Muhammad Zulfiqar (; born 1957) also known as Zulfiqar Mangu, is a Pakistani former

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who played as an

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. Zulfiqar served as captain of the

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in 1984 and 1985.

Club career

Zulfiqar started playing football at college where he eventually became captain. He was later selected for the Pakistan Airlines football team, where he won the National Football Championship several times.

International career

Zulfiqar was first selected for the

in 1981, when the team toured

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and later played at the

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. The next year, he played for the second string Pakistan Blues team at the

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, scoring 2 goals in the tournament against

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and

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. In August 1984, Zulfiqar was selected captain of the Pakistan national team at the age of 27, for the 1984

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. The same year, he captained the team at the

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. He last played with the national team at the 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament held in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zulfiqar, Muhammad Pakistani men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Pakistan men's international footballers 1957 births Living people Pakistan International Airlines FC players 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen

Club career

International career

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