This article lists the Pakistan national football team managers/head coaches, since the team's international debut in 1950.
Under Shahjahan as coach, Pakistan won their first ever title at the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Tournament, where they ended joint-winner with India. [1] On 10 October 1957, Pakistan first foreign head coach John McBride was signed on a two-year contract. [2] Although he played a crucial role and served as selector of the team for the 1958 Asian Games, [3] it is unclear he travelled to Tokyo for the Asian Games with the contingent team. [4] McBride culminated his coaching tenure with the national team after a tour to Burma in April 1959. [5] [6]
Chinese head coach Wang Xiao He led the national side to clinch the gold medal at the 1989 South Asian Games. [7] [8] [9] [10] At the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games under the tenure of Muhammad Aslam Japani, Pakistan again retained the gold. [11] [12]
Manager | Period | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | %W | Major Tournament(s) |
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![]() | 1981–1982 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 50.00 | — |
![]() | 1984–1985 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 33.33 | — |
![]() | 1985–1986 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 27.27 | 1985 South Asian Games fourth place 1986 Asian Games group stage |
![]() | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 1987 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 1987–1989 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20.00 | 1987 South Asian Games third place |
![]() | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 1989–1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 33.33 | 1989 South Asian Games champions 1990 Asian Games group stage |
![]() | 1991–1993 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 9.52 | 1991 South Asian Games champions 1993 SAARC Gold Cup group stage 1993 South Asian Games group stage |
![]() | 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1995 South Asian Gold Cup group stage |
![]() | 1996–1999 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 16.67 | 1997 SAFF Gold Cup third place 1999 SAFF Gold Cup group stage |
![]() | 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 33.33 | 1999 South Asian Games group stage |
![]() | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 2001 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 2003–2005 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 38.46 | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup fourth place |
![]() | 2005–2006 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 18.75 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup semi-finals 2006 AFC Challenge Cup group stage |
![]() | 2007–2008 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 30.00 | 2008 SAFF Championship group stage |
![]() | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | — |
![]() | 2009 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 28.57 | 2009 SAFF Championship group stage |
![]() | 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20.00 | — |
![]() | 2011–2013 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25.00 | 2011 SAFF Championship group stage |
![]() | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 | 2013 SAFF Championship group stage |
![]() | 2013–2015 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25.00 | — |
![]() | 2018–2019 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25.00 | 2018 SAFF Championship semi-finals |
![]() | 2022–2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0.00 | 2023 SAFF Championship group stage |
![]() | 2023–2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 10.00 | — |