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Muhammad Tauseef Ahmed
Muhammad Tauseef Ahmed (2 April 1992 – 27 February 2017) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. Tauseed earned three international caps with Pakistan, and scored one goal. He was the first-ever goal scorer for Pakistan against Palestine in the entire history of international soccer circuit. Tauseef also represented Pakistan at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers. Early life Ahmed was born on 2 April 1992, and hailed from Faisalabad in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Club career Tauseef raised to fame at the Geo Super Football League in 2007 while representing Islamabad United, where he helped the side to be crowned champions. He then represented WAPDA in the Pakistan Premier League. He was also gold medallist for WAPDA in the 2011 National Games of Pakistan. Ahmed also captained WAPDA, and was known as one of the most dependable players of the squad. He also played for his hometown club Lyallpur. International career Early yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification, where AFC have three spots for automatic qualifiers and a spot for inter-continental play-off against the fourth representative of the Pre-Olympic Tournament in African zone. The competition commenced in February 2011 and was completed in March 2012. Seeding 35 teams entered for the tournament. The top 13 teams based on the qualifiers and final round of the previous Olympics were given byes to the first round. Preliminary round 1 The 22 lowest ranked teams competed in the preliminary round. Two-legged knock-out ties were played on 23 February and 9 March 2011. The draw was held on 20 October 2010. Note 1: Palestine awarded 3 – 0 victory in the first leg after Thailand fielded an ineligible player. The original score was 0 – 1. Preliminary round 2 The 11 winners from the preli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Al-Saidawi
Abdullah Saidawi () (born 4 August 1979) is a Palestinian footballer. He plays the goalkeeper position for Palestine national football team The Palestine national football team (), governed by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in men's international football. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA, and is governed continentally by the Asian Foo ... and Ramallah-based Al-Am'ary in the West Bank Premier League. References 1979 births Living people Palestinian men's footballers Palestine men's international footballers Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Men's association football goalkeepers Asian Games footballers for Palestine {{Palestine-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn (newspaper)
''Dawn'' is a Pakistani English language, English-language newspaper that was launched in British Raj, British India by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and is widely considered the country's newspaper of record. ''Dawn'' is the flagship publication of the Dawn Media Group, which also owns local radio station ''CityFM89'' as well as the marketing and media magazine ''Aurora''. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, launched the newspaper in Delhi on 26 October 1941, with the goal of establishing it as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League. The first issue was printed at Latifi Press on 12 October 1942. Based in Karachi, it also maintains offices in Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and the capital city of Islamabad, in addition to having correspondents abroad. , it has a weekday circulation of over 109,000. The newspaper's current chief editor is Zaffar Abbas. History ''Dawn'' began as a weekly publication, based in New Delh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Roberts
Graham Paul Roberts (born 3 July 1959) is an English retired footballer and manager who played as a defender for numerous clubs including Tottenham Hotspur (where he won the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup), Rangers (where he won the Scottish League and Scottish League Cup), Chelsea (where he won the Second Division) and West Bromwich Albion. He was also capped six times by England. He subsequently served as the head coach of the Pakistan national team and Nepal national team. Playing career Early career Roberts was born in Southampton, and joined his local club, Southampton F.C, as an associate schoolboy in October 1973, but failed to make the grade and was released, joining Portsmouth in March 1977. He was sold to Dorchester Town where he impressed before joining local rivals Weymouth. From there he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur in May 1980 for £35,000. Tottenham Hotspur Roberts was a member of the successful Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1980s, winning the FA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Mohamed
Imran Mohamed (born 18 December 1980) is a Maldivian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Considered as one of the greatest Maldivian goalkeepers, he earned 110 international caps for the national team. Club career Imran has scored a goal whilst being in his own penalty area in the match against Victory Sports Club in President's Cup. He scored the goal from 115 yards. Victory SC's coach Ali Suzain said that the goal was due to Victory Sports Club keeper Faisal's mistake which has cost a goal. International career In 2008, the Maldives national team won the SAFF Championship for the first time. Imran made some wonderful saves in the final and the semifinal. Many Sri Lankan coaches who previously coached in the Maldives consider his wonderful saves the reason why the whole Maldivian nation rejoiced when the team won the championship. He was a member of the Maldives national football team. Imran retired from national team on 12 Oct 2016 after being the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maldives National Football Team
