Ahmed Mohammed Khan (24 December 1926 – 27 August 2017) was an Indian footballer who played as a

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. He participated in the

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and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He was also vice-captain of India from 1949 to 1954. Khan, known for his ball controlling skills and creativity in forward position predominantly during his spell in East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, was later idolized by Indian international

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Club career

Khan played in the 1948 and 1952

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and figured for

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from 1949 to 1959, and captained the team in 1954–55. He spent most of his club career in

. Khan was part of the team that played against German side

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and

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in 1953. In the same year, he went on to play for the team at the World Youth Festival in Bucharest, Romania. He netted one in their 6–1 victory against Lebanon XI. He was also one of the " Pancha Pandavas" of the club who, besides him, comprised forwards Dhanraj, Appa Rao, Saleh and Venkatesh. They all helped East Bengal bag the prestigious

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and

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in 1949 and become the first Indian club to win the

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in 1951.Football olympian Ahmad Khan passes away
''The Times of India''. Retrieved 23 August 2021 He also played for Bangalore Muslims FC.

International career

He made his Olympic debut in 1948 London Olympics, where

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managed India lost 1–2 to heavyweight

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. He also won gold at the

1951 Asian Games The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games (), were a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad, 1951 Asiad, and New Dehli 1951 (). A total of 489 athl ...

, held in New Delhi. At the

in Helsinki, Khan played under

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's captaincy, but India was thrashed by Yugoslavia 10–1. He scored India's lone goal in that match. Khan later participated in 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Rangoon with Balaidas Chatterjee managed team, and won the title. He was also part of the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954, in an 1–0 defeat to

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club AIK at CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.

Honours

Bangalore Muslims *

: 1948 East Bengal *

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

, 1958 *

: 1951, 1952, 1956 *

: 1949, 1950, 1952 *

: 1949 *

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: 1950, 1952, 1957 *Dr. H. K. Mookherjee Shield: 1957 *P. K. Nair Gold Cup: 1956 India *

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Gold medal:

* Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament:

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

Individual * East Bengal Best Forward of the Millennium * East Bengal "Bharat Gaurav Award": 2012

References

Bibliography

* * * * * * * *Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (2017). ''Mohun Bagan–East Bengal'' .

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: Parul Prakashan. * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Ahmed Mohammed 1926 births 2017 deaths Indian men's footballers Footballers from Bengaluru Men's association football forwards India men's international footballers Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games Calcutta Football League players Bangalore Muslims FC players East Bengal Club players Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Olympic footballers for India Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games footballers for India Asian Games gold medalists in football