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Syed Shahid Hakim
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Dhyan Chand Award to Hakim at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, 29 August 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-06-23)23 June 1939[1]
Place of birth Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
(now in Telangana, India)
Date of death 22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
City College Old Boys
Indian Air Force
Hyderabad City Police
International career
1960 India
Managerial career
1998–1999 Mahindra United
2000–2001 Salgaocar
2004–2005 Bengal Mumbai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Syed Shahid Hakim (23 June 1939 – 22 August 2021)[2] was an Indian footballer, football manager, FIFA official and referee.[3] Hakim also acted as assistant manager of India national team during the 1980s.[4] He was awarded by the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award in 2017 for his contributions to the sport.[5][6]

Playing career

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Hakim was the member of the last India national football team played in the 1960 Rome Olympics.[7][8][9] He served as the Regional Director of Sports Authority of India. He played in the position of half-back.[10] Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder.[11]

In club football, Hakim appeared with Hyderabad City Police, then one of the strongest sides in Indian club football.[12][13]

Post-playing career

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After retiring from football, Hakim became FIFA badge holder international referee, and officiated matches of Asian Club Championship,[14] and the 1988 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[15]

He also worked as pilot, having served as Squadron Leader of the Indian Air Force.[14] Hakim later appointed regional director of Sports Authority of India (SAI).[14] He also went on to serve as "project director in charge of scouting" before the beginning of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[14]

Managerial career

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He managed National Football League (India) outfit Mahindra United from 1998 to 1999,[16][17] and guided the team clinching 1998 Durand Cup.[14][18] He later managed another NFL side Salgaocar,[14] before becoming head coach of NFL second division and Bombay Harwood League club Bengal Mumbai in 2004–05.[19][20]

Beside managing Indian clubs, he also served as assistant coach of P. K. Banerjee managed India national football team at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.[14]

Hakim-saab has been an inspiration to many Footballers over the years. He has been a versatile personality. He fully deserves the Award. Congratulations.

— Kushal Das, General Secretary of the All India Football Federation, on Hakim.[21]

Hakim for his contributions to Indian football as coach and manager, was conferred with the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 2017.[21]

Personal life

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Born in Hyderabad, British India, Hakim is son of legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim,[22][23] whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of football in the country.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

Hakim was tested positive for COVID-19 but recovered after treatment.[30] He died on 22 August 2021 of cardiac arrest, aged 82, at a hospital in Gulbarga.[15][31]

Awards and honours

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Shahid Hakim (second from left) at the felicitation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, in New Delhi, December 12, 2017.

Player

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Hyderabad City Police[32][33][34]

Hyderabad[35]

Individual

Manager

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Mahindra United[14]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Syed Shahid Hakim – FIFA competition record (archived)
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  6. ^ "National Sports Awards 2017" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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