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Younus Rana
Younus Rana (born 10 April 1941), is a Pakistani former footballer and manager. Rana played as a midfielder for the Pakistan national team in the 1960s and 1970s. He is also one of the players to have played and served as head coach of the national team. Early life Rana was born on 10 April 1941 in Hoshiarpur, in the Punjab province of British India. After the partition, his family moved to Multan where he represented the football team of Emerson University. Club career Rana represented the Pakistan Railways departmental team from 1961 till 1979, earning the captaincy in 1965. He also represented several clubs in domestic competitions such as Rangers Club and Rovers Club from Lahore, and Baloch FC Quetta. In the 1969 edition of the National Football Championship held in Lahore, Rana helped the side finish champions after defeating Karachi in the final. International career Younus was first selected for the Pakistan national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur () is a city and a Municipal corporations in India, municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourteenth century. In 1809, it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849. Hoshiarpur has an average elevation of . Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the Indian state of Punjab. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is situated in the Bist Doab portion of the Doaba region. Hoshiarpur shares a boundary with Kangra district, and Una district of Himachal Pradesh in the northeast. In the southwest, it borders Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Jalandhar district, and Kapurthala district, and in the northwest it borders Gurdaspur district. Demographics As per provisional data of 2011 census, Hoshiarpur City had a population of 168,843 out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)
Abdul Ghafoor (3 August 1938 – 7 September 2012), known by his nickname Majna, was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Ghafoor also captained the Pakistan national football team during the Football at the 1974 Asian Games, 1974 Asian Games. He was nicknamed the ''Pakistani Pelé'' and ''Black Pearl of Pakistan'', for his resemblance to the Brazilian football legend and his playing abilities, and is regarded as one of the earliest legends in Pakistan football history. Early life Ghafoor was born in Saifi Lane, Baghdadi, Karachi, Baghdadi, a neighbourhood of Lyari in Karachi in British India on 3 August 1938. Belonging to the Siddi, Sheedi community, his grandparents reportedly migrated from Africa and settled in Saifi Lane. Ghafoor was fond of football since early age, and often ran away during classes to nearby ground to join boys playing football. Ghafoor claimed that he had to sell his school bags in order to buy sports shoes. He was popularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Cup (Thailand)
The King's Cup is an international football tournament held in Thailand, organised by the Football Association of Thailand. The winner of the competition is given the royal trophy by the King of Thailand. The host, Thailand, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1968, and has been held every year since, with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides. Various prominent footballers have participated in this tournament, including Cha Bum-kun, Sunil Chhetri, Peter Schmeichel, Jesper Olsen, Brian Laudrup, Henrik Larsson, Robert Lewandowski, Martin Škrtel, Milan Škriniar, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah FC, Al-Qadsiah and Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Trautmann
Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann (22 October 1923 – 19 July 2013) was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bremen in 1923, he joined the Jungvolk, the junior section of the Hitler Youth in August 1933. Trautmann joined the Luftwaffe early in the Second World War, and then served as a paratrooper. He was initially sent to occupied Poland, and subsequently fought on the Eastern Front for three years, earning five medals, including an Iron Cross. Later in the war, he was transferred to the Western Front, where he was captured by the British as the war drew to a close. As a volunteer soldier, he was classified a category "C" prisoner by the authorities, meaning he was regarded as a Nazi. One of only 90 of his original 1,000-man regiment to survive the war, he was transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Trautmann refused an offer of repatriation, and following his release in 1948 decided to settle in Lancashire, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharafat Ali (footballer)
Sharafat Ali (; born 1 June 1966) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a striker. Ali was praised for his goalscoring abilities, and is credited for scoring Pakistan's first ever goal in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the country's first participation in 1989. Starting his youth career with local club Pak Fighters, Ali won the 1981 National Youth Championship with the regional Multan Division youth team. He later represented departmental side WAPDA throughout his career at the National Football Championship, winning two national titles. Ali was a key player for Pakistan in the 1980s and 1990s, initially standing out as a regular goal scorer in the 1984 Merdeka Tournament. In the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Ali scored a hat trick in a 4–1 victory against North Yemen, registering Pakistan's lone win in the competition. In 1987, Ali was appointed as captain for the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament. On 10 February 1989, Ali became the first player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qadir Bakhsh
