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'''Syed Abdul Rahim''' (17 August 1909 | '''Syed Abdul Rahim''' (17 August 1909 – 11 June 1963), popularly known as '''Rahim Saab''', was an [[Football in India|Indian football]] coach and manager of the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] from 1950 until his death in 1963, and a former player.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History in Timeline of Indian Football|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308124507/http://www.the-aiff.com/history|archive-date=8 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-15|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Syed Abdul Rahim {{!}} The Architect of Modern Indian Football|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/Syed-Abdul-Rahim/1651|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Chase Your Sport|language=en|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131458/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/Syed-Abdul-Rahim/1651|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Morrison|first=Neil|date=12 February 2015|title=1955 USSR and India reciprocal tours|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/ussr-india-tours55.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420150040/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/ussr-india-tours55.html|archive-date=20 April 2015|work=RSSSF|accessdate=28 June 2021}}</ref> He is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forgotten on birth centenary - Legendary coach rahim - SAAB yet to get the honour and respect he deserves|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/forgotten-on-birth-centenary-legendary-coach-rahim-saab-yet-to-get-the-honour-and-respect-he-deserves/cid/604641|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.telegraphindia.com|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131519/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/forgotten-on-birth-centenary-legendary-coach-rahim-saab-yet-to-get-the-honour-and-respect-he-deserves/cid/604641|url-status=live}}</ref> Basically a teacher by profession,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Jaydeep|title=In unbearable pain but with football on his mind: The last nine months of Syed Abdul Rahim's life|url=https://scroll.in/field/973215/in-unbearable-pain-but-with-football-on-his-mind-the-last-nine-months-of-syed-abdul-rahims-life|access-date=2021-02-14|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108094109/https://scroll.in/field/973215/in-unbearable-pain-but-with-football-on-his-mind-the-last-nine-months-of-syed-abdul-rahims-life|url-status=live}}</ref> he was a good motivator<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-13|title=Who is Syed Abdul Rahim? Know about the Indian football coach set to be played by Ajay Devgn|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/who-is-syed-abdul-rahim-know-about-the-indian-football-coach-set-to-be-played-by-ajay-devgn/1243281/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131459/https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/who-is-syed-abdul-rahim-know-about-the-indian-football-coach-set-to-be-played-by-ajay-devgn/1243281/|url-status=live}}</ref> and his tenure as a coach is regarded as a "golden age" of football in India,<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/|url-status=live}}</ref> and under his stewardship he led the Indian Football team to win [[Gold medal]]s in [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] of—([[1951 Asian Games|1951-Delhi]] and [[1962 Asian Games|1962-Jakarta]]), play semi-finals of the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]—([[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956-Melbourne]]) making India the first ever [[Asia]]n country to achieve this place,<ref>{{cite news|title=Home Sport Remembering 'the best football coach India'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/aug/18/remembering-the-best-football-coach-india-78185.html|newspaper=New Indian Express|date=18 August 2009|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref> win the titles of [[Colombo Cup]] for the years of—([[Colombo Cup 1952|1952-Colombo]] and [[Colombo Cup 1954|1954-Calcutta]] and came runners-up in [[Pestabola Merdeka]]—([[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959 KualaLumpur]]).<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|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Rahim was born on 17 August 1909 in [[Hyderabad, India]].<ref>{{Cite web | Rahim was born on 17 August 1909 in [[Hyderabad, India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=This Forgotten Coach Was the Architect of Indian Football's 'Golden Age'|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/150520/ajay-devgn-syed-abdul-rahim-indian-football/|access-date=2022-02-19|language=en-US|work=The Better India|date=2018-07-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/aug/27/football-coach-abdul-rahim-a-forgotten-hero-80855.html|title=Football coach Abdul Rahim, a forgotten hero|work=The New Indian Express|date=2009-08-27|access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref> In his early years, he represented the football team of [[Osmania University]], from where he did his graduation<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=Architect Of Modern Indian Football {{!}} Syed Abdul Rahim {{!}} Maidaan Movie|url=https://therealgems.com/architect-of-modern-indian-football-syed-abdul-rahim/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Real Gems|language=en-US|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131538/https://therealgems.com/architect-of-modern-indian-football-syed-abdul-rahim/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Rahim Saab, the man who put India on the world football map|url=http://www.catchnews.com/football-news/syed-abdul-rahim-the-story-of-india-s-greatest-football-coach-1439791142.html|access-date=2021-02-14|website=CatchNews.com|language=en|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928082937/http://www.catchnews.com/football-news/syed-abdul-rahim-the-story-of-india-s-greatest-football-coach-1439791142.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and played for a team "Eleven Hunters" that was made up of current and former students of the college.<ref name=SP/> | ||
