Akhtar Mohiuddin (
: ) (born 1 March 1956 in
Chaman,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
), is a Pakistani professional
football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of
PMC Athletico.
Mohiuddin was also the head coach of the
Pakistan football team from 2007 to 2008.
Managerial career
When
Salman Sharida quit as Pakistan manager in 2007, Mohiuddin was given the role 2 months before the
2010 World Cup qualifiers.
Pakistan had to face Asian champions
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
. Pakistan were defeated 7-0 in the first leg but they were able to hold Iraq to a nil-nil draw in the second leg.
After the second leg draw, Mohiuddin was retained as manager for the rest of the 2008 fixtures. Pakistan played a two match away series against Nepal in late March as preparation for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Pakistan lost the first match 2-1 as even though they held the lead for most of the match, two late Nepal goals resulted in a loss for Pakistan. They bounced back however, in the second match and won 2-0.
They then travelled to Taipei for 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers where Pakistan were favourites to qualify for the main round. Pakistan first faced Chinese Taipei, and they came back from 1-0 down to 2-1 and eventually won the game. However, in the next game, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan 7-1 with a hat trick from
Kasun Jayasuriya. With the final game being
dead rubber, Pakistan had a big win with a 9-2 victory over Guam, Pakistan's biggest victory in their history.
The
SAFF Championship 2008 would prove to be Mohiuddin’s last tournament as manager when Pakistan failed to go beyond the group stages losing 3-0 to
Maldives
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, 2-0 to
India
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and 4-1 to
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
.
He briefly returned as the Pakistan manager for the
2010 Asian Games with
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 Lea ...
as a coaching consultant. The team performed poorly as Pakistan lost 3 their matches and drew one which meant that Mohiuddin was replaced afterwards.
He was appointed the head coach of
PMC Athletico for the
2011/12 season.
PMC Athletico went on to finish 14th in the league, 3 points above the relegation zone.
References
External links
Faisal appoints Akhtar Mohiuddin as head coach
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Pakistani football managers
Pakistan national football team managers
People from Killa Abdullah District
Living people
1956 births