Mohd. Habib.
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Mohd Habib., second from proper, with Latifuddin Nazam, Olympian and former India coach Syed Nayeemuddin, and former India captain Victor Amalraj in Hyderabad.
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HYDERABAD
Mohd. Habib, the soccer playmaker par excellence is not any extra. He was 74 and affected by dementia and Parkinson’s syndrome for the final couple of years. He’s survived by spouse and three daughters.
Habib represented India in lots of worldwide tournaments between 1965 and 1976. He was thought-about by many consultants as probably the greatest gamers the nation has ever produced and was additionally a bronze medallist within the 1970 Asian Video games in Bangkok, led by fellow Hyderabadi Syed Nayeemuddin and managed by the good P.Okay. Banerjee.
One of many high-points of Habib’s profession was when he turned out for Mohun Bagan towards the visiting Cosmos Membership, which featured the legendary Pele in a ‘pleasant’ in 1977.
“It’s going to stay certainly one of my best moments and it was appreciated by Pele himself on the finish of the match. He hugged me and wished me luck,” the Arjuna awardee advised The Hindu’in certainly one of his interviews .
Throughout many conversations through the years, Habib at all times stated he wore the Mohammedan Sporting jersey, the membership he joined in 1971, with nice pleasure.
For 17 seasons from 1966-67, Habib, regardless of his diminutive nature, was a stalwart on the soccer grounds of Kolkata, in line with former India captain Victor Amalraj.
Habib was additionally instrumental in making the Tata Soccer Academy right into a drive to reckon along with his sincerity, ardour and professionalism.
Actually, Habib’s youthful brother, Mohd. Akbar, was additionally a superb footballer who dominated the Kolkata maidans for lengthy.
“It’s a unhappy feeling to see him affected by this syndrome. He was such a gifted footballer who on his day was the most-dreaded striker. He was mentored and moulded throughout his latter half of the profession by the good P.Okay. Banerjee,” Amalraj recalled.
“I’ve seen followers mob Habib in Kolkata the place he has a God-like standing, given his superior popularity as a participant. Not many are conscious that Habib, a product of Metropolis School Outdated Boys (Hyderabad), pushed East Bengal to new heights, serving to it win nearly each main trophy within the early Nineteen Seventies,” stated the previous worldwide, who had the excellence of main all of the three huge golf equipment of Kolkata – East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting.
“I learnt many methods from Habib bhai,” stated an emotional Amalraj.
Apparently, Habib drastically influenced Amalraj, with the latter enjoying below him and in addition vice-versa between 1978-82. “I’ve learnt many methods from Habib Bhai.”
Telangana Soccer Affiliation president Mohd. Ali Rafath, secretary G. Palguna, TFA chairman and in addition proprietor of Sreenidi FC Dr. Okay.T. Mahi and Hyderabad FC proprietor Varun Tripuraneni have been amongst those that expressed condolences.