H. H. Hamid
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| Full name | Habibul Hasan Hamid | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 March 2026 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Hyderabad City Police | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| India | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Syed Habibul Hasan Hamid (11 March 1942 – 5 March 2026) was an Indian footballer[1] who played as a forward. He was a player of the Indian team that finished as runners up in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. He also represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also represented the nation in many other International tournaments.[2][3][4]
Biography
Hassan was a resident of Vijayanagara Colony, Hyderabad. He was an associate of footballer S. A. Rahim.[5]
He represented India in the 1960 Rome Olympics, and was the youngest player in the team at 19.[5] He was also part of the India team that won silver in the Asia Cup in 1960.[6] In the domestic circuit, he played for Hyderabad Sporting Club, Hyderabad Police, Mohammedan Sporting Club and South Central Railway.[7]
Hassan died after a prolonged illness in Hyderabad, on 5 March 2026, six days before his 84th birthday. He was survived by a son and four daughters.[8]
Honours
India
- AFC Asian Cup runners-up: 1964[9]
References
- ^ "H. H. Hamid". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Hyderabad football growth". Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Indian football teams greatest triumphs". Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "India 1964 Asian Cup squads". Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b Vardhini, Harsha (7 March 2026). "Syed Habibul Hasan Hameed dies in Hyderabad at 85". Hyderabad Mail. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Kiran, Sai (7 March 2026). "Syed hamid : భారత ఫుట్బాల్ దిగ్గజం సయ్యద్ హమీద్ కన్నుమూత". Vaartha (in Telugu). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Today, Telangana (6 March 2026). "Former Olympian Syed Habibul Hassan passes away in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ India, The Hans (7 March 2026). "Football Olympian Hamid passes away at 85". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ^ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.