Career
He is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football. Basically a teacher by profession, he was a good motivator and his tenure as a coach is regarded as a "golden age" of football in India. Rahim was born on 17 August 1909 in Hyderabad, India.
His career started as a coach and secretary of Hyderabad City Police from 1943 until 1963.
Later he was associated with the national team During Rahim"s tenure, the Indian football team enjoyed a great deal of success.
Syed Abdul Rahim died from cancer on 11 June 1963. He was the inventor of modern Indian football.
After he died, there was steady decline in the fortunes of the Indian football team
When Indian national coach Alberto Fernando had gone to a workshop in Brazil in 1964, he said:
What I learnt from Rahim in 1956 is being taught now in Brazil. Verily, he was a football prophet.