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| Sunday, 14 September 2003 |
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Unsung hero Hassimdeen even now deserves to be remembered! With September 4 marking his 18th death anniversary, the name Mohamed Muzamil Hassimdeen must fittingly rekindle the synonimity it had with Sri Lankan soccer for the giant impact the late goalie has left behind. Hassim, as he was popularly known in local soccer circles, will be best remembered for his wizadry at the goal post in the 1950-'60 era which saw him dubbed as Asia's best during his time. Born to a family of soccerites Mouzamil, the second of four along with Naheem, Subhani and Uvaisul breathed into what is known as the poor man's game, a refreshing era from the dusty streets of soccor-festered Slave Island where knee high kids were dran to the game. The son of Mohamed Hassimdeen, a towering and tough Policeman in the Dowbiggin days, the foursome left behind an illustrious bearing with the late Muzamil perhaps the greatest of them all for his matchless brilliance from school to club and national level which earned him the tag 'prince of goalkeepers'. In a ball game which is easy to play but difficult to master for its demands of skill which has made soccer the most popular sport in the globe, Muzamil's career culminated as Asia's best goalie when he was voted in 1955 for the aerobatic attributes the medium built, athletic gifts he had in him saw him hold sway for 15 long years. In recalling the feats of a star of yesteryear, a lamented fact in soccer circles is that the late Muzamil along with his three brothers remain unsung heroes. Many feel that Muzamil, who reached the pinnacle of greatness as Asia's best, should be honoured at least posthumously in recognition of his services. (S.O). |
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