Syed Nayeemuddin

Syed Nayeemuddin (born 1944), known as Nayeem,[4][5] is an Indian football coach and former player. He played for and was captain of the Indian national team[6] and has managed Mahindra United,[7][8] Brothers Union, Dhaka Mohammedan,[9] and Bangladesh national team. He is the only sportsperson to win both the Arjuna Award, recognising his contribution to Indian football. He received the award by the Government of India in 1997.[10] and Dronacharya Award for football.

Syed Nayeemuddin
Nayeemuddin in February 2016
Personal information
Full name Syed Nayeemuddin[1][2]
Date of birth 1944 (age 77–78)
Place of birth Hyderabad, Nizam Rule, British India (present-day Telengana, India)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1966 Hyderabad City Police
1966–1968 East Bengal
1968–1970 Mohun Bagan
1970 East Bengal
1971–1973 Mohammedan
1973–? Mohun Bagan
197?–? Mohammedan
National team
1964–1971 India
Teams managed
1982–1985 Mohammedan
1986–1987 India
1990–1992 East Bengal
1992–1994 Mohun Bagan
1994–1996 East Bengal
1997–1998[3] India
2004–2005 Mahindra United
2005–2006 India
2007–2016 Brothers Union
2016 Brothers Union
2007–2008 Bangladesh
2017 Dhaka Mohammedan
2018–2019 Brothers Union
Honours
Men's football
Representing  India
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up1964 IsraelTeam
Asian Games
1970 BangkokTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Nayeemuddin began his club football career with Hyderabad City Police, which was then a renowned side in Indian club football.[11][12]

He made his senior international debut for India in 1964, and in that year, he was part of the Syed Abdul Rahim managed team that finished as runners-up at the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, losing to Israel.[13][14][15] He captained the India national team that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok.[16]

Managerial career
Nayeemuddin being felicitated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at the grand opening of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Delhi.

Nayeemuddin was appointed coach of India national team in 1997.[17] He won the South Asian Football Federation Cup by beating the Maldives 5–1 and reached the semi-finals of the Nehru Cup for the first time.[18] His time in charge of the national team was blighted with no practice matches between September 1997 and November 1998 before the 1998 Asian Games. He managed the team in 1998 Asian Games held at Bangkok, where they reached second round.[19][20]

Nayeemuddin (in right) showing his skills with legendary Iranian footballer Jamshid Nassiri at a football workshop in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, February 2016.

His role with India ended after the games in December 1998. His second role with India began when he succeeded Sukhwinder Singh as India coach in 2005,[21] but left in 2006 after poor performances against Japan and Yemen when qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.[6] Since 2007 to 2017, he was the head coach of Brothers Union, Dhaka. He has previously managed Bengal Mumbai FC in the Mumbai Football League.[22]

In July 2007, he was appointed as head coach of Bangladesh ahead of the 2008 SAFF Championship in Malé and Colombo.[23] He stayed at the post until 2008.

Honours

As player

India

Hyderabad City Police[27][28]

As manager

Mahindra United

East Bengal

See also

References
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