Syed Sabir Pasha (born 5 November 1972) is a former Indian football player and current technical director at the All India Football Federation. During his playing days, Pasha played for Indian Bank in the National Football League from 1991 to 2007 and represented India between 1993 and 2001.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Syed Sabir Pasha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIFF (technical director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2007 | Indian Bank | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993–2001 | India | 68 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Indian Bank | ||
| 2012–2014 | Tamil Nadu | ||
| 2014–2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| 2016– | Chennaiyin (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Chennaiyin (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Chennaiyin (interim coach) | ||
| 2023– | AIFF (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Tamil Nadu, Pasha started his career with Indian Bank in 1991.[3] With Indian Bank, he won several titles including 2001–02 I-League Second Division,[4][5] Chennai Super League,[6][7] Tamil Nadu State League.[8][9][10] He also won Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup in 1998[11] and finished runners-up in 1996 Scissors Cup.[12][13]
Pasha played for Bangladeshi club Abahani Limited Dhaka in the Dhaka Premier League from 1999 to 2000.[14][15]
Pasha later represented Tamil Nadu in competitions such as the Santosh Trophy where he was top scorer in the entire competition during the 1996 and 1999 seasons.[3] Pasha never played football at a semi-professional level in the hotbeds of Indian football of Kolkata and Goa at the time. East Bengal, at one time, did attempt to sign Pasha but Pasha rejected in order to stay with Indian Bank.[16]
On 23 January 2007, it was announced that Pasha had retired from playing football.[3]
International career
editPasha first began representing India at the international level in 1993.[3] His most notable moment when playing for the national team was in 1995 when he scored the winning goal against Bangladesh in the 1995 South Asian Games final to win India the gold medal.[3]
It was always wondered if whether Pasha representing a team in Tamil Nadu was going against him or not in terms of his standing with the national team.[16] Despite his good performances with the national team whenever he played, Pasha only played a full-game with the national team on a couple of occasions.[16]
Coaching career
editIndian Bank and Tamil Nadu
editAfter retiring from playing football, Pasha went on to become the coach of Indian Bank.[17] In 2010, Pasha received his AFC "A" License after completing the course in Japan.[17] In 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of the Tamil Nadu football team for the Santosh Trophy.[18] In his very first season as head coach, Pasha bought Tamil Nadu to the final of the 2012 Santosh Trophy but could not help his side win as they fell to Services 2–3.[19]
AIFF Elite Academy
editBefore the 2014–15 I-League U19 season, Pasha was confirmed as the head coach of the AIFF Elite Academy.[20]
Chennaiyin
editOn 17 February 2016, it was announced that Pasha had signed with Chennaiyin FC as their assistant coach and head of grassroots development.[21]
Honours
editIndia
- SAFF Championship: 1999; runner-up: 1995
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 1995; Bronze medal: 1999
See also
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References
edit- ^ Kamath, Sooraj (9 April 2020). "Father-son duos to have graced Indian football". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "The Indian Senior Team at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Sabir Pasha calls it quits". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "India 2001/02". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ India regional tournaments 1997/98 Archived 23 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine Rsssf. Retrieved 16 August 2021
- ^ "India 2005 Regional Championships". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup: Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala Archived 24 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup Archived 21 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine jctfootball.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
- ^ "Chennai's Pasha wary of Abahani". newagebd.net. Dhaka: New Age Bangladesh. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Syed Sabir Pasha reminisces Abahani playing days on Dhaka return". Chennaiyin Football Club. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Suryanarayan, S.R. (11 September 2003). "Missing the bus to stardom?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Syed Sabir Pasha gets 'A' licence". The Hindu. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Syed Sabir Pasha dreams big, wants trophy". Asian Age. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Services beat Tamil Nadu 3-2 to be crowned 66th Santosh Trophy champions". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "U19 I-LEAGUE FOCUS: AIFF ELITE ACADEMY". I-League. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Sriram, Ramachandran (17 February 2016). "Chennaiyin FC replaces Vivek Nagul with Syed Sabir Pasha as assistant coach". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
edit- Syed Sabir Pasha (AIFF profile)