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|caption        = The President, [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the [[Dhyan Chand Award]] to Hakim at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], August 29, 2017.
|caption        = The President, [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the [[Dhyan Chand Award]] to Hakim at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], 29 August 2017.
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|birth_date    = {{Birth date|1939|6|23|df=y}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{FIFA player|22336|Syed Shahid Hakim}}</ref>
|birth_date    = {{Birth date|1939|6|23|df=y}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{FIFA player|22336|Syed Shahid Hakim}}</ref>
|birth_place    = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]]), [[India]]
|birth_place    = [[Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British India]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], [[India]])
|death_date    = {{Death date and age|2021|8|22|1939|6|23|df=y}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{FIFA player|22336|Syed Shahid Hakim}}</ref>
|death_date    = {{Death date and age|2021|8|22|1939|6|23|df=y}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{FIFA player|22336|Syed Shahid Hakim}}</ref>
|death_place    = [[Kalaburagi]], [[Karnataka]], India
|death_place    = [[Kalaburagi]], [[Karnataka]], India
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==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Hakim was the member of the last [[India national football team]] played in the [[1960 Rome Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|access-date=24 August 2021|website=Olympics.com|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824080303/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|title=Old-timers recollect past glory of city football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|archive-date=22 October 2021|publisher=[[The Hans India]]|date=14 July 2018|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mohammed|last=Nizamuddin|location=[[Hyderabad]], Telangana}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chuni Goswami: A legend in every sense of the word |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/chuni-goswami-legend-every-sense-indian-football.html |website=theweek.in |publisher=The Week |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126011337/https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/chuni-goswami-legend-every-sense-indian-football.html |archive-date=26 November 2018 }}</ref> He served as the Regional Director of [[Sports Authority of India]]. He played in the position of half-back.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=22 August 2021|title=SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach, dies aged 82|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-death-7465301/|access-date=24 August 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824080153/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-death-7465301/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=PTI|date=Aug 22, 2021|title=1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach SS Hakim dead {{!}} Football News — Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/1960-rome-olympian-and-national-football-coach-ss-hakim-dead/articleshow/85530979.cms|access-date=24 August 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824032959/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/1960-rome-olympian-and-national-football-coach-ss-hakim-dead/articleshow/85530979.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
Hakim was the member of the last [[India national football team]] played in the [[1960 Rome Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|access-date=24 August 2021|website=Olympics.com|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824080303/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|title=Old-timers recollect past glory of city football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|archive-date=22 October 2021|publisher=[[The Hans India]]|date=14 July 2018|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mohammed|last=Nizamuddin|location=[[Hyderabad]], Telangana}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chuni Goswami: A legend in every sense of the word |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/chuni-goswami-legend-every-sense-indian-football.html |website=theweek.in |publisher=The Week |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126011337/https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/chuni-goswami-legend-every-sense-indian-football.html |archive-date=26 November 2018 }}</ref> He served as the Regional Director of [[Sports Authority of India]]. He played in the position of half-back.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=22 August 2021|title=SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach, dies aged 82|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-death-7465301/|access-date=24 August 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824080153/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-death-7465301/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=PTI|date=22 Aug 2021|title=1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach SS Hakim dead {{!}} Football News — Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/1960-rome-olympian-and-national-football-coach-ss-hakim-dead/articleshow/85530979.cms|access-date=24 August 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824032959/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/1960-rome-olympian-and-national-football-coach-ss-hakim-dead/articleshow/85530979.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>


In club football, Hakim appeared with [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad City Police]], then one of the strongest sides in [[Football in India|Indian club football]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-hyderabad-football-history|first=Sudipto|last=Biswas|title=Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city's rich legacy in the sport|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|date=1 November 2019|access-date=21 August 2022|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501003445/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-hyderabad-football-history}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Down the memory lane: The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|website=www.goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|last1=Banerjee|first1=Ritabrata|date=25 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083110/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|archive-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
In club football, Hakim appeared with [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad City Police]], then one of the strongest sides in [[Football in India|Indian club football]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-hyderabad-football-history|first=Sudipto|last=Biswas|title=Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city's rich legacy in the sport|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|date=1 November 2019|access-date=21 August 2022|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501003445/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-hyderabad-football-history}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Down the memory lane: The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|website=www.goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|last1=Banerjee|first1=Ritabrata|date=25 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083110/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|archive-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
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After retiring from football, Hakim became FIFA badge holder international referee, and officiated matches of [[Asian Club Championship]],<ref name="SL"/> and the [[1988 AFC Asian Cup]] in Qatar.<ref name="Olympics"/>
After retiring from football, Hakim became FIFA badge holder international referee, and officiated matches of [[Asian Club Championship]],<ref name="SL"/> and the [[1988 AFC Asian Cup]] in Qatar.<ref name="Olympics"/>


