Internet Desk: The Best Defender of 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Syed Abdus Salam has passed away on Sunday. The 77 year old former India footballer and coach died at his Salarjung Colony residence in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
Salam was bed-ridden for more than five years after a hip injury and passed away around 11am. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. He represented India under Badru Banerjee at the Melbourne Games where India finished fourth and was the last football team to have made the Olympics.
At club level, Salam represented Mohammedan Sporting and led the team to win both the Calcutta Football League and IFA Shield in 1957.
Mohammedan Sporting President Sultan Ahmed condoled Salam’s death and the club kept the flag at half-mast.
Salam had guided India to become joint winners with Iran in the Asian Youth U-19 Cup in Bangkok in 1974.
He also coached Andhra Pradesh and was the first coach of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh in 1981 and retired there as a deputy director.
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