Sheikh Abdul Latif
Sheikh Abdul Latif (also Sheikh Abdul Lateef; 15 August 1928 – 2 February 2000) was an Indian footballer. He participated at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics, with Syed Abdul Rahim managed India. In 1959–60, he captained the national team. Playing career Latif during his playing days, was influenced by Indian football legend Syed Abdus Samad. In 1959, Latif led India in pre-Olympics and Merdeka tournament. In 1960, he was denied being the India captain for the Olympics. A couple of years later, he later migrated to Pakistan and represented the national team. Honours India Asian Games Gold medal: 1951 Colombo Cup: 1954 Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959 Bombay Santosh Trophy runner-up: 1958–59 See also List of association footballers who have been capped for two senior national teams References External links 1928 births 2000 deaths Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers Olympic footballers for India Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Purnia Footballers from Bihar Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games gold