Mohammed Habib

In 1968, Habib played for the Calcutta Football League club Mohun Bagan under "diamond coach" Amal Dutta, and won the 1969 IFA Shield with a 3–1 victory against East Bengal in the final. Although hailing from the state of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), he represented Bengal in the Santosh Trophy. For the 1969–70 Santosh Trophy, Habib, along with Priya Mazumder and Pranab Ganguly were released from the Indian camp for the Merdeka Cup. The Bengal forwards ran riot and scored 28 goals in five matches. Habib scored five goals in Bengal's 6-1 win over Services in the final and finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 11 goals.

Habib represented the India national team in international tournaments. He won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok on a team led by Syed Nayeemuddin and managed by P. K. Banerjee. He scored 11 goals in 35 international matches.

After playing football, Habib became coach of the Tata Football Academy. He also acted as chief coach of the Indian Football Association academy in Haldia. Habib guided Mohammedan Sporting in domestic competitions from 1999–2000, 2000–2003 and 2005. He also managed Bengal Mumbai FC in the Mumbai Football League from 2007 to 2008.

Bengal

Santosh Trophy: 1969-70 East Bengal

IFA Shield: 1970, 1972, 1974 Federation Cup: 1980–81 India

Asian Games Bronze Medal: 1970 Merdeka Tournament third place: 1970 Pesta Sukan Cup (Singapore): 1971 Mohun Bagan

IFA Shield: 1969, 1977, 1978 Federation Cup: 1978–79 Individual

Santosh Trophy top scorer: 1969-70 (with 11 goals) Awards

Arjuna Award: 1980 East Bengal "Bharat Gaurav Award": 2015 Banga Bibhushan: 2018 (by the Government of West Bengal)