Mohammad Abdus Sattar was an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n footballer. He was also known as Madar Abdus Sattar.

Club career

Abdus Sattar started his career in Bangalore with the Bangalore Muslim Club, but shifted to Calcutta in 1949 for better opportunities and joined Mohammedan Sporting Club

Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)

Mohammedan Sporting Club, founded in 1891 at Kolkata, is one of the oldest and leading football clubs in India. The club currently plays in the second division of I-League and premier division of CFL....

. He shifted to Mohun Bagan in 1950, winning the 1955 Rovers Cup

Rovers Cup

The Rovers Cup is a football tournament held in India. It was started by British football enthusiasts at Bombay in 1891. It is the 2nd oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup. 1st Worcester Regiment was the winner in the inaugural year...

 with them.

International career

After winning the 1951 Asian Games

Football at the 1951 Asian Games

Football at the 1951 Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India from March 5 to March 11, 1951.In this tournament, 6 teams played in the men's competition. The games lasted only 60 minutes.-Medal table:-Medalists:- Results :-Quarterfinals:----...

, Abdus Sattar went on to play one match at 1952 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Olympic football tournament signalled the arrival of the 'Golden Team'; the 'Magical Magyars': Hungary. Ferenc Puskás, the great Hungarian known as the 'Galloping Major' for his military title, said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to...

.

Later life and death

After retiring from playing, Sattar coached Mohammedan Sporting Club and under his coaching, Mohammedan won the Calcutta Football League

Calcutta Football League

Calcutta Football League is the football league where several football clubs of the Indian city of Kolkata participate. The CFL is now having a Seven League Division....

 in 1981, which is also their last CFL title till date.

Sattar was the recipient of Mohun Bagan Ratna award in the year 2008.

Abdus Sattar died from pneumonia in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 on 23 April 2011, at the age of 85. He had been suffering from dementia

Dementia

Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging...

 caused by Alzheimer's.