Mohammad Abdus Sattar, Indian Olympic footballer, died from pneumonia he was , 85.

Mohammad Abdus Sattar was an Indian footballer. He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia he was , 85..

(1925 – 23 April 2011)

Career

Club career

Abdus Sattar started his career in Bangalore with the Bangalore Muslim Club, but shifted to Calcutta in 1949 for better opportunities and joined Mohammedan Sporting Club.^[4] He shifted to Mohun Bagan in 1950^[5], winning the 1955 Rovers Cup with them.^[5][6]

International career

After winning the 1951 Asian Games,^[5][6] Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics.^[3][7]

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 till date.^[2]
Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.^[2]
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.^{[5][6] [8]}

 

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