Muhammad Shamim Khan (born 15 December 1955) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder, and former manager. Khan is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1980s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shamim Khan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyderabad. Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Rose Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1992 | Pakistan Airlines | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1982 | Pakistan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| ??–2015 | Pakistan Airlines | ||
| 2005 | Pakistan U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editKhan was born on 15 December 1955 in Hyderabad, in the Sindh province of Pakistan.[2]
Club career
editKhan started his football career at Red Rose Club of Hyderabad. In 1977, he was selected for National Football Championship departmental side Pakistan Airlines.[2] Besides winning the domestic title four times, he also toured with the team to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Niger. He also participated with the team at the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka in 1978 and 1980.[2]
International career
editKhan was selected for the Pakistan national team in 1976, when the team toured Afghanistan at the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup. The same year, he was selected for the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup held in Karachi.[3] He subsequently played in several matches in Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia with the national team. Khan also played at the next 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup edition, where he featured in all matches as regular starter.[3]
Coaching career
editAfter de facto retirement from the Pakistan Airlines football team in 1992, he became involved in the field of coaching through guidance of Tariq Lutfi. The same year, he participated in coaching course in Lahore, and later in Karachi in 1995, until receiving his coaching certificate.[2]
After initially serving as assistant coach of PIA under Tariq Lutfi, he eventually assumed the head coach position.[4][5][6][7]
In 2005, he served as head coach of the Pakistan national under-17 football team for the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification.[8][9] He also worked for the Pakistan street child team for the 2014 edition of the Street Child World Cup held in Brazil.[10] Under a course under AFC in 2005, he obtained his C license, until acquiring the B license with the first position when AFC organized a coaching course in Lahore in 2010,[11] becoming the first ever B licensed coach from Sindh.[2]
Nearing his retirement,[12] he served PIA as head coach till 2015.[13][14][15] He was replaced by former international Zafar Iqbal.[12] After years of football inactivity due to internal crisis within the Pakistan Football Federation, Khan briefly served as manager of SSGC during the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League.[16]
Honours
editPakistan Airlines
edit- National Football Championship: 1978, 1981, 1989, 1992–93
- National Football Challenge Cup: 1984
References
edit- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "روزنامہ دنیا :- کھیلوں کی دنیا:-فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ our.correspondent (21 September 2013). "PPFL: PIA postpone match against Navy". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ natasha.raheel (9 October 2012). "PPFL: My players aren't leaving the club, says PIA manager". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Wasim, Umaid (6 September 2012). "PIA off to flying start with 2-0 win over Habib Bank". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (23 November 2014). "Wapda end PIA's winning run". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan U-17 team leaves for New Delhi". DAWN.COM. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Classy India overwhelm Pakistan: Under-17 Sccer". DAWN.COM. 15 November 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ natasha.raheel (13 April 2017). "Pakistan's Street Child World Cup heroes used, abused and forced to scrape a living". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "AFC Football Coaching starts: soccer training infrastructure inadequate, says Nader". Brecorder. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Dividend for K-Electric, at last | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ natasha.raheel (30 November 2015). "In PPFL's absence: Clubs, departments take to local tournaments". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "PIA stun K-Electric, KRL edge NBP to reach semis". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "PIA to take on KRL in Challenge Cup final". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Shamim Khan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
External links
edit- Shamim Khan at Global Sports Archive