Khan, known for his ball controlling skills and creativity in forward position predominantly during his spell in East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, was later idolized by Indian international
Chuni Goswami.[4]
Club career
Khan played in the 1948 and 1952
Summer Olympics and figured for
East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, and captained the team in 1954–55.[5][6][7] He spent most of his club career in
East Bengal.[8][9] Khan was part of the team that played against German side
Kickers Offenbach[10] and
FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.[11] In the same year, he went on to play for the team at the
World Youth Festival in Bucharest, Romania. He netted one in their 6–1 victory against Lebanon XI.
Khan later participated in 1953
Quadrangular tournament in Rangoon with Balaidas Chatterjee managed team, and won the title.[27][28][29] He was also part of the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954, in an 1–0 defeat to
Allsvenskan club
AIK at
CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.[30]
"এশিয়ান গেমস অনেক দূরে চলে গেছে" [The Asian Games going far away]. kalerkantho.com. Dhaka: কালের কণ্ঠ. 19 September 2014. Archived from
the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
Ghoshal, Amoy (23 November 2016).
"All time Indian XI". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from
the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
Moitra, Parijat (24 June 2020).
"ইস্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের প্রথম বাঙালি বিদেশি ফুটবলার" [The first foreign Bengali player of East Bengal Club]. facebook.com (East Bengal Samachar) (in Bengali). Archived from
the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
Khan, known for his ball controlling skills and creativity in forward position predominantly during his spell in East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, was later idolized by Indian international
Chuni Goswami.[4]
Club career
Khan played in the 1948 and 1952
Summer Olympics and figured for
East Bengal from 1949 to 1959, and captained the team in 1954–55.[5][6][7] He spent most of his club career in
East Bengal.[8][9] Khan was part of the team that played against German side
Kickers Offenbach[10] and
FC Torpedo Moscow in 1953.[11] In the same year, he went on to play for the team at the
World Youth Festival in Bucharest, Romania. He netted one in their 6–1 victory against Lebanon XI.
Khan later participated in 1953
Quadrangular tournament in Rangoon with Balaidas Chatterjee managed team, and won the title.[27][28][29] He was also part of the Indian team in an exhibition match in December 1954, in an 1–0 defeat to
Allsvenskan club
AIK at
CC&FC Ground in Kolkata.[30]
"এশিয়ান গেমস অনেক দূরে চলে গেছে" [The Asian Games going far away]. kalerkantho.com. Dhaka: কালের কণ্ঠ. 19 September 2014. Archived from
the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
Ghoshal, Amoy (23 November 2016).
"All time Indian XI". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from
the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
Moitra, Parijat (24 June 2020).
"ইস্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের প্রথম বাঙালি বিদেশি ফুটবলার" [The first foreign Bengali player of East Bengal Club]. facebook.com (East Bengal Samachar) (in Bengali). Archived from
the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2021.