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Mangaluru: Veteran football player, coach TA Rahman passes away

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November 20, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 20: T A Rahman, a veteran football player and coach, who had played in several national level tournaments, passed away here on Sunday. He was 74.

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Rahman, who was also a banker, breathed his last at a private hospital where he had been admitted following old age ailments.

In 1960s he was a popular player in Mumbai, where he was working for a nationalised bank. He had represented Maharashtra state team in 1964 in the Santhosh Trophy.

He is survived by four daughters and two sons. Originally, he hailed from Town Compound in Bunder in the city. In recent years he was residing in Babbukatte near Thokkottu.

Expressing condolences to the sad demise of the footballer, D M Aslam, president, of Dakshina Kannada district football association, said that late Rahman had popularised the game of football in coastal Karnataka.

“He was a senior adviser of the football association. He was also an excellent football coach and trained many youngsters and students,” he said.

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Roshan zaheer
 - 
Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon
May Allah grant him jannatul firdous
He was famous for his corner shorts (like gugli, or curved corner shots)
He was my coach also
We miss him

Saleem
 - 
Monday, 21 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilahirajioon. Allahumma yaghfirlahu wa yarhamhu.

Shahul
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

May allah bless highest place in Jannah and forgive his sins and accept his good deeds. Aameen

We lost a great sport personality.

Mohammad Irfan
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.. May allah give him magfirath..

Mohammad Irfan
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.. May allah give him magfirath..

Mohammed Fayaz
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Sir T Abdur Rahman a well known football player cum coach in Mangalore city. Undoubtedly we have lost a great sports person as well as a soft hearted person. May Allah grant him jannah and forgive his sins..Ameen

Abdul
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Innalillahi vayinna ilaihi raajivoon., Allahummagfirlahu warhamhu...

Asif
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon...

Anwar kandak
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

We lost a advisor for new generation for football in mangalore whom cannot compare or replace him.
We pray for his magifirath

Prof.M.Abubake…
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajihoon. Allahummghfiralahu warhamhoo wahfu anhu yaa Rabbal AAlameen. ameen.

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