![]() Rana with Pakistan at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamshed Anwar Rana [1] [2] [3] | ||
Date of birth | 1 June 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Pakistan Airlines | |||
International career | |||
1985–1987 | Pakistan | ||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jamshed Anwar Rana (born 1 June 1965), is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Rana is among the major goalkeepers of the Pakistan national football team in the 1980s. [4]
In 1981, Rana featured in the National Youth Football Championship. [5] [6] [7] He subsequently represented departmental side Pakistan Airlines at the National football Championship. [8] [9] [10]
Akhtar made his international debut at the 1985 South Asian Games in Dhaka, where he was praised for his performance. [11] He later featured in several tournaments including the 1986 Fajr International Tournament in Iran, [12] the 1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup, 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics Qualification and the 1987 South Asian Games, which proved to be his last international tour as starting goalkeeper. [13] He was part of the squad at the 1990 Asian Games as substitute for Mateen Akhtar. [14]
پاکستان کی فٹبال تاریخ عظیم گول کیپرز سے بھری پڑی ہے۔ پاکستان کے پہلے گول کیپر و کپتان عثمان جان، اسمیٰعل درانی، ماسٹر صدیق، نیاز گل، استاد شموں، آغا لطیف، محمد یونس، جمشید رانا[Pakistan's football history is full of great goalkeepers. Pakistan's first goalkeeper and captain Osman Jan, Ismail Durrani, Master Siddiq, Niaz Gul, Ustad Shamoo, Agha Latif, Muhammad Younis, Jamshed Rana...]
Three outstanding players, who could be bracketed in the Asian class, emerged from the tournament. Jamshed Rana emerged as one of the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Left winger Wazir was magnificant on the wing, while skipper Arbab Hayat was full of confidence.