Taj Mohammed (footballer)

Taj Mohammed (born 1924, date of death unknown) was a footballer who played as a defender.[1] Born in Quetta, he represented India and Pakistan internationally.[2]

Taj Mohammed
Personal information
Date of birth 1924
Place of birth Quetta, Baluchistan, British India (now in Balochistan, Pakistan)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 East Bengal
1953–1954 Friends Union
International career
1948 India 1 (0)
1950–1953 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Mohammed began his club football career in 1948 at Calcutta Football League club East Bengal in India.[3][1]

In Pakistan, he along with Muhammad Umer appeared with Karachi-based National Football Championship club Friends Union in 1953–54, and also captained the team.[4]

International career

Mohammed competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics with the Indian national team.[5]

After representing India at international level, he migrated to Pakistan and went on to play for the Pakistan national football team.[2][6] at the Quadrangular Tournament in 1952 in Colombo.[7][8]

He was also a member of Pakistan team that toured to Iran and Iraq in their international debut.[9][10] In the 1952 Colombo Cup, Pakistan played its first match against India after victories over Ceylon and Burma, which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.[11] In the 1953 Colombo Cup, Pakistan finished as runners-up in that tournament,[12] as India won title.[13][14]

Honours

Bengal

East Bengal

Pakistan

See also

References
  1. "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. Basu, Jaydeep (13 August 2022). "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan". scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. "Taj Mohammed". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. Ahmed, Riaz (3 March 2013). "Legendary captain Muhammad Umer (1935–2004)". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taj Mohammed Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who performed for each India and Pakistan". thealike.com. Kolkata: The Alike. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". The Indian Express. 23 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. Morrison, Neil (1999). "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955: 1953 (Rangoon, Burma)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  13. "Indian Team Celebrate". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  14. "India Presented With Trophies". The Indian Express. 4 November 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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