Abbas Mirza (footballer)

Abbas Mirza
Kolkata Mohammedan captain, Mirza, posing with the IFA Shield and Calcutta League titles, 1936.
Personal information
Date of birth 1917
Place of birth Murshidabad, British India
Date of death (aged 62)
Place of death Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Center-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1939 Kolkata Mohammedan
Calcutta Customs
1954 Ispahani Club
International career
1936–1938 India XI
Managerial career
1956 Dhaka Mohammedan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abbas Mirza (Bengali: আব্বাস মির্জা; 1917 – 16 September 1980) was a Bangladeshi footballer and sports organiser. He captained Kolkata Mohammedan from 1935 to 1939. He also represented the India XI in international exhibition matches between 1936 and 1938. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to sports, he was awarded the Pride of Performance Award of Pakistan in 1963, and Independence Day Award of Bangladesh in 1981.