He was also worked as pilot, having served as Squadron Leader of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="SL"/> Hakim later appointed regional director of [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI).<ref name="SL"/> He also went on to serve as "project director in charge of scouting" before the beginning of [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in India.<ref name="SL"/>
He also worked as pilot, having served as Squadron Leader of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="SL"/> Hakim later appointed regional director of [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI).<ref name="SL"/> He also went on to serve as "project director in charge of scouting" before the beginning of [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in India.<ref name="SL"/>


==Managerial career==
==Managerial career==
He managed [[National Football League (India)]] outfit [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]] from 1998 to 1999,<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html|title=Season ending Transfers 1998: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html|archive-date=20 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|title=Season ending Transfers 1999: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|archive-date=20 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> and guided the team clinching 1998 [[Durand Cup]].<ref name="SL">{{cite web|url=https://sportslounge.co.in/ss-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-and-son-of-syed-abdul-rahim-dies-at-82/|title=SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and son of Syed Abdul Rahim, dies at 82|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|first=Press Trust of India|last=Football News|website=sportslounge.co.in|publisher=Sports Lounge|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019202439/https://sportslounge.co.in/ss-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-and-son-of-syed-abdul-rahim-dies-at-82/|archive-date=19 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/news/m199810.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF October 1998 – Durand Cup – final: Mahindra&Mahindra 2–1 East Bengal|website=www.indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=31 October 1998|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=4 November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104200748/http://indianfootball.de/news/m199810.html|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref> He later managed another NFL side [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]],<ref name="SL"/> before becoming head coach of NFL second division and [[Mumbai Football League|Bombay Harwood League]] club [[Bengal Mumbai FC|Bengal Mumbai]] in 2004–05.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2004: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|archive-date=4 May 2019|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Debkalpa|last=Banerjee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-covid-19-recovery-final-whistle-6527842/|title='I always fight until the final whistle': Syed Shahid Hakim recovers from COVID-19|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=29 July 2020|access-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173316/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-covid-19-recovery-final-whistle-6527842/|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
He managed [[National Football League (India)]] outfit [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]] from 1998 to 1999,<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html|title=Season ending Transfers 1998: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|title=Season ending Transfers 1999: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> and guided the team clinching 1998 [[Durand Cup]].<ref name="SL">{{cite web|url=https://sportslounge.co.in/ss-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-and-son-of-syed-abdul-rahim-dies-at-82/|title=SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and son of Syed Abdul Rahim, dies at 82|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|first=Press Trust of India|last=Football News|website=sportslounge.co.in|publisher=Sports Lounge|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019202439/https://sportslounge.co.in/ss-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-and-son-of-syed-abdul-rahim-dies-at-82/|archive-date=19 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/news/m199810.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF October 1998 – Durand Cup – final: Mahindra&Mahindra 2–1 East Bengal|website=www.indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=31 October 1998|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=4 November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104200748/http://indianfootball.de/news/m199810.html|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref> He later managed another NFL side [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]],<ref name="SL"/> before becoming head coach of NFL second division and [[Mumbai Football League|Bombay Harwood League]] club [[Bengal Mumbai FC|Bengal Mumbai]] in 2004–05.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2004: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Debkalpa|last=Banerjee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-covid-19-recovery-final-whistle-6527842/|title='I always fight until the final whistle': Syed Shahid Hakim recovers from COVID-19|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=29 July 2020|access-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173316/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-covid-19-recovery-final-whistle-6527842/|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>


Beside managing Indian clubs, he also served as assistant coach of [[P. K. Banerjee]] managed [[India national football team]] at the [[1982 Asian Games]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="SL"/>
Beside managing Indian clubs, he also served as assistant coach of [[P. K. Banerjee]] managed [[India national football team]] at the [[1982 Asian Games]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="SL"/>


