Asif Saheer
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Asif Saheer is an Indian soccer player born in Mampad
, Malappuram
, Kerala
. He plays Striker for State Bank of Travancore
, Kerala. He is a former captain of the Kerala State soccer team
, and is India's all-time leading goal scorer in Santhosh Trophy tournament. Following his impressive performance in Sevens football in Kerala , confirmed his birth in the state team for the Santosh Trophy tournament. Saheer scored 8 goals in his first Santhosh Trophy tournament and became the second highest goal scorer.
Saheer was born in a middle class
Muslim family to Mohamed (Valiya Manukoya) , a soccer player, and Fatima, a housewife. Along with his siblings, he grew up in Mampad. He attended pre-degree at M.E.S Mampad College, Mampad. His brother Habeeb, Shafeek and Shabir Ali have represented Kerala state team during several occasions. His uncle Mampad Rahman was a well-known international soccer player who had represented Indian team for many years.
Saheer participated in the santosh trophy for the first time in 1999. He scored 8 goals in the 2000 tournament. With 6 goals, Saheer was the second highest goal scorer of Santosh trophy 2001 which Kerala won. He captained the Kerala team which was runners-up at Santosh trophy 2002.
Mampad
Mampad is a small town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is located near Nilambur city.M.E.S.Higher secondary school is situated in Mampad....
, Malappuram
Malappuram
Malappuram is a municipality in the South Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. As per the 2011 census Malappuram urban agglomeration is the fourth largest UA in kerala with a total population of...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He plays Striker for State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...
, Kerala. He is a former captain of the Kerala State soccer team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
, and is India's all-time leading goal scorer in Santhosh Trophy tournament. Following his impressive performance in Sevens football in Kerala , confirmed his birth in the state team for the Santosh Trophy tournament. Saheer scored 8 goals in his first Santhosh Trophy tournament and became the second highest goal scorer.
Saheer was born in a middle class
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
Muslim family to Mohamed (Valiya Manukoya) , a soccer player, and Fatima, a housewife. Along with his siblings, he grew up in Mampad. He attended pre-degree at M.E.S Mampad College, Mampad. His brother Habeeb, Shafeek and Shabir Ali have represented Kerala state team during several occasions. His uncle Mampad Rahman was a well-known international soccer player who had represented Indian team for many years.
Saheer participated in the santosh trophy for the first time in 1999. He scored 8 goals in the 2000 tournament. With 6 goals, Saheer was the second highest goal scorer of Santosh trophy 2001 which Kerala won. He captained the Kerala team which was runners-up at Santosh trophy 2002.
External links
- http://www.e-pao.net/santoshtrophy/Pritam_Bahadur_fails_to_score.html
- http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/03/stories/2007120356872000.htm