P. B. A. Saleh

Puthanparambil Babakhan Abdul Razzaq Saleh^[3][4] (28 November 1928 – 24 June 1979), nicknamed Kottayam Saleh,^[5] was an Indian football player. He was part of the team that played against Yugoslavia in a 10–1 defeat at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[6][7]

P. B. A. Saleh

Personal information
Full name	P. B. Abdul Saleh
Date of birth	28 November 1928
Place of birth	Kottayam, India
Date of death	24 June 1979
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1953	East Bengal[1]		(55[2])
	Calcutta Customs
International career
	India
Medal record Men's football Representing  India Asian Games 1951 New Delhi Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Saleh, who played on the left wing, came from Kerala and played nine seasons for East Bengal,^[8] and captained the team in 1950–51.^[9][10][11] He represented India internationally under coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim.^[12]

Personal life

Saleh worked in the Geological Survey of India and later as a senior superintendent in Customs. He died in 1979 from a heart attack during a train journey.^[13]

Honours

East Bengal

• IFA Shield: 1949, 1950, 1951

Bengal

• Santosh Trophy: 1950-51

India

• Asian Games Gold medal: 1951^[14]

See also

• Pancha Pandavas