{{Cquote|''Hakim-saab has been an inspiration to many Footballers over the years. He has been a versatile personality. He fully deserves the Award. Congratulations.''|source=Kushal Das, General Secretory of the [[All India Football Federation]], on Hakim.<ref name="CPD"/>}}
{{Cquote|''Hakim-saab has been an inspiration to many Footballers over the years. He has been a versatile personality. He fully deserves the Award. Congratulations.''|source=Kushal Das, General Secretary of the [[All India Football Federation]], on Hakim.<ref name="CPD"/>}}
Hakim for his contributions to Indian football as coach and manager, was conferred with the prestigious [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2017.<ref name="CPD">{{cite web|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2017/08/29/all-india-football-federation-congratulates-dronacharya-syed-shahid-hakim/|title=All India Football Federation congratulates "Dronacharya" Syed Shahid Hakim|website=cpdfootball.de|date=29 August 2017|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813162637/https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2017/08/29/all-india-football-federation-congratulates-dronacharya-syed-shahid-hakim/|first=Chris|last=Punnakkattu Daniel}}</ref>
Hakim for his contributions to Indian football as coach and manager, was conferred with the prestigious [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2017.<ref name="CPD">{{cite web|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2017/08/29/all-india-football-federation-congratulates-dronacharya-syed-shahid-hakim/|title=All India Football Federation congratulates "Dronacharya" Syed Shahid Hakim|website=cpdfootball.de|date=29 August 2017|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813162637/https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2017/08/29/all-india-football-federation-congratulates-dronacharya-syed-shahid-hakim/|first=Chris|last=Punnakkattu Daniel}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in [[Hyderabad]], [[British India]], Hakim is son of legendary football coach [[Syed Abdul Rahim]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf|title=Rahim, Amal Dutta, P.K. and Nayeem: The Coaches Who Shaped Indian Football|website=la84foundation.org|access-date=23 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810034106/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://upscwithnikhil.com/article/social/syed-abdul-rahim|title=Syed Abdul Rahim|website=upscwithnikhil.com|access-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727204604/https://upscwithnikhil.com/article/social/syed-abdul-rahim|archive-date=27 July 2021}}</ref> whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of [[football in India|football in the country]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkatesan|first=Sudarshan|date=2019-01-06|title=The Golden Age of Indian Football under Syed Abdul Rahim|url=https://thesportsrush.com/the-golden-age-of-indian-football-under-syed-abdul-rahim/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The SportsRush|language=en-US|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611181331/https://thesportsrush.com/the-golden-age-of-indian-football-under-syed-abdul-rahim/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: Remembering Indian football's hero as Ajay Devgn-starrer pays homage to legendary coach|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/syed-abdul-rahim-remembering-indian-footballs-hero-as-ajay-devgn-starrer-pays-homage-to-legendary-coach-6054321.html|last=Coutinho|first=Austin|date=9 February 2019|newspaper=FirstPost|access-date=19 September 2021|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045328/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/syed-abdul-rahim-remembering-indian-footballs-hero-as-ajay-devgn-starrer-pays-homage-to-legendary-coach-6054321.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-rainbow-man-hadi-played-multiple-sports-at-national-and-international-levels-2098714/ |title=Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels |website=siasat.com |publisher=The Siasat Daily |location=Hyderabad |date=26 February 2021 |first=Minhaj |last=Adnan |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301204433/https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-rainbow-man-hadi-played-multiple-sports-at-national-and-international-levels-2098714/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-23|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"|url=https://footballpink.net/2018-11-22-syed-abdul-rahim-the-architect-of-indian-footballs-golden-age/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The Football Pink|language=en-GB|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116054319/https://footballpink.net/2018-11-22-syed-abdul-rahim-the-architect-of-indian-footballs-golden-age/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Kausik Bandyopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |title=Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=29 November 2020 |isbn=9781000084054 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064545/https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301202832/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |journal=Soccer & Society |volume=6:2–3 |page=227–256 |DOI=10.1080/14660970500106410 }}</ref>
Born in [[Hyderabad]], [[British India]], Hakim is son of legendary football coach [[Syed Abdul Rahim]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf|title=Rahim, Amal Dutta, P.K. and Nayeem: The Coaches Who Shaped Indian Football|website=la84foundation.org|access-date=23 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810034106/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/FootballStudies/2002/FS0502f.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://upscwithnikhil.com/article/social/syed-abdul-rahim|title=Syed Abdul Rahim|website=upscwithnikhil.com|access-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727204604/https://upscwithnikhil.com/article/social/syed-abdul-rahim|archive-date=27 July 2021}}</ref> whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of [[football in India|football in the country]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkatesan|first=Sudarshan|date=2019-01-06|title=The Golden Age of Indian Football under Syed Abdul Rahim|url=https://thesportsrush.com/the-golden-age-of-indian-football-under-syed-abdul-rahim/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The SportsRush|language=en-US|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611181331/https://thesportsrush.com/the-golden-age-of-indian-football-under-syed-abdul-rahim/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: Remembering Indian football's hero as Ajay Devgn-starrer pays homage to legendary coach|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/syed-abdul-rahim-remembering-indian-footballs-hero-as-ajay-devgn-starrer-pays-homage-to-legendary-coach-6054321.html|last=Coutinho|first=Austin|date=9 February 2019|newspaper=FirstPost|access-date=19 September 2021|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045328/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/syed-abdul-rahim-remembering-indian-footballs-hero-as-ajay-devgn-starrer-pays-homage-to-legendary-coach-6054321.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-rainbow-man-hadi-played-multiple-sports-at-national-and-international-levels-2098714/ |title=Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels |website=siasat.com |publisher=The Siasat Daily |location=Hyderabad |date=26 February 2021 |first=Minhaj |last=Adnan |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301204433/https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-rainbow-man-hadi-played-multiple-sports-at-national-and-international-levels-2098714/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-23|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"|url=https://footballpink.net/2018-11-22-syed-abdul-rahim-the-architect-of-indian-footballs-golden-age/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The Football Pink|language=en-GB|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116054319/https://footballpink.net/2018-11-22-syed-abdul-rahim-the-architect-of-indian-footballs-golden-age/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Kausik Bandyopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |title=Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=29 November 2020 |isbn=9781000084054 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064545/https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301202832/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |journal=Soccer & Society |volume=6:2–3 |issue=2–3 |pages=227–256 |doi=10.1080/14660970500106410 |s2cid=216862171 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>


