Syed Abdul Rahim

Football Coach

Indian Hyderabad, India

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Quick Info

ProfessionFootball Coach
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth17/08/1909
Age53 years (died on 11, Jun, 1963)
BirthplaceHyderabad, India
Date of Death11/06/1963

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Bio/Wiki

Other nameSA Rahim
Nicknames
  • Rahim Saab
  • The Architect of Modern Indian Football
  • The Sleeping Giant
  • The Stan Cullis of India
  • The Indian Ferguson
Famous ForCoaching the Indian team to the semi-finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Football Tournament

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityOsmania University, India
Educational QualificationGraduate

Personal Life

Place of DeathHyderabad
ReligionIslam
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

WifeSaira Rahim
Children
  • Syed Shahid Hakim (former football player, FIFA official, Squadron Leader in IAF
  • died on 22 August 2021)
  • S. S. Saleem Tameez
  • S. S. Waseem (Footballer, died on 26 May 2020)
  • Aziz Jehan
  • Jehan Perwaiz Jehan
  • Syeda Sadia (SS Hakim's wife
  • Politician)
  • Madiha Raza (SS Hakim's daughter)
  • Fazeel Zardi (Manager of Operations at Tata Consultancy Services)

Career

Highlights
  • Coached Indian team to win gold at 1951 Asian Games
  • Changed Indian team's formation to 'W-formation'
  • Coached Indian team to 4th place finish at 1956 Melbourne Olympics
  • Won Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in 1952 (Colombo) and 1954 (Calcutta)
  • Runners-up in Pestabola Merdeka in 1959 (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Coached Hyderabad City Police to five consecutive Rovers Cups (1950-1955) and four Durand Cups
  • Coached Indian team to gold at 1962 Asian Games

Favourites

Favourite Football TeamHungary
Favourite Football Players
  • Gusztáv Sebes
  • Robert Andrew Fruval

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Rahim developed a passion for sports at a young age.
2. He excelled as a football player during his school years.
3. He competed for the Osmania University football team.
4. Rahim was known for introducing a passing-focused style of play.
5. He played a key role in leading the HCP team to numerous victories.
6. One of the founding members of Hyderabad Football Association (HFA) in 1939.
7. Elected secretary of HFA in 1943.
8. Played as a forward in his early days.
9. Succeeded Norbert Andrew Fruvall as coach of the Indian national team.
10. Died of lung cancer after being bed-ridden for six months.
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