India’s great footballer Mohammad Habib passed away, breathed his last in Hyderabad
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A member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Habib played for Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting. Later he was also the coach of Tata Football Academy.
New Delhi. India’s great footballer of the seventies, Mohammad Habib, who scored Mohun Bagan’s goal against Pele’s New York Cosmos, died on Tuesday. He was 74 years old. Habib, who was battling Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s, breathed his last in his hometown Hyderabad. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. A member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Habib played for Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting. Later he was also the coach of Tata Football Academy. Born on 17 July 1949, the former India captain scored 11 goals in 35 international matches for the country.
He also served as the head coach of the Football Association of India Academy in Haldia. Habib scored against Pele’s Cosmos club in 1977 in the rain at Eden Gardens. In that team there were stalwarts like Pele, Carlos Alberto, Giorgio C. That match 2. There was a draw since 2. Pele also praised him after the match. Habib played international football till 1975. He was also given the Arjuna Award for his contribution to sports. All India Football Federation President Kalyan Choubey said, “Kolkata football stalwart Miyan was my coach and mentor at Mohun Bagan and TFA. His contribution to India’s bronze medal in the 1970 Asian Games will always be remembered. May his soul rest in peace.
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