Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 23 June 1939||
Place of birth |
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India | ||
Date of death | 22 August 2021[1] | (aged 82)||
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]
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]
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 was 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]
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 Secretory 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]
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]
Hyderabad City Police[32][33][34]
Hyderabad[35]
Individual
Mahindra United[14]
Individual