Islahuddin (Urdu: اِصلاح الدین; born 10 January 1948) is a

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player from

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. He was born in

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. A right winger from

, he led

to Hockey World Cup glory in 1978. Not only did

win the World Cup under his captaincy, it also completed a grand slam by winning the

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and an

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gold medal as well in 1978. Islahuddin played between 1967 and 1978. He was capped 130 times and scored 137 goals. He won the

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in the

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, W. Germany and a

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in the

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. Islahuddin was member of team that won 1971 World Cup under captaincy of Khalid Mahmood in

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. He was captain of 1975 World Cup runner-up team and 1978 World Cup winning team. He was gold medalist in the 1970 Asian Games held at

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held at

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and

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. After his retirement from the sport, he has been associated with hockey as a coach and manager of the Pakistan field hockey team along with commentator and member of the FIH rules board. In 1990, he was manager of Pakistan team that was runner up in the World Cup tournament played in

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. The FIH awarded him the greatest award in hockey services, the diploma of merit, in recognition of his international hockey services. He was the captain of the Pakistan hockey team in 45 international matches (43 matches were won and two ended in a draw). Islahuddin is also author of book 'Dash Through My Life'.

Career

* He was the manager and chief coach of 'Asian Eleven' in 1990 and then 'Asian Eleven' won the tournament of the five continents.

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sp ...

Award by the

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in 1982 *

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and Civil decorations of Pakistan, civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially me ...

Award by the

in 2010 * Plans for a new hockey academy and stadium in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

were announced in January 2010. This academy will help the sportsmen in

to use the facilities for developing their skills. Karachi

Saddar Town Saddar Town (صدر ٹاؤن) lies in the Karachi District (South), Karachi District South that forms much of the historic colonial core of Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Saddar Subdivision ...

administrator told reporters on the occasion that naming the academy after legendary hockey player like Islahuddin was to honour him for his services to the game of hockey.

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Career

Awards and recognition

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