Ghulam Sarwar (footballer)

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Ghulam Sarwar
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-02-02) 2 February 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth Lahore, Pakistan
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1977 Lahore
1977–1978 WAPDA
1979–1980 Pakistan Army
1981–1993 Pakistan Airlines
International career
1984–1992 Pakistan (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ghulam Sarwar (born 2 February 1962) also known as Sarwar Teddy, [1] [2] [3] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and winger. Under his captainship, the Pakistan national team retained the gold medal at the 1991 South Asian Games. [1] [2]

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Club career

Sarwar started his football career with the Lahore Division team at the National Football Championship. He later represented WAPDA, Pakistan Army, and later became a part of the Pakistan Airlines football team, for which he was associated with the organisation for the rest of his career. [4] On 26 December 1983, Sarwar also played for a Sindh selection team against visiting West Berlin University team from Germany, scoring a goal in the eventual 2–0 victory. [5] In the 1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup, he played with the President XI team, scoring several goals. [6]

International career

Sarwar made his debut with the Pakistan national football team at the 1982 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup, where he scored a goal against the Bangladesh Green team in a 1–2 defeat. [7]

In the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, he played with the main national team named Pakistan Greens, scoring several goals including against Sri Lanka, a South Korea XI and Nepal, helping the team finish as runners-up behind China. [8] At the 1986 Asian Games, Sarwar scored through a penalty at the 26th minute against Iraq in the eventual 1–5 defeat. [1] He also scored against Japan at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification in the 63rd minute in a 1–5 loss. [9] Sarwar captained the Pakistan national team at the 1991 South Asian Games, where he helped the side reach the final against Maldives, eventually winning by 2–0. [1] [2] [10] [11]

Post-retirement

In 2016, Sarwar became a member of committee consisting of former international footballers, that engages veteran players while also training young footballers. [12] [13] He also served as selector for football teams. [14] [15] [16] In 2024, Sarwar led a meeting in Peshawar aimed to revive veteran football in Pakistan, bringing together former international players from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [17] [18]

Personal life

Sarwar came from a family of footballers. His father Ustad Ghulam Muhammad initially trained him as a footballer. Out of his ten siblings, three of his brothers also represented the Pakistan national team. His oldest brother Ali Asghar played for the Pakistan national team in the 1970s. [19] [20] [21]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarwar goal.
List of international goals scored by Ghulam Sarwar
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
125 April 1986 Jinnah Sports Stadium, IslamabadFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–01–0 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament [8]
22 May 1986Jinnah Sports Stadium, IslamabadFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 3–05–01986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament [8]
35–0 [8]
423 September 1986 Daegu Stadium, DaeguFlag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 1–21–5 1986 Asian Games [1]
527 September 1986Daegu Stadium, DaeguFlag of Oman.svg  Oman 1–31986 Asian Games
618 April 1988 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–21–4 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification [9]

Honours

Pakistan

See also

References

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  4. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ghulam 'Teddy' Sarwar (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. ↑ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1984. p. 112.
  6. ↑ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1986. pp. 164–166.
  7. ↑ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1986. pp. 166–167.
  9. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Japan vs. Pakistan". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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  13. ↑ "Fame Sports and DHA emerge joint winners in Fame Friends Cup 2020". The Nation. 2020-11-25. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
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  19. ↑ "فیم فرینڈز فٹبال کپ جلو ایف سی ٹیم راونڈ 16 میں پہنچ گئی" [Fame Friends Football Cup, Jallo FC team reached Round 16]. Daily Pakistan. 2020-10-13. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  20. ↑ "فٹبال ٹیم ....داستان اور کچھ عالمی حقائق" [Football team ....story and some world facts]. express.pk. 2014-12-22. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28.
  21. ↑ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
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