Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away

Former Olympian football star Mohammad Abdus Sattar, who was part of the 1951 Asian Games gold winning team and led Mohun Bagan to their maiden Rovers Cup victory in 1955, died here late last night. Sattar, 85, suffered from dementia caused by Alzheimer's.

Updated on: Apr 24, 2011, 23:20:32 IST

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Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away
Kolkata: Former Olympian football star Mohammad Abdus Sattar, who was part of the 1951 Asian Games gold winning team and led Mohun Bagan to their maiden Rovers Cup victory in 1955, died here late last night. Sattar, 85, suffered from dementia caused by Alzheimer's.

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