Ghulam Qadir Bakhsh (10 October 1946 – 2008), was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed as ''Putla'', Qadir played in the 1960s and 1970s and captained the Pakistan national team in 1970. Early life Bakhsh was born on 10 October 1947 in the Lyari locality of Karachi. He studied at Jamia Islamia Khada School and Private Education till intermediate level, where he started playing football at school level. He later joined local club Baghdad Sports. Club career Bakhsh played football at senior level for Dhaka PIDC, Dhaka Mohammedan, Dilkusha SC, and Victoria SC in the Dhaka First Division League. He also played for PWD Sports Club and Karachi Municipal Corporation football teams in 1971 and the latter in 1972. He captained Sindh Red that clinched the 1975 National Football Championship at Quetta. International career Bakhsh was noticed while playing for the Karachi Division team that beat a Turkish visiting team 4–0 in a charity match played to bene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 RCD Cup
The 1970 RCD Cup was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup. The event was held at the Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran, Iran. This was a three-nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan, and a team from Turkey. In this tournament, Turkey did not send their senior national team nor a B side. Venue Results Matches ---- ---- ---- Top scorers 3 Goals * Mehdi Hajmohammad Squads Iran Head coach: Mahmoud Bayati Pakistan Head coach: Mohammad Amin Turkey Amateur References External links RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:RCD Cup 1970 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ... 1970 in Asian football 1970–71 in Turkish football 1970–71 in Ira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 RCD Cup
The 1969 RCD Cup was the third edition of the ECO Cup, RCD Cup. The event was held at the Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara, Turkey. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran national football team, Iran, Pakistan national football team, Pakistan and Turkey national football team, Turkey. Venue Results Matches ---- ---- ---- Top scorers 3 Goals * Can Bartu 2 Goals * Ender Konca * Gholam Hossein Mazloumi * Hossein Kalani 1 goal * Ali Nawaz Baloch * Ayub Dar * Maula Bakhsh * Abdullah Akbar Squads Iran Head coach: Hossein Fekri Pakistan Head coach: Mohammed Rahmatullah Turkey Head coach: Abdullah Gegić References External links RSSSF Page on RCD Cup tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:RCD Cup 1969 ECO Cup, 1969 International association football competitions hosted by Turkey, 1969 1969 in Asian football 1969–70 in Turkish football Sports competitions in Ankara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFF XI At The 1970 Friendship Cup
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1968 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
Qualification for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup. The winner of each group advances to the final tournament. Zones * * Withdrew Central zone All matches held in Hong Kong. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Eastern zone All matches held in Republic of China. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Western zone 1 All the others withdrew, so qualified automatically. Western zone 2 All matches held in Burma. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Qualified teams References *Garin, Erik; Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter"Asian Nations Cup 1968". RSSSF. {{AFC Asian Cup 1967 in AFC football, Asian Cup qualification AFC Asian Cup qualification 1968 AFC Asian Cup, Qualification International association football competitions hosted by Myanmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Tornado
The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl (1967–1968), P.C. Cobb Stadium (1969), Franklin Field (1970–1971), Texas Stadium (1972–1975, 1980–1981) and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus (1976–1979). The club played Indoor soccer at Reunion Arena for one season (1980–81), and hosted the two-day 1975 Regionals at Fair Park Coliseum. History 1967–1971 The franchise was one of the original clubs that played in the United Soccer Association, one of the two precursors to the NASL, in 1967. That year overseas clubs played in U.S. cities as American teams. The team that played as the Dallas Tornado were Dundee United of the Scottish Football League. The following season when the USA merged with the NPSL, owners Lamar Hunt and Bill McNutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet Union, it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by area, extending across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and sharing Geography of the Soviet Union#Borders and neighbors, borders with twelve countries, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, economy were Soviet-type economic planning, highly centralized. As a one-party state go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
