Mohammad Abdus Sattar

For disambiguation, see Abdus Sattar.

Mohammad Abdus Sattar (1925 – 23 April 2011) was an Indian footballer.^[4] He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar.^[5]

M A Sattar^[1]

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Abdus Sattar
Date of birth	1925
Place of birth	Bangalore, British India
Date of death	23 April 2011 (aged 85)
Place of death	Kolkata, India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bangalore Muslim Club
1949–1950	Mohammedan Sporting
1950–1958	Mohun Bagan
	Howrah Union[2]
International career
	India
Managerial career
	Mohammedan Sporting[3]
Medal record Men's football Representing  India Asian Games 1951 New Delhi Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club career

Abdus Sattar started his career with the Bangalore Muslim Club, before joining the Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1949.^[6] He signed for Mohun Bagan in 1950,^[7] winning the 1955 Rovers Cup with them.^[7][8]

International career

Abdus Sattar played internationally for the India national football team.^[4][8] After winning the 1951 Asian Games,^[7][8] Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics.^[5][9]

Later life and death

After retiring from playing, Sattar coached Mohammedan Sporting Club and under his coaching, Mohammedan won the Calcutta Football League in 1981, which is also their last CFL title until date.^[3]

Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.^[3]

Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia in Kolkata on 23 April 2011, at the age of 85. He had been suffering from dementia caused by Alzheimer's.^[7][8][10]

Honours

India

• Asian Games Gold medal: 1951^[7]
• Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: 1953,^[11] 1954,^[12] 1955^[13]

Mohun Bagan^[14]

• Calcutta Football League: 1951, 1954, 1956
• Durand Cup: 1953^[15]
• IFA Shield: 1954, 1956
• Rovers Cup: 1954

Bengal^[14]

• Santosh Trophy: 1941, 1951, 1953, 1955

Howrah Union

• Stafford Cup: 1964^[16]

Individual

• Mohun Bagan Ratna: 2008^[17][18][19]