After his journey as a teacher, Rahim returned to the college to complete his arts degree. Thereafter, he worked as the teacher successively in Kachiguda Middle School, Urdu Sharif School, Darul-ul-Uloom High School and Chaderghat High School.<ref name=SP/> He then took a diploma in physical education and took charge of sports activities in the last two schools he served as teacher.<ref name=SP/> | After his journey as a teacher, Rahim returned to the college to complete his arts degree. Thereafter, he worked as the teacher successively in Kachiguda Middle School, Urdu Sharif School, Darul-ul-Uloom High School and Chaderghat High School.<ref name=SP/> He then took a diploma in physical education and took charge of sports activities in the last two schools he served as teacher.<ref name=SP/> | ||
Rahim was a professional footballer for a while, as he had represented Qamar Club, which was then considered to be one of the best teams in the local league.<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=2021-02-15|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/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rahim also played for the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] club [[HSV Hoek]], before going on to become a manager.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyderabad FC - reigniting the footballing spark in the City of Nizams|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/hyderabad-fc---reigniting-the-footballing-spark-in-the-city-of-nizams|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Indian Super League|language=en|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427101357/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/hyderabad-fc---reigniting-the-footballing-spark-in-the-city-of-nizams|url-status=live}}</ref> | Rahim was a professional footballer for a while, as he had represented Qamar Club, which was then considered to be one of the best teams in the local league.<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=2021-02-15|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/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rahim also played for the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] club [[HSV Hoek]],<ref>Dixit, Puranjay. [https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/a-subjective-ranking-male-indian-internationals-played-clubs-outside-asia?article-trending Ranked: All male Indian footballers to play outside Asia] ''Sportskeeda''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.</ref> before going on to become a manager.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyderabad FC - reigniting the footballing spark in the City of Nizams|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/hyderabad-fc---reigniting-the-footballing-spark-in-the-city-of-nizams|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Indian Super League|language=en|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427101357/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/hyderabad-fc---reigniting-the-footballing-spark-in-the-city-of-nizams|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In 1943, Rahim was elected as the Secretary of the Hyderabad Football Association.<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/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also became the coach of the [[Hyderabad City Police]] from 1943 until 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Down the memory lane - The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131536/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|url-status=live}}</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/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rahim's first assignment as the coach of India was to train the team that toured [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] in 1949.<ref name="SP">N. Ganesan, "Loss to Indian Soccer", Sport & Pastime, p.14, 27 July 1963.</ref> Two years later, India won the gold in their first [[1951 Asian Games|Asian Games in 1951]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Amoy|date=2014-08-15|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1951 New Delhi|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|archive-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112033/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|url-status=live}}</ref> | In 1943, Rahim was elected as the Secretary of the Hyderabad Football Association.<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/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also became the coach of the [[Hyderabad City Police FC]] from 1943 until 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Down the memory lane - The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131536/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|url-status=live}}</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/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rahim's first assignment as the coach of India was to train the team that toured [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] in 1949.<ref name="SP">N. Ganesan, "Loss to Indian Soccer", Sport & Pastime, p.14, 27 July 1963.</ref> Two years later, India won the gold in their first [[1951 Asian Games|Asian Games in 1951]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Amoy|date=2014-08-15|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1951 New Delhi|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|archive-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112033/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
