Haji Abdul Sattar (footballer)

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Abdul Sattar
Personal information
Full name Haji Abdul Sattar
Date of birth (1965-02-06) 6 February 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Faisalabad, Pakistan
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–2002 Pakistan Army
International career
1989–?? Pakistan (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haji Abdul Sattar (born 6 February 1965) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. [1] Sattar was the author of the lone goal in the final against Bangladesh at the 1989 South Asian Games, which saw Pakistan win their first title at the tournament.

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Club career

In 1985, Sattar featured in the National Youth Football Championship. [2] [3] [4] He represented Pakistan Army at the domestic National Football Championship. [5] He also played for WAPDA and Pakistan Steel. [6] [7]

International career

He made his international debut in the 1989 South Asian Games in Islamabad under the captainship of Mateen Akhtar. Sattar was the author of the lone goal in the final against Bangladesh at the 1989 South Asian Games in the dying minutes of the game, which saw Pakistan win their first title at the tournament. [8] [5] He came as a substitute for starting player Shaukat Ali in the match. [6]

Sattar also competed with Pakistan at the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing. [9]

Coaching career

Sattar finished a AFC Professional Coaching Diploma and coached several clubs later on. [10] [11] [12] [13]

In 2010, he conducted trials for Islamabad United team for the franchise based GEO Super Football League. [14] In 2014 and 2015, he worked as the coach of the Higher Education Commission tam in the PFF League and the National Challenge Cup. [15]

In 2016, he was named coach of a combined team of the Islamabad Football Association. [16] He coached SA Farms at the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup. [15]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Haji Abdul Sattar
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 October 1989 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, PakistanFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–01–0 1989 South Asian Games

Honours

Pakistan

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