Faqir Hussain
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faqir Hussain | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–60s | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960s | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Faqir Hussain (born 15 May 1948) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Club career[edit]
Faqir Hussain joined Pakistan Airforce in 1958. In 1961, while playing for Pakistan Airforce in a friendly game against the Iranian club Shahin F.C., he scored all 4 goals for his team in a match which ended in a 6–4 defeat.[2]
He also played Inter Services, and National Championship with in the country.[citation needed]
International career[edit]
Hussain played for the Pakistan national team in the 1960s. He was among the players present in the 1960 Asian Cup qualifiers hosted by India in Ernakulam in 1959.[1] Under the captaincy of Qayyum Changezi,[3] Pakistan faced Iran, India and Israel twice each in the qualifiers.[4] Although Israel managed to qualify by topping the group, Pakistan achieved a memorable victory over Iran by 4–1 and secure a draw against Israel, finishing in third place in the group, ahead of hosts India but behind Iran.[4]
In 1964 also played Pre-Olympic versus Iran in Teheran and the match was drawn, second match was played at Lahore and Iran won the match and qualified for the 1964 Olympic Tokyo/Japan.[citation needed]
He represented Pakistan National Football team for Ten years and was also Captain for four years. Played RCD Cup 1965.[citation needed]
While playing in China, he was declared as the fastest player.[citation needed]
Faqir Hussain was a qualified/trained FIFA Coach.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Israel Official Games 1948-1959". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ Special Edition: Thirty years of History of Persepolis Soccer Club: From Shahin til Pirouzi, Kayhan Publishing.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ a b "Asian Nations Cup 1960". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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