Syed Abdus Samad (footballer)
 Samad in an undated photograph | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Purnia, Bihar, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 1964 (aged 68–69) | ||
| Place of death | Parbatipur, Dinajpur, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Purnia Junior FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1915 | Calcutta Main Town Club | ||
| 1915–1920 | Tajhat FC | ||
| 1918–1918 | Calcutta Orients Club | ||
| 1921–1930 | East Bengal Railway | ||
| 1931–1932 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 1933–1938 | Mohammedan Sporting | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1934 | India | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Syed Abdus Samad (Bengali: সৈয়দ আবদুস সামাদ; c. 1895 – 2 February 1964) was a Bengali British Indian football player from Bengal.[1] Dubbed Football Jadukor (Football Magician),[2] he played for India national football team in 1924 and captained it in 1926.[3] He played as a forward. Samad's football career lasted from 1915–1938.[3]
Early life
Samad was born in 1895 in Purnia of Bihar in British India. He left school during his studies in the eighth grade.[3] Samad displayed his talents in football from his early boyhood.[3]
Playing career
Samad played football for Purnia Zilla School in interschool tournament, and he scored all ten goals for his team in their 10–0 win against Umapati Kumar's Kishanganj Higher English School in a match.[4] He first drew attention of the football club managers of Calcutta when he played for the Purnia Junior Football Club. He joined the Calcutta Main Town Club in 1912. During 1915–1920, he played for Tajhat Football Club of Rangpur. Dukhiram Majumder was one of founding members of Aryan Club in 1888, was responsible for bringing up players like Samad.[5][6][7] Samad also took first football training from him.[8][9][10]
In 1916, Samad played in a match against Somerset Football Team of England. He played for Calcutta Orients Club in 1918 and for the East Bengal Railway Team during 1921–1930. Samad scored the most memorable trophy-winning goal of his career in 1927 against the Sherwood Forestry Team patronised by the Chief of the British Indian Army Lieutenant General Sherwood Mall.[3]
As a member of Indian national team, he toured Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong, China, Java, Sumatra, Malay, Borneo, Singapore and Britain. In a match played against China in Peking, he played as a substitute player in the second half and scored four goals in a row to give his side a 4–3 victory after trailing 0–3 in the first half.[11]
In 1931, Mohun Bagan acquired the services of Samad, where he played alongside legendary players including Gostha Pal,[12][13] Karuna Bhattacharya, Umapati Kumar, Sanmatha Dutta, Balaidas Chatterjee,[14][15] Satu Chowdhury,[16][17][18] and Bimal Mukherjee.
At the age of 38, he joined the Mohammedan Sporting Club and played in during 1933–1938, club's "golden age".[19][3] In 1933, Mohammedan qualified for the first division of Calcutta Football League for the first time in its history. Mohammedan became the first native club to capture the Calcutta Football League title in 1934,[20][21][22][23] in their very first year in top division which was a rare feat.[24][25] The club became Senior Division champion five years in a row from 1934 to 1938.[26][27] In 1936, Sporting became the second Indian club to win IFA Shield.[28]
Personal life and legacy
After the partition of India in 1947, Samad settled in Parbatipur Upazila of Dinajpur in East Pakistan.[29] He was employed at the Pakistan Eastern Railway. In 1957, he was appointed as coach of National Sports Council Board.[29] He was recipient of the Pride of Performance (President's Award) in 1962.[3]
Samad had a son named Golam Hossain. Together they played for Railway Team in 1944.[3][30] He died on 2 February 1964 in Parbatipur. East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) Government released a postal stamp commemorating him in 1969.[31] Bangladesh Football Federation organizes the annual "Jadukar Samad Smriti Football Tournament".[3] Later, the Government of Bangladesh also launched a postage stamp series in his memory.[32]
Honours
Mohammedan Sporting[33]
- Calcutta Football League: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
- IFA Shield: 1936
Individual
- Presidential Pride of Performance: 1962[34] (by the Government of Pakistan)
See also
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External links
- "Syed Abdus Samad". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022.
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