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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
A biopic on Rahim named [[Maidaan]] is going to release on 15 October 2021 with [[Ajay Devgn]] in lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-30|title=First look of Syed Abdul Rahim's biopic "Maidaan" released|url=https://thebridge.in/football/first-look-of-former-india-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahims-biopic-maidaan-released/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410151949/https://thebridge.in/football/first-look-of-former-india-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahims-biopic-maidaan-released/|url-status=live}}</ref>
A biopic on Rahim named [[Maidaan]] is going to release on 15 October 2021 with [[Ajay Devgn]] in lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-30|title=First look of Syed Abdul Rahim's biopic "Maidaan" released|url=https://thebridge.in/football/first-look-of-former-india-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahims-biopic-maidaan-released/|access-date=2022-06-03|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410151949/https://thebridge.in/football/first-look-of-former-india-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahims-biopic-maidaan-released/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:22, 11 October 2021

Syed Abdul Rahim
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-08-17)17 August 1909
Place of birth Hyderabad, Hyderabad 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
1943–1950 Hyderabad City Police (head coach & secretary)
1950–1963 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Syed Abdul Rahim (17 August 1909 – 11 June 1963) also known as Rahim Saab was an Indian football coach and manager of the Indian national team from 1950 until his death in 1963 and was a former player.[1][2] He is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football.[3] Basically a teacher by profession,[4] he was a good motivator[5] and his tenure as a coach is regarded as a "golden age" of football in India,[6] and under his stewardship he led the Indian Football team to win Gold medals in Asian Games of—(1951-Delhi and 1962-Jakarta), play semi-finals of the Summer Olympics—(1956-Melbourne) making India the first ever Asian country to achieve this place,[7] win the titles of Colombo Cup for the years of—(1952-Colombo, 1953-Rangoon, 1954-Calcutta and 1954-Dacca) and came runners-up in Pestabola Merdeka—(1959 KualaLumpur).[8]

Career

Rahim was born on 17 August 1909 in Hyderabad, India.[9] In his early years, he represented the football team of Osmania University, from where he did his graduation[10][11] and played for a team "Eleven Hunters" that was made up of current and former students of the college.[12]

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.[12] He then took a diploma in physical education and took charge of sports activities in the last two schools he served as teacher.[12]

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.[13] Rahim also played for the Dutch club HSV Hoek, before going on to become a manager.[14]

In 1943, Rahim was elected as the Secretary of the Hyderabad Football Association.[15] He also became the coach of the Hyderabad City Police (football club) from 1943 until 1963.[16][17] Rahim's first assignment as the coach of India was to train the team that toured Ceylon in 1949.[12] Two years later, India won the gold in their first Asian Games in 1951.[18]

During Rahim's tenure, the Indian football team enjoyed a great deal of success.[19] Apart from winning the Asian games in 1951 and 1962,[20] India also reached the semi-finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics which is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football.[21]

Rahim's last success was at the 1962 Asian games in Jakarta, where India went on to win gold, beating South Korea in the finals in front of a crowd of 100,000.[22]

Tactics and Style

Rahim saab is considered to be the greatest coach India has ever produced, His tenure is considered as a "Golden age" of Indian football. Rahim was a teacher in his early career and coached Hyderabad City Police (football club) which made him a strict disciplinarian and a good tactician, utilizing 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 saab introduced the classic 4-2-4 formation in Indian football team much before Brazil popularised it in the 1958 World Cup.[23]

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.[24]

Personal life

Rahim's son, Syed Shahid Hakim was a former professional football player, and had represented India in the 1960 Summer Olympics tournament.[25]

Death

Rahim died from cancer on 11 June 1963 after being bed-ridden for six months.[26][12]

Legacy

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

With him he took Indian Football to the grave.[27]

A biopic on Rahim named Maidaan is going to release on 15 October 2021 with Ajay Devgn in lead role.[28]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Syed Abdul Rahim | The Architect of Modern Indian Football". Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Forgotten on birth centenary - Legendary coach rahim - SAAB yet to get the honour and respect he deserves". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ Basu, Jaydeep. "In unbearable pain but with football on his mind: The last nine months of Syed Abdul Rahim's life". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Who is Syed Abdul Rahim? Know about the Indian football coach set to be played by Ajay Devgn". The Financial Express. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ Venkatesan, Sudarshan (6 January 2019). "The Golden Age of Indian Football under Syed Abdul Rahim". The SportsRush. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Home Sport Remembering 'the best football coach India'". New Indian Express. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. ^ Coutinho, Austin (9 February 2019). "Syed Abdul Rahim: Remembering Indian football's hero as Ajay Devgn-starrer pays homage to legendary coach". FirstPost. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. ^ Sharma, Ayushi. "'Maidan' has the Story of Syed Abdul Rahim who Battled Cancer & Won Gold". Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Architect Of Modern Indian Football | Syed Abdul Rahim | Maidaan Movie". The Real Gems. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Remembering Rahim Saab, the man who put India on the world football map". CatchNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e N. Ganesan, "Loss to Indian Soccer", Sport & Pastime, p.14, 27 July 1963.
  13. ^ "Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"". The Football Pink. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Hyderabad FC - reigniting the footballing spark in the City of Nizams". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"". The Football Pink. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Down the memory lane - The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"". The Football Pink. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  18. ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (15 August 2014). "Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1951 New Delhi". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  19. ^ Old-timers recollect past glory of city football The Hans India. Retrieved 5 September 2021
  20. ^ Khanna, Ashish (14 July 2018). "Ajay Devgan to play lead in legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim biopic". InsideSport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Olympians want Padma Bhushan for Rahim". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  22. ^ PTI. "On this day: India wins football gold in 1962 Asian Games". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  23. ^ Prasad, Ashin (4 April 2020). "Home-grown trailblazers: The greatest Indian coaches in football". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  24. ^ "The wonder that was Rahim". The New Indian Express. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  25. ^ "Hakim's tribute to his father". Sportskeeda. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  26. ^ Shukla, Kaushal. "Indian Football: Visionary coach and master tactician, Syed Abdul Rahim's genius stands test of time". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  27. ^ Banerjee, P.K; Chatterjee, Anirban (2019). BEYOND 90 MINUTES: An Autobiography. Notion Press. p. 106. ISBN 9781684662623. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  28. ^ "First look of Syed Abdul Rahim's biopic "Maidaan" released". The Bridge. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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