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Template:Infobox football biography Ahmed Mohammed Khan (24 December 1926 – 27 August 2017) was an Indian footballer who played as a forward.[1] He participated in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3] He was also vice-captain of India from 1949 to 1954.

Khan, known for his ball controlling skills and creativity in forward position predominantly during his spell in East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, was later idolized by Indian international Chuni Goswami.[4]

Club career

Khan played in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and figured for East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, and captained the team in 1954–55.[5][6][7] He spent most of his club career in East Bengal.[8][9] Khan was part of the team that played against German side Kickers Offenbach[10] and FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.[11] In the same year, he went on to play for the team at the World Youth Festival in Bucharest, Romania. He netted one in their 6–1 victory against Lebanon XI.

He was also one of the "Pancha Pandavas" of the club who, besides him, comprised forwards Dhanraj, Appa Rao, Saleh and Venkatesh.[12][13] They all helped East Bengal bag the prestigious IFA Shield, Calcutta Football League and Rovers Cup in 1949 and become the first Indian club to win the Durand Cup in 1951.[14][15] He also played for Bangalore Muslims FC.[16][17]

International career

He made his Olympic debut in 1948 London Olympics, where Balaidas Chatterjee managed India lost 1–2 to heavyweight France.[18][19][20][21][22] He also won gold at the 1951 Asian Games, held in New Delhi.[23] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Khan played under Sailen Manna's captaincy,[24] but India was thrashed by Yugoslavia 10–1.[25] He scored India's lone goal in that match.[26]

Khan later participated in 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon with Balaidas Chatterjee managed team, and won the title.[27][28][29] He was also part of the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954, in an 1–0 defeat to Allsvenskan club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.[30]

Honours

Bangalore Muslims

East Bengal

India

Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Oldest football Olympian Ahmed Khan passes away. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(28 August 2017). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ↑ FIFA Player Statistics: Ahmed Mohamed KHAN. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Ahmed Muhammad Khan Bio, Stats, and Results, Gjerde, Arild. Sports Reference.com(June 2016). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Chuni Goswami: A legend in every sense of the word. theweek.in. The Week. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Kolkatafootball.com :East Bengal League History: Indian Football Capital's News. kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ↑ East Bengal FC » Historical squads. worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. ↑ East Bengal Club - The Official Site of East Bengal Club. eastbengalclub.co.in. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  8. ↑ The saga of East Bengal – The Hindu. www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(29 July 2011). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Kickers Offenbach (West Germany) Asian tour 1953(12 November 2015). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Soccer Barefoot 1953 (21.08) Torpedo (USSR) – East Bengal Club (India): 3–3. Aleks Chistogan – thewikihow. www.thewikihow.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  12. ↑ Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(13 July 2011). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  13. ↑ Champion of champions with cup full of firsts, Basu, Rith. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph(9 September 2012). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ↑ Football olympian Ahmad Khan passes away Template:Webarchive The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2021
  15. ↑ Indian Football: Down the memory lane – East Bengal's 'Golden era' of 1970s, Banerjee, Ritabrata. www.goal.com. Goal(12 April 2020). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Bangalore's Forgotten Heroes Who Beat the Brits at Their Own Game, Dev, Arun. TheQuint(24 October 2018). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  17. ↑ Indian football: Legends from Karnataka | Goal.com. www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  18. ↑ Ahmed Khan. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  19. ↑ When India almost beat France at football. sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  20. ↑ Indian Olympic team tour of Europe 1948. RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  21. ↑ India's 1948 Europe tour & the first international match. blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  22. ↑ Player: Sheoo Mewalal. ifawb.com. Indian Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  23. ↑ AIFF to felicitate surviving 1951 & 1962 Asian Games football gold medallists!. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  24. ↑ Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history, Nag, Utathya. olympics.com. The Olympics(3 February 2022). Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  25. ↑ The Indian senior team at 1952 Helsinki Olympics. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  26. ↑ Olympic football tournament Helsinki 1952. FIFA. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  27. ↑ Quadrangular Football: India's Win. The Indian Express(25 October 1953). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  28. ↑ Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma), Morrison, Neil. RSSSF(1999).
  29. ↑ The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de(2000). Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  30. ↑ Friday 10 December 1954, Indisk kombination — AIK 0–1 (0–0) Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta. aikstats.se. AIK Fotboll Klub. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  31. ↑ India – List of Rovers Cup Finals. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  32. ↑ Why this would be the right time to bring back 'Rovers Cup'. footballcounter.com. Football Counter(11 August 2019). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  33. ↑ Asian Quadrangular Tournament 1954 (Calcutta, India), Morrison, Neil. RSSSF(1999). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  34. ↑ East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players. www.eastbengalfootballclub.com(2007). Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  35. ↑ East Bengal Foundation Day: Celebrating 93 years of consistent achievement. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  36. ↑ East Bengal to celebrate Foundation Day on 1st August(23 July 2012). Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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