The Maldives national football team (Maldivian language, Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭ ގައުމީ ފުޓްބޯލް ޓީމް) represents the Maldives in international association football, football and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The Maldives' most significant success was winning the 2008 SAFF Championship where they beat the most successful team India men's national football team, India in the final 1–0. They won their second local title in 2018 SAFF Championship, once again by beating India in the final. History South Asian Football Championship 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup This was the third edition of SAFF Cup which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, and it was Maldives' first campaign in this regional tournament. Maldives was placed in the 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup#Group B, group B with India men's national football team, India and Bangladesh nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samar Ishaq
Samar Ishaq (born January 1, 1986) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. Ishaq captained the Pakistan national team in the 2010s. Club career Panther Club Ishaq made his professional debut in 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League with Panther Club of his hometown Faisalabad, finishing the season in relegation zone at 11th position with 30 points, but avoided relegation due to Allied Bank who had finished in 8th position dissolving their team at the end of the season. The team got relegated in the next 2005–06 season, finishing 11th again, with 20 points. Ishaq scored his first goal for Panther Club in a 5–0 victory over City Football Club from Lahore in 2005 National Challenge Cup on 11 June 2005, scoring the second goal of the match and his team in the 47th minute. Ishaq scored his second goal of the tournament in the 73rd minute against Wohaib, a game which Wohaib drew 2–2 in the last 10 minutes after trailing 2–0. In the second stage of the tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2010 South Asian Games
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Football was one of the events at the 2010 South Asian Games. It was also the first to introduce Women's football to the Games, alongside Men's. Men Accurate up to 2 June 2014. Women Accurate up to 2 June 2014 Medal table References External linksRSSSF 2010 South Asian Games 2010 South Asian Games The 2010 South Asian Games, officially the XI South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event that took place from 29 January to 8 February 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the third time that the Bangladeshi capital hosted the South Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Kottán
György Kottán (6 October 1946 – 25 September 2023), also referred to as a Georg Kottán or George Kottán, was a Hungarian-Austrian football manager and player. He guided the Bangladesh national team to their first SAFF Championship in 2003. Additionally, he holds the record for being the only coach to win the Bangladesh Premier League as an undefeated champion, with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2016. Playing career Kottán played as a midfielder and started his career at MTK. His first match in the first league was on 5 April 1970. He left in 1972 to play in the Austrian National League for SK VÖEST Linz where they won the title in 1974, becoming the first team from Linz to become Austrian champions. Kottán then transferred to KFC Uerdingen 05 of the Bundesliga in 1976 before winding up his playing career in 1979 in the US for the Los Angeles Aztecs in the North American Soccer League, playing for them for one season as a player-coach under Rinus Michels. Managerial career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Ali (footballer)
Abbas Ali (born September 3, 1990) is a Pakistani former footballer. Naturally a defensive midfielder, Ali also played as centre-back. He also represented Pakistan national football team. Club career In 2004, Abbas featured in the National Youth Football Championship. Ali made his debut in the 2005–06 Pakistan Premier League at the age of 15. He played six out of 22 matches. He scored his first goal in the 2006–07 season against Pakistan Navy, scoring the winner in 89th minute on December 14, 2006. Ali started playing more as a defensive midfielder rather than a centre-back for the 2007–08 season. Ali scored crucial goals for National Bank, scoring an equaliser against Habib Bank on 15 November 2007 in a 2–1 win for his team. Ali scored his second goal of the season on 5 December, when he scored the lone goal of the match against Khan Research Laboratories in 36th minute. Ali again scored the winner for National Bank, as he scored the only goal of the match against Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Aziz (footballer, Born 1986)
Abdul Aziz Baloch (born 11 January 1986) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. Early life Aziz was born on 11 January 1986 in the Lyari locality of Karachi. He started his playing career with local club Lyari Kickers, and later became part of a local Karachi club called ''Tanzeem Sports Gizri''. Club career Aziz initially started his career as a forward playing for National Football Championship departmental side Sindh Government Press''.'' He then represented National Bank from 2005 till 2019, captaining the team in his last years. International career Aziz earned his first senior international cap on 12 June 2005 which was the first game in a series of three games against India, the game finished 1–1 draw. He was the vice-captain of the U-23 national team during the 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games, where he helped Pakistan achieve the gold medal in the first two editions. On 2004, he scored in the final against India, where his goal i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka National Football Team
The Sri Lanka national football team ( ''Shri Lanka Papandu Kandayama'', ''Ilaṅkai Tēciya Kālpantu Aṇi'') represents Sri Lanka in Association football and is administered by Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member of FIFA since 1952 and a member of Asian Football Confederation, AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972 when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka. A member of the Asian Football Confederation, AFC, the team has yet to make their first appearance in FIFA World Cup or AFC Asian Cup finals. They have been South Asian champions once, in 1995. As is true elsewhere on the sub-continent, top-level football in Sri Lanka stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's Cricket team. However, the side did reach the second qualification stage for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 World Cup. In the same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
