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Full name | Habibul Hasan Hamid | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 March 1942 | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
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Hyderabad City Police | ||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Habibul Hasan Hamid (born 11 March 1942) is an Indian former footballer [1] who played as a forward. He was a player of the Indian team that finished as runners up in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. He also represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also represented the nation in many other International tournaments. [2] [3] [4]
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