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|fullname      = Muhammad Abdul Salaam
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|birth_place    = [[Hyderabad]],<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |title=Olympian and former India defender Salam passes away |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/olympian-and-former-india-defender-salam-passes-away/20161203.htm |website=Rediff |date=3 December 2016 |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725225656/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/olympian-and-former-india-defender-salam-passes-away/20161203.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> British India (now in [[Telangana]])
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|death_date    = 3 December 2016<ref name="rediff"/>
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|death_place   = Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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|position      = [[Midfielder]]
|years1        =
|clubs1        = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]
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|nationalteam1  = [[India national football team|India]]
|nationalteam1  = [[India national football team|India]]
|manageryears1  = 1974
|managerclubs1  = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
|manageryears2  = 1983<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1983 Cochin Nehru Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1983nehrucup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027021659/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1983nehrucup.html |archive-date=27 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|managerclubs2  = [[India national football team|India]]
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|managerclubs3  = [[Andhra Pradesh football team|Andhra Pradesh]]
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'''Muhammad Salaam''' (born 1931) is an Indian [[association football|footballer]]. He competed in the [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|men's tournament]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/muhammad-salaam-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085556/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/muhammad-salaam-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Muhammad Salaam Olympic Results |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref>
'''Muhammad Abdul Salaam''' (1931 &ndash; 3 December 2016), also known as '''Syed Abdus Salam''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Football: Legends from Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/indian-football-legends-from-andhra-pradesh/ixhxprjydr8b1c7tpu1bkjbpt |website=Goal.com |date=1 May 2020 |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725225848/https://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/indian-football-legends-from-andhra-pradesh/ixhxprjydr8b1c7tpu1bkjbpt |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former India defender and coach Salam passes away |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/former-india-defender-and-coach-salam-passes-away/article9409494.ece |website=Sportstar |date=3 December 2016 |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129035055/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/former-india-defender-and-coach-salam-passes-away/article9409494.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> was an Indian former [[association football|footballer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25828 |title=Muhammad Salaam |work=Olympedia |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201123152/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25828 |url-status=live }}</ref> He competed in the [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|men's tournament]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/muhammad-salaam-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085556/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/muhammad-salaam-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Muhammad Salaam Olympic Results |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1956f.html|title=Games of the XVI. Olympiad: Football Tournament (Melbourne, Australia, 24th November – 8th December 1956)|website=[[RSSSF]] |author=Esamie, Thomas (sources: ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''; personal records of Alan Garside Snr)|date=25 October 1999|access-date=14 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922131126/http://rsssf.com/tableso/ol1956f.html|archive-date=22 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960|title=Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history|first=Utathya|last=Nag|website=olympics.com|publisher=The Olympics|language=en|location=|agency=|date=3 February 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013161643/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960}}</ref>
 
==Honours==
===Player===
 
'''Mohammedan Sporting'''
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1957
*[[IFA Shield]]: 1957
 
===Manager===
 
'''India U19'''
*[[AFC Youth Championship]]: [[1974 AFC Youth Championship|1974]]
 
==See also==
* [[List of India national football team managers]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|muhammad-salaam}}


{{India men's football squad 1956 Summer Olympics}}
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{{India national football team managers}}
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[[Category:India international footballers]]
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[[Category:Olympic footballers of India]]
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 23 June 2025


Muhammad Salaam
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Abdul Salaam
Date of birth 1931
Place of birth Hyderabad,[1] British India (now in Telangana)
Date of death 3 December 2016[1]
Place of death Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mohammedan SC
National team
India
Teams managed
1974 India U20
1983[2] India
Andhra Pradesh
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Muhammad Abdul Salaam (1931 – 3 December 2016), also known as Syed Abdus Salam,[3][4] was an Indian former footballer.[5] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]

Honours[edit | edit source]

Player[edit | edit source]

Mohammedan Sporting

Manager[edit | edit source]

India U19

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Olympian and former India defender Salam passes away". Rediff. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1983 Cochin Nehru Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "Indian Football: Legends from Andhra Pradesh". Goal.com. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "Former India defender and coach Salam passes away". Sportstar. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. "Muhammad Salaam". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muhammad Salaam Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. Esamie, Thomas (sources: The Sydney Morning Herald; personal records of Alan Garside Snr) (25 October 1999). "Games of the XVI. Olympiad: Football Tournament (Melbourne, Australia, 24th November – 8th December 1956)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Nag, Utathya (3 February 2022). "Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history". olympics.com. The Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

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  • Muhammad Salaam at WorldFootball.net

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