Zahir Ahmed
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rana Zahir Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Faisalabad, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Crescent Textile Mills | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2006 | Pakistan Navy | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Rana Zahir Ahmed (Urdu: رانا ظہیر احمد; born 2 April 1968) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward and midfielder. Ahmed played and captained Pakistan Navy for most of his career, and was part of the Pakistan national team which won the 1991 South Asian Games.
Club career
[edit]Zahir was part of the Faisalabad based club Crescent Textile Mills which participated in the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. He later played for Pakistan Navy, where he spent most of his career and served as captain.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut in the 1991 South Asian Games in Colombo under the captainship of Ghulam Sarwar. He featured in the final against Maldives, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Pakistan.[1] He later featured in several matches as starter including 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification,[8] 1995 South Asian Gold Cup, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1997.[9][10]
Post-retirement
[edit]After his retirement as player, Zahir undertook several trainings to obtain a coaching license.[11][12][13]
Honours
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Navy names Zahir as skipper". DAWN.COM. 2005-07-14. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "SGP edge out PWD, Navy held by KESC". DAWN.COM. 2005-06-26. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Navy stun Railways with two-all draw". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "NBP, Navy in semifinals". DAWN.COM. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Navy book spot in semifinals". DAWN.COM. 2005-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Navy dump holders Wapda". DAWN.COM. 2003-10-03. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Narrow wins for Navy and ABL". DAWN.COM. 2003-09-24. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "International Matches 1997 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zahir Ahmed (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Hasan, Shazia (2008-07-01). "AFC coaches' meeting today". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "Youth Cup kicks off from Jan 10". DAWN.COM. 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "AFC coaches' seminar concludes". DAWN.COM. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
External links
[edit]- Zahir Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Pakistani men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Pakistan men's international footballers
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1991 South Asian Games
- Footballers from Faisalabad
- 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen