Mohammad Abdus Sattar

M A Sattar^[1]

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Abdus Sattar
Date of birth	1925
Place of birth	Bangalore, British India
Date of death	23 April 2011 (aged 85)
Place of death	Kolkata, India
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
?-1948	Bangalore Muslim Club	?	(?)
1949-1950	Mohammedan Sporting	?	(?)
1950-1958	Mohun Bagan	?	(?)
National team‡
?-?	India	?	(?)
Teams managed
?-?	Mohammedan Sporting[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 08, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 08, 2011

Mohammad Abdus Sattar (1925 – 23 April 2011) was an Indian footballer. He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar.^[3]

Career

Club career

Abdus Sattar started his career in Bangalore with the Bangalore Muslim Club, but shifted to Calcutta in 1949 for better opportunities and joined Mohammedan Sporting Club.^[4] He shifted to Mohun Bagan in 1950^[5], winning the 1955 Rovers Cup with them.^[5][6]

International career

After winning the 1951 Asian Games,^[5][6] Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics.^[3][7]

Later life and death

After retiring from playing, Sattar coached Mohammedan Sporting Club and under his coaching, Mohammedan won the Calcutta Football League in 1981, which is also their last CFL title till date.^[2]

Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.^[2]

Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia in Kolkata on 23 April 2011, at the age of 85. He had been suffering from dementia caused by Alzheimer's.^{[5][6] [8]}

References

1. ^ Asian Games champion M A Sattar dies at 86
2. ^ ^{a b c} Olympian Sattar is no more, 24 April 2011
3. ^ ^{a b} Mohammad Abdus Sattar – FIFA competition record
4. ^ Former Olympian football star passes away
5. ^ ^{a b c d} "Former Indian Olympic football star passes away". NDTV. 23 April 2011. http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/172487-former-indian-olympic-football-star-passes-away?tmpl=component&print=1. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Olympian Abdus Sattar dead". The Hindu. 25 April 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article1764551.ece. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
7. ^ "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/madar-sattar-1.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
8. ^ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away, April 24 2011

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Name	Abdus Sattar, Mohammad
Alternative names
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Date of birth	1925
Place of birth	Bangalore, British India
Date of death	23 April 2011
Place of death	Kolkata, India