Muhammad Noor (1925 – 9 June 2000) was an Indian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, wh ...

Playing career

In club football, Noor appeared with

Hyderabad City Police FC Hyderabad City Police FC, also known as City Afghans, were the most famous team in the Hyderabad Football Association. They were associated with the Hyderabad City Police during the reign of the Nizam of Hyderabad. The club was one of power hous ...

, then one of the strongest sides in

Indian football Football in India has historically been among the top 3 most popular sport in terms of players participation and TV viewership, together with long time number one cricket and re-emerging kabaddi. India's current top domestic football league i ...

. He later represented India national team, managed by

Syed Abdul Rahim Syed Abdul Rahim (17 August 1909 – 11 June 1963), popularly known as Rahim Saab, was an Indian football coach and manager of the Indian national team from 1950 until his death in 1963, and a former player. He is regarded as the architect of m ...

Honours

India *

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until th ...

Gold medal:

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 ...

* Colombo Cup: 1954 Hyderabad *

Santosh Trophy The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football competition contested by the L ...

: 1956–57, 1957–58

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* 1925 births 2000 deaths Indian footballers India international footballers Olympic footballers of India Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers from Hyderabad, India Association football midfielders Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games medalists in football {{India-footy-bio-stub