Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin

Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin was an Indian association football player who played for the India national football team. He was part of the Indian team that reached the Semi-final of 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin

Zulfiqaruddin being felicitated by Indian sports minister M. S. Gill, in New Delhi, February 23, 2009.
Personal information
Date of birth	1936
Date of death	13 January 2019
Place of death	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hyderabad City Police[1]
	Hyderabad
International career
	India
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Zulfiqaruddin began his club football with Hyderabad City Police FC, one of the strongest sides in Indian football.^[4][5]

He represented India at the 1958 Asian Games. He captained the Andhra Pradesh team in Santosh Trophy from 1955 to 1967, and also captained the Andhra Police team in nationwide competitions such as the IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Rovers Cup. After outstanding performance with Hyderabad at the 1956–57 Santosh Trophy and winning the title defeating Bombay 4–1 in final, he along with Tulsidas Balaram were called up to the India national team.^[6] He died at the age of 83 in 2019.^[7][8][9] During his international duties, Zulfiqaruddin was managed and highly influenced by legendary Indian coach Syed Abdul Rahim.^[10][11][12]

He spoke about Rahim as, "He was a master at work. He made the Indian football team a formidable unit. He had the uncanny ability of spotting talent and turning them into solid players. But he was a strict disciplinarian."^[13]

Honours

India

• Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959^[14]

Hyderabad / Andhra Pradesh

• Santosh Trophy: 1956–57,^[6] 1957–58, 1965–66

Hyderabad City Police / Andhra Pradesh Police

• Durand Cup: 1957–58, 1961
• Rovers Cup: 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963–64
• DCM Trophy: 1959