Bengal
Years3:1968–1970
Clubs3:Mohun Bagan
Years4:1970
Clubs4:East Bengal
Years5:1971–1972
Clubs5:Mohammedan
Years6:1972–1973
Clubs6:Mohun Bagan
Years7:197?–?
Clubs7:Mohammedan
Nationalyears1:1964–1971
Nationalteam1:India
Manageryears1:1982–1985
Managerclubs1:Mohammedan
Manageryears2:1985–1986
Managerclubs2:India U-17
Manageryears3:1986–1987
Managerclubs3:India
Manageryears4:1990–1992
Managerclubs4:East Bengal
Manageryears5:1992–1994
Managerclubs5:Mohun Bagan
Manageryears6:1994–1996
Managerclubs6:East Bengal
Manageryears7:1997–1998[3]
Managerclubs7:India
Manageryears8:2003–2004[4]
Managerclubs8:Brothers Union
Manageryears9:2004–2005
Managerclubs9:Mahindra United
Manageryears10:2005–2006
Managerclubs10:India
Manageryears11:2007–2016
Managerclubs11:Brothers Union
Manageryears12:2016
Managerclubs12:Brothers Union
Manageryears13:2007–2008
Managerclubs13:Bangladesh
Manageryears14:2017
Managerclubs14:Dhaka Mohammedan
Manageryears15:2018–2019
Managerclubs15:Brothers Union

Syed Nayeemuddin (born 1944), known as Nayeem,[5] [6] is an Indian football coach and former player.[7] [8] He played for and captained the India national team.[9] He later managed Mahindra United,[10] [11] Brothers Union, Dhaka Mohammedan,[12] and Bangladesh national team.

Nayeemuddin is the only sportsperson to win both the Arjuna Award (received the award by the Government of India in 1997)[13] [14] and Dronacharya Award, recognising his contribution to the sport.

Playing career

Nayeemuddin began his club football career in 1962 with Hyderabad City Police (now known as "Andhra Pradesh Police"),[15] [16] which was then a renowned side in Indian club football.[17] [18] [19] In an interview to Scroll.in, Balai Dey (one of few footballers represented both India and Pakistan in international football) said that he was most impressed by players like Chuni Goswami and Syed Nayeemuddin during his playing days with Kolkata clubs.[20] [21] In 1968, he joined Mohun Bagan and played under "diamond coach" Amal Dutta, and won the 1969 IFA Shield with a 3–1 victory against East Bengal in the final.[22] Nayeemuddin later joined Mohun Bagan and was part of the team that went to newly independent Bangladesh in May 1972, where they defeated Dhaka Mohammedan in their first match, but lost to Shadhin Bangla football team later.[23]

He made his senior international debut for Syed Abdul Rahim managed India in 1964. In that year, he was part of the Indian team[24] that finished as runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, losing to Israel.[25] [26] [27] He captained the India national team that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok,[28] [29] [30] and was also a member of the team that won Pesta Sukan Cup in 1971 in Singapore. With India, he also appeared in 1968 Merdeka Cup under coaching of Sailen Manna,[31] and in 1969 Merdeka Cup managed by Jarnail Singh.[32]

Nayeemuddin represented Bengal in Santosh Trophy in 1970–71, in which they were eliminated from semi-final after defeat to Punjab.[33] As one of the best Indian defenders during his playing days, Nayeemuddin was one of country's solid defensive trio in the 1960s, along with Jarnail Singh and Arun Ghosh.[34]

Managerial career

After managing Mohammedan Sporting from 1982 to 1985, Nayeemuddin was appointed head coach of India U17 team and guided the team in 1985 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. They failed to qualify the main round but managed to win 13–0 against Macau, which is still the biggest win of India.[35] In 1987, Nayeemuddin became assistant coach of Amal Dutta managed India, and guided the team clinching gold medal at the Calcutta South Asian Games.[36] The next year, he became head coach and Dutta became technical director.[37]

In 1990, he was appointed as head coach of East Bengal.[38] In his first season, he led the club to their second Triple-crown of Indian football (IFA Shield, Durand Cup, and Rovers Cup).[39] He helped East Bengal winning six trophies in two seasons in his first stint with the club. He was again appointed as the head coach in 1994 when he again led the team to seven trophies in two seasons. He had one more stint as the head coach in 2000 and holds the record of winning eighteen trophies as the head coach of the club, only second to P. K. Banerjee.[40] [41] In East Bengal, he nurtured Indian talents including Babu Mani, Bikash Panji, Krishanu Dey,[42] and transformed Bhaichung Bhutia from a midfielder to striker.[43]

From 1992 to 1994, he managed Mohun Bagan. The club defended their Rovers Cup title and won Federation Cup in 1992.[44] [45] Under his coaching, Mohun Bagan defeated Croatian First Football League club Varteks in 1994 DCM Trophy. At that time, his team participated in 1993–94 Asian Club Championship, won against Maldivian side Club Valencia and Sri Lankan club Ratnam in preliminary stages, but lost 4–0 to Thai Farmers' Bank in the first leg of second round, and refused to play the 2nd leg in Malaysia.[46]

Nayeemuddin was appointed coach of India national team in 1997.[47] He won the South Asian Football Federation Cup by beating the Maldives 5–1 and reached the semi-finals of the Nehru Cup for the first time.[48] His time in charge of the national team was blighted with no practice matches between September 1997 and November 1998 before the 1998 Asian Games. He managed the team in 1998 Asian Games held at Bangkok, where they reached second round.[49] [50]

His tenure with India ended after the games in December 1998. Nayeemuddin in 1999, guided Mohun Bagan at the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship.[51] His second role with India began when he succeeded Sukhwinder Singh as India coach in 2005,[52] but left in 2006 after poor performances against Japan and Yemen when qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.[9] He helped Bangladeshi club Brothers Union win their first ever Premier Division League title during the 2003–04 season and after coaching in India for a couple of years, he returned to Brothers Union, where he remained from 2007 to 2016.[4] [53] He has previously managed Bengal Mumbai in the Mumbai Football League.[54]

In July 2007, he was appointed as head coach of Bangladesh ahead of the 2007 Nehru Cup in New Delhi and India.[55] He stayed at the post until 2008.[56]

Nayeemuddin last managed Dhaka Mohammedan, a Bangladeshi club, from May to October 2017.

In April 2022 on the occasion of Dawat-e-Iftar, Nayeemuddin was awarded the Shaan-e-Mohammedan by Mohammedan Sporting, which is the lifetime achievement award presented by the club annually since 2015, to respect and laud footballing personalities for their indispensable contribution to the club during their career.[57]

Honours

Player

India

Hyderabad City Police[65] [66]

1962, 1963–64.

1965; runner-up 1964.

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

Mohammedan Sporting

Manager

India

1997, 2005

Mahindra United

2005[67] East Bengal[68] [69]

1991, 1995, 2000

1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000

1990, 1991, 1995

1990, 1994

Brothers Union[70]

2003–04

2004

Individual

See also

Bibliography

Further reading

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Notes and References

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