During Rahim's tenure, the Indian football team enjoyed a great deal of success. Apart from winning the Asian games in [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] and [[1962 Asian Games|1962]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khanna|first=Ashish|date=2018-07-14|title=Ajay Devgan to play lead in legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim biopic|url=https://www.insidesport.co/ajay-devgan-to-play-lead-in-legendary-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahim-biopic/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=InsideSport|language=en-gb|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131502/https://www.insidesport.co/ajay-devgan-to-play-lead-in-legendary-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahim-biopic/|url-status=live}}</ref> India also reached the semi-finals of the [[1956 Melbourne Olympics]] which is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news| title=Olympians want Padma Bhushan for Rahim| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Olympians-want-Padma-Bhushan-for-Rahim/articleshow/11518024.cms| publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com| date=17 January 2012| access-date=3 April 2012| archive-date=15 April 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415151703/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Olympians-want-Padma-Bhushan-for-Rahim/articleshow/11518024.cms| url-status=live}}</ref> | During Rahim's tenure, the Indian football team enjoyed a great deal of success.<ref>[https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165 Old-timers recollect past glory of city football] ''The Hans India''. Retrieved 5 September 2021</ref> Apart from winning the Asian games in [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] and [[1962 Asian Games|1962]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khanna|first=Ashish|date=2018-07-14|title=Ajay Devgan to play lead in legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim biopic|url=https://www.insidesport.co/ajay-devgan-to-play-lead-in-legendary-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahim-biopic/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=InsideSport|language=en-gb|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131502/https://www.insidesport.co/ajay-devgan-to-play-lead-in-legendary-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahim-biopic/|url-status=live}}</ref> India also reached the semi-finals of the [[1956 Melbourne Olympics]] which is still considered India's greatest ever achievement in football.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news| title=Olympians want Padma Bhushan for Rahim| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Olympians-want-Padma-Bhushan-for-Rahim/articleshow/11518024.cms| publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com| date=17 January 2012| access-date=3 April 2012| archive-date=15 April 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415151703/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Olympians-want-Padma-Bhushan-for-Rahim/articleshow/11518024.cms| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Rahim's last success was at the [[1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian games]] in [[Jakarta]], where India went on to win gold, beating [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the finals in front of a crowd of 100,000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=On this day: India wins football gold in 1962 Asian Games|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/on-this-day-indian-football-team-asian-games-1962-gold-arun-ghosh-south-korea-jakarta/article32523326.ece|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Sportstar|language=en|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216175227/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/on-this-day-indian-football-team-asian-games-1962-gold-arun-ghosh-south-korea-jakarta/article32523326.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> | Rahim's last success was at the [[1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian games]] in [[Jakarta]], where India went on to win gold, beating [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the finals in front of a crowd of 100,000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=On this day: India wins football gold in 1962 Asian Games|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/on-this-day-indian-football-team-asian-games-1962-gold-arun-ghosh-south-korea-jakarta/article32523326.ece|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Sportstar|language=en|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216175227/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/on-this-day-indian-football-team-asian-games-1962-gold-arun-ghosh-south-korea-jakarta/article32523326.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Tactics and style== | |||
Rahim is considered to be the greatest coach India has ever produced, His tenure is considered as a "Golden age" of Indian football.<ref>{{cite book |last=Majumdar, Boria |first=Bandyopadhyay, Kausik |date=1 February 2006 |title=Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i55oAAAACAAJ |location=[[New Delhi]] |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin India]] |isbn=9780670058747 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140616/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Goalless_the_Story_of_a_Unique_Footballi.html?id=i55oAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y |archive-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> Rahim was a teacher in his early career and coached [[Hyderabad City Police FC]],<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=Goal.com|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> which made him a strict disciplinarian and a good tactician, utilizing the available resources he make best out of it, in the process to improve [[One-touch football|one-touch play]] he conducted [[Dribbling#Association_football|non-dribbling]] and weaker leg-(the players supposedly play with their weaker foot) tournaments. | |||
