Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 February 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Lahore, Pakistan | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 25 April 1986 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament | [8] |
2 | 2 May 1986 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament | [8] |
3 | 5–0 | [8] | |||||
4 | 23 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1986 Asian Games | [1] |
5 | 27 September 1986 | Daegu Stadium, Daegu | ![]() | 1–3 | 1986 Asian Games | ||
6 | 18 April 1988 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification | [9] |