Syed Sabir Pasha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Syed Sabir Pasha | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin (Assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2007 | Indian Bank | ||
| National team | |||
| 1993–2001 | India | 68 | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2014 | Indian Bank | ||
| 2012–2014 | Tamil Nadu | ||
| 2014–2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Syed Sabir Pasha (born 5 November 1972) is a former Indian football player and is the current assistant coach of the Chennaiyin FC. During his playing days, Pasha played for Indian Bank in the National Football League from 1991 to 2007 and represented India from 1993 to 2001.
Playing career
Born in Tamil Nadu, Pasha started his career with Indian Bank in 1991.[1] Pasha also 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.[1] 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.[2]
On 23 January 2007, it was announced that Pasha had retired from playing football.[1]
International career
Pasha first began representing India at the international level in 1993.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[2]
Coaching career
Indian Bank and Tamil Nadu
After retiring from playing football, Pasha went on to become the coach of Indian Bank.[3] In 2010, Pasha received his AFC "A" License after completing the course in Japan.[3] In 2012 he was appointed as the head coach of the Tamil Nadu football team for the Santosh Trophy.[4] 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.[5]
AIFF Elite Academy
Before the 2014–15 I-League U19 season, Pasha was confirmed as the head coach of the AIFF Elite Academy.[6]
Chennaiyin
On 17 February 2016, it was announced that Pasha had signed with Chennaiyin FC as their assistant coach and head of grassroots development.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sabir Pasha calls it quits". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 Suryanarayan, S.R. "Missing the bus to stardom?". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Syed Sabir Pasha gets 'A' licence". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Syed Sabir Pasha dreams big, wants trophy". Asian Age. 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. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Sriram, Ramachandran (17 February 2016). "Chennaiyin FC replaces Vivek Nagul with Syed Sabir Pasha as assistant coach". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.