Abdus Sadeque
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British Indian (1946-1947) Pakistani (1947-1971) Bangladeshi (1971-present) |
| Born | 18 September 1946 Dacca, British Raj |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Position | Centre-half |
Abdus Sadeque (Bengali: আবদুস সাদেক, Urdu: عبدالصادق; born 18 September 1946) has been a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi field hockey player.[1] He is the only field hockey player in South Asia to have played from national teams of both Pakistan and Bangladesh. After his retirement as player, he became Bangladeshi field hockey organizer, trainer and administrator.
Spelling variations of name
Due to pronunciation, transcription and transliteration issues, spellings of his name are recorded as Abdus Sadiq or Abdul Sadiq in Pakistani sports books, old newspapers and on the website of Pakistan Hockey Federation.[2][3] Spellings of his second name Sadeque are sometimes written as Sadek by Bangladeshi newspapers.[4]
Education
Abdus Sadeque studied at the Armanitola Government High School, Dacca and the Dacca University.[5] He is a law graduate and holds Master's degree in Political Science.
Training
He was selected for training as a field hockey player when he was a high school student in Dacca in the early 1960s. The Pakistan Sports Control Board (now Pakistan Sports Board) organised one-month Students Hockey Training Camp during June-July 1961 at the Lahore Stadium (now Gaddafi Stadium), Lahore. Around 60 young students from boards of secondary education institutions and universities in both parts of Pakistan (East Pakistan and West Pakistan) attended the camp. Former Pakistan hockey team captain Olympian Muhammad Niaz Khan supervised the camp while Nabi Ahmed Kallat and Olympian Ahsan Khan were the coaches.[6]
National Hockey Championship
Abdus Sadeque represented East Pakistan in the National Hockey Championship[7] from 1964 to 1970. He was instrumental in East Pakistan field hockey team's only win in the National Hockey Championship from 1948 to 1970 when they beat Pakistan Navy by a solitary goal on 1 April 1967 in Karachi. In next day's Karachi-based English newspaper Dawn, it's sports correspondent Haleem Ahmad wrote: "In seventeen [17]-year old Sadek, East Pakistan has a centre-half, which any team in West Pakistan would gladly welcome."[8]
Matches against visiting foreign teams
He represented East Pakistan in side matches played against a number of foreign hockey teams visiting East Pakistan from 1964 to 1968. These included teams from Japan, Holland, Australia and Malaysia.[9]
Selection to Pakistan Junior hockey team
Abdus Sadeque was selected to Pakistan Junior hockey team under the captaincy of Fazalur Rehman that remained runners-up in the International Hockey Tournament at Lahore in March 1969.[10][11]
Selection to Pakistan hockey team
In August 1969, he was selected to Pakistan hockey team under the captaincy of Khalid Mahmood for the European tour. The tour took place in September-October that year.[12] Next year in August 1970, he was member of Pakistan hockey team under Khalid Mahmood visiting Kenya.[13] He was also with the Pakistan hockey team for the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup, however, as an observer this time. There were four other observers in the team namely Ibrahim Saber, Mudassar Asghar, Samiullah Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed Syed. Captain of the team was once again Khalid Mahmood.[14]
Captain of Bangladesh hockey team
Abdus Sadeque was appointed captain of first Bangladesh hockey team when it took part in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand.[15]
Manager and coach of Bangladesh hockey team
He was manager of Bangladesh hockey team that participated in 1982 Men's Hockey Asia Cup held at Karachi, Pakistan.[16] Bangladesh secured fifth position in the tournament. He was coach of Bangladesh hockey team for the 1986 Asian Games held in Seongnam, South Korea. Bangladesh stood 8th in the tournament.
In Bangladesh Hockey Federation
He remained general secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation for two terms i.e. 1982-84[17] and 2015-19.[18][19]
Award(s)
Abdus Sadeque was awarded Bangladesh's National Sports Award in 1996.[20] He was also awarded the lifetime achievement award 'Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2023' on 5 August 2023.[21]
Other sport(s)
Besides field hockey, he has been a fine football player. He played football for 15 years for leading teams of Bangladesh.[22]
References
- ↑ "279 Players who represented Pakistan national team in international hockey". Pakistan Hockey Federation website. Archived from the original on 6 February 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "279 Players who represented Pakistan national team in international hockey". Pakistan Hockey Federation website. Archived from the original on 6 February 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ "PM hands over awards to 10 sportspersons, 2 organisations - Back Page - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Abdus Sadek: A sports legend | Daily Sun |".
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Record of National Hockey Championships | PHF".
- ↑ East Pakistan win first match ever, Good display by Sadek, Dawn, Karachi, 2 April 1967
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "IMG_20221121_133029.jpg". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "When we were unmatched | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Sayeed elected Hockey Federation general secretary".
- ↑ "Google Drive: Sign-in". accounts.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "General Secretaries of Bangladesh Hockey Federation".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Re-igniting a passion for hockey in Bangladesh | FIH".
- ↑ "A new beginning or false promises?". 17 May 2019.
- ↑ "National Award Recipients by Year | Bangladesh Hockey Federation". Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ "Hockey legend Abdus Sadek among 10 sports stars accorded lifetime awards | Daily Sun |".
- ↑ "Abdus Sadek: A sports legend | Daily Sun |".
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