Muhammad Zulfiqar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1957 (age 67–68) | ||
| Place of birth | Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pakistan Airlines | |||
| International career | |||
| 1981–1985 | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Muhammad Zulfiqar (Urdu: محمد ذوالفقار; born 1957) also known as Zulfiqar Mangu,[1] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as an midfielder. Zulfiqar served as captain of the Pakistan national football team in 1984 and 1985.
Club career
[edit]Zulfiqar started playing football at college where he eventually became captain. He was later selected for the Pakistan Airlines football team, where he won the National Football Championship several times.[2]
International career
[edit]Zulfiqar was first selected for the Pakistan national football team in 1981, when the team toured Burma and later played at the 1981 King's Cup in Thailand.[3] The next year, he played for the second string Pakistan Blues team at the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, scoring 2 goals in the tournament against Bangladesh and Iran.[4]
In August 1984, Zulfiqar was selected captain of the Pakistan national team at the age of 27, for the 1984 Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia.[2] The same year, he captained the team at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Calcutta, India.[5] He last played with the national team at the 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament held in Peshawar.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PFF holds former captains seminar". The Nation. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ a b Devaraj, A. (2 September 1984). Zulfigar hasn't got much to show. New Straits Times.
- ^ "The Straits Times, 18 November 1981, Page 39". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
- ^ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Singapore Monitor, 12 October 1984, Page 39, Afternoon Edition". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
External links
[edit]- Muhammad Zulfiqar at National-Football-Teams.com