Rahim introduced the [[Formation_(association_football)#Classic_formations|classic]] [[Formation_(association_football)#4–2–4|4-2-4]] formation in Indian football team much before [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] popularised it in the [[1958 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Home-grown trailblazers: The greatest Indian coaches in football|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/greates-indian-coaches-in-football-abdul-rahim-amal-dutta-pk-banerjee-colaco-nayeemuddin/article31255921.ece|last=Prasad|first=Ashin|date=4 April 2020|work=[[Sportstar]]|accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref> | |||
When Indian national coach Alberto Fernando had gone to a workshop in [[Brazil]] in 1964, he said: <blockquote>''What I learnt from Rahim in 1956 is being taught now in Brazil. Verily, he was a football prophet.''<ref name="IE">{{cite news|title=The wonder that was Rahim|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article557718.ece|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=4 July 2012|access-date=4 April 2013|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131504/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2012/jul/04/the-wonder-that-was-rahim-383284.html|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Rahim's son, [[Syed Shahid Hakim]] was a former professional football player, and had represented India in the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 March 2013|title=Hakim's tribute to his father|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/hakims-tribute-to-his-father|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320232438/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/hakims-tribute-to-his-father|archive-date=20 March 2021|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Sportskeeda}}</ref> | Rahim's son, [[Syed Shahid Hakim]] was a former professional football player, and had represented India in the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|first=N Jagannath|last=Das|title=Remembering Syed Abdul Rahim|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/oct/10/remembering-syed-abdul-rahim-91378.html|date=10 October 2009|access-date=27 April 2021|website=www.newindianexpress.com|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427101351/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/oct/10/remembering-syed-abdul-rahim-91378.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 March 2013|title=Hakim's tribute to his father|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/hakims-tribute-to-his-father|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320232438/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/hakims-tribute-to-his-father|archive-date=20 March 2021|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Sportskeeda}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
A former Indian football player [[Fortunato Franco]] said about "Rahim Saab"; | |||
<blockquote>''With him he took Indian Football to the grave''.<ref>{{cite book|title=BEYOND 90 MINUTES: An Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN2GDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT106|page=106|last1=Banerjee|first1=P.K|last2=Chatterjee|first2=Anirban|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019|isbn=9781684662623|access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
A biopic on Rahim named ''[[Maidaan]]'', directed by [[Amit Sharma (director)|Amit Ravindernath Sharma]], is going to be released on 15 June 2022 with [[Ajay Devgn]] in lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-30|title=First look of Syed Abdul Rahim's biopic "Maidaan" released|url=https://thebridge.in/football/first-look-of-former-india-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahims-biopic-maidaan-released/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410151949/https://thebridge.in/football/first-look-of-former-india-football-coach-syed-abdul-rahims-biopic-maidaan-released/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixit |first=Ayush Mohan |date=19 August 2019 |title=[First look] Ajay Devgn, Keerthy Suresh's Maidaan, based on football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, goes on floors |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/first-look-poster-maidaan-starring-ajay-devgn-keerthy-suresh-goes-on-floors/471437 |access-date=19 August 2019 |website=Times Now News 18}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Honours== | ||
===Manager=== | |||
'''India''' | |||
*[[Asian Games]] | |||
: Gold Medal: [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]], [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]] | |||
*[[Colombo Cup]] | |||
: Winners: [[1952 Colombo Cup|1952]], [[1954 Colombo Cup|1954]] | |||
*[[Merdeka Cup]] | |||
: Runners-up: [[1959 Merdeka Tournament|1959]] | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]] | |||
* [[History of the India national football team]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1963 deaths]] | [[Category:1963 deaths]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian footballers]] | |||
[[Category:Indian expatriate footballers]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Muslims]] | [[Category:Indian Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:India national football team managers]] | [[Category:India national football team managers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian football coaches]] | [[Category:Indian football coaches]] | ||
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[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]] | ||
[[Category:Association footballers not categorized by position]] | [[Category:Association footballers not categorized by position]] | ||