Hakim was tested positive for [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]] but recovered after treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hakim saab: A legendary footballer and an inspiration|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/85552817.cms?frmapp=yes&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|first=Krishna|last=Prasad|agency=TNN|date=23 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/hakim-saab-a-legendary-footballer-and-an-inspiration/articleshow/85552817.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on 22 August 2021 of cardiac arrest, aged 82, at a hospital in [[Gulbarga]].<ref name="Olympics">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|title=Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82|first=Aarish|last=Ansari|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|website=olympics.com|publisher=The Olympics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026115941/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pragativadi.com/former-olympian-and-fifa-referee-syed-shahid-hakim-passes-away/|title=Former Olympian And FIFA Referee Syed Shahid Hakim Passes Away|first=Haraprasad|last=Das|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|website=pragativadi.com|publisher=Pragativadi|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085751/https://pragativadi.com/former-olympian-and-fifa-referee-syed-shahid-hakim-passes-away/|archive-date=17 February 2023}}</ref>
Hakim was tested positive for [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]] but recovered after treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hakim saab: A legendary footballer and an inspiration|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/hakim-saab-a-legendary-footballer-and-an-inspiration/articleshow/85552817.cms?frmapp=yes|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|first=Krishna|last=Prasad|agency=TNN|date=23 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|archive-date=17 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/hakim-saab-a-legendary-footballer-and-an-inspiration/articleshow/85552817.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> He died on 22 August 2021 of cardiac arrest, aged 82, at a hospital in [[Gulbarga]].<ref name="Olympics">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|title=Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82|first=Aarish|last=Ansari|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|website=olympics.com|publisher=The Olympics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026115941/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pragativadi.com/former-olympian-and-fifa-referee-syed-shahid-hakim-passes-away/|title=Former Olympian And FIFA Referee Syed Shahid Hakim Passes Away|first=Haraprasad|last=Das|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|website=pragativadi.com|publisher=Pragativadi|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085751/https://pragativadi.com/former-olympian-and-fifa-referee-syed-shahid-hakim-passes-away/|archive-date=17 February 2023}}</ref>


