Taj Mohammed (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Quetta, Baluchistan, British India (now in Balochistan, Pakistan) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1949 | East Bengal | ||
| 1953–1954 | Friends Union | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948 | India | 1 | (0) |
| 1950–1953 | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Taj Mohammed (born 1924, date of death unknown) was a footballer who played as a defender.[1] Born in Quetta, he represented India and Pakistan internationally.[2]
Playing career[edit]
Mohammed began his club football career in 1948 at Calcutta Football League club East Bengal in India.[3][1]
In Pakistan, he along with Muhammad Umer appeared with Karachi-based National Football Championship club Friends Union in 1953–54, and also captained the team.[4]
International career[edit]
Mohammed competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics with the India national team.[5]
After representing India at international level, he migrated to Pakistan and went on to play for the Pakistan national football team.[2][6] at the Quadrangular Tournament in 1952 in Colombo.[7][8]
He was also a member of Pakistan team that toured to Iran and Iraq in their international debut.[9][10] In the 1952 Colombo Cup, Pakistan played its first match against India after victories over Ceylon and Burma, which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.[11] In the 1953 Colombo Cup, Pakistan finished as runners-up in that tournament,[12] as India won title.[13][14]
Honours[edit]
Bengal
East Bengal
- IFA Shield: 1949
- Calcutta Football League: 1949
- Rovers Cup: 1949
Pakistan
- Colombo Cup: 1952 (Champions), 1953 (Runner-up)
See also[edit]
- List of Indian football players in foreign leagues
- List of association footballers who have been capped for two senior national teams
References[edit]
- ^ a b "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b Basu, Jaydeep (13 August 2022). "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan". scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Taj Mohammed". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Ahmed, Riaz (3 March 2013). "Legendary captain Muhammad Umer (1935–2004)". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taj Mohammed Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who performed for each India and Pakistan". thealike.com. Kolkata: The Alike. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". The Indian Express. 23 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Indian Team Celebrate". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "India Presented With Trophies". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
Bibliography[edit]
- Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
- Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
- Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
- Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
- Sofi, Hazi Fayaz (28 July 2020). "Defender always win matches for his team: Meet Noor Mohammad Beigh". jksportstime.com. The Jammu & Kashmir Sports Time. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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