Kolkata, Apr 24 (PTI) 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 disease and had breathing problems in the evening as doctors declared him dead of suspected pneuomonia around 11pm, his son Aftab told PTI.
Sattar, who played in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, is survived by a son, two daughters and wife.
Confined to bed in his flat near Park Street here for more than two years, Sattar was a forgotten hero even by his club Mohun Bagan through whom he made his career.
But hearing the news of his death, Mohun Bagan president Swapan Sadhan Bose and former footballers including Shabbir Ali paid their last condolences in the morning today.