== Awards and honours ==
== Awards and honours ==
[[File:The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore felicitated the former Captain of Indian Football Team Gurdev Singh Gill, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|300px|Shahid Hakim (second from left) at the felicitation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, in [[New Delhi]], December 12, 2017.]]
[[File:The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore felicitated the former Captain of Indian Football Team Gurdev Singh Gill, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|300px|Shahid Hakim (second from left) at the felicitation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, in [[New Delhi]], December 12, 2017.]]
===Player===
===Player===
'''Hyderabad City Police'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/06/gilded-nizams-remembering-the-hyderabad-city-police-2/ |title=Gilded Nizams: Remembering the Hyderabad City Police &#124; Barefoot Indian Football Magazine |access-date=13 April 2013 |website=www.barefootmag.in |publisher=Barefoot Magazine |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702092414/http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/06/gilded-nizams-remembering-the-hyderabad-city-police-2/ |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson {{!}} The visionary who guided India to their greatest success|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=4 September 2015|access-date=20 August 2022|first=Faizan|last=Qadiri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820151814/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson|archive-date=20 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
'''Hyderabad City Police'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/06/gilded-nizams-remembering-the-hyderabad-city-police-2/ |title=Gilded Nizams: Remembering the Hyderabad City Police &#124; Barefoot Indian Football Magazine |access-date=13 April 2013 |website=www.barefootmag.in |publisher=Barefoot Magazine |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702092414/http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/06/gilded-nizams-remembering-the-hyderabad-city-police-2/ |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson {{!}} The visionary who guided India to their greatest success|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=4 September 2015|access-date=20 August 2022|first=Faizan|last=Qadiri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820151814/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson|archive-date=20 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[Durand Cup]]: 1961
*[[Durand Cup]]: 1961
*[[Rovers Cup]]: 1960, 1962
*[[Rovers Cup]]: 1960, 1962
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Syed Shahid Hakim
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Dhyan Chand Award to Hakim at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, 29 August 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-06-23)23 June 1939[1]
Place of birth Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
(now in Telangana, India)
Date of death 22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
City College Old Boys
Indian Air Force
Hyderabad City Police
National team
1960 India
Teams managed
1998–1999 Mahindra United
2000–2001 Salgaocar
2004–2005 Bengal Mumbai
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Syed Shahid Hakim (23 June 1939 – 22 August 2021)[2] was an Indian footballer, football manager, FIFA official and referee.[3] Hakim also acted as assistant manager of India national team during the 1980s.[4] He was awarded by the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award in 2017 for his contributions to the sport.[5][6]

Playing career[edit | edit source]

Hakim was the member of the last India national football team played in the 1960 Rome Olympics.[7][8][9] He served as the Regional Director of Sports Authority of India. He played in the position of half-back.[10] Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder.[11]

In club football, Hakim appeared with Hyderabad City Police, then one of the strongest sides in Indian club football.[12][13]

Post-playing career[edit | edit source]

After retiring from football, Hakim became FIFA badge holder international referee, and officiated matches of Asian Club Championship,[14] and the 1988 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[15]

He also worked as pilot, having served as Squadron Leader of the Indian Air Force.[14] Hakim later appointed regional director of Sports Authority of India (SAI).[14] He also went on to serve as "project director in charge of scouting" before the beginning of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[14]

Managerial career[edit | edit source]

He managed National Football League (India) outfit Mahindra United from 1998 to 1999,[16][17] and guided the team clinching 1998 Durand Cup.[14][18] He later managed another NFL side Salgaocar,[14] before becoming head coach of NFL second division and Bombay Harwood League club Bengal Mumbai in 2004–05.[19][20]

Beside managing Indian clubs, he also served as assistant coach of P. K. Banerjee managed India national football team at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.[14]

Hakim-saab has been an inspiration to many Footballers over the years. He has been a versatile personality. He fully deserves the Award. Congratulations.

— Kushal Das, General Secretary of the All India Football Federation, on Hakim.[21]

Hakim for his contributions to Indian football as coach and manager, was conferred with the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 2017.[21]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Born in Hyderabad, British India, Hakim is son of legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim,[22][23] whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of football in the country.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

Hakim was tested positive for COVID-19 but recovered after treatment.[30] He died on 22 August 2021 of cardiac arrest, aged 82, at a hospital in Gulbarga.[15][31]

Awards and honours[edit | edit source]

Shahid Hakim (second from left) at the felicitation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, in New Delhi, December 12, 2017.

Player[edit | edit source]

Hyderabad City Police[32][33][34]

Hyderabad[35]

Individual

Manager[edit | edit source]

Mahindra United[14]

Individual

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Syed Shahid Hakim – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ "1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach SS Hakim dead | Football News — Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Syed Shahid Hakim". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ The Indian Senior Team at the 1982 Calcutta Nehru Cup: Archived 17 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "List of Dhyan Chand Awardees". Sports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "National Sports Awards 2017" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Nizamuddin, Mohammed (14 July 2018). "Old-timers recollect past glory of city football". Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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