Sarfraz Rasool

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Sarfraz Rasool
Sarfraz Rasool at the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup (cropped).jpg
Rasool with Pakistan at the 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Sarfraz Rasool
Date of birth (1975-07-10) 10 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Faisalabad, Pakistan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1999 Punjab Medical Center ? (?)
1999–2008 Khan Research Laboratories ? (?)
2008–2011 PMC Athletico ? (?)
International career
1997–2003 Pakistan 22 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sarfraz Rasool (born 10 July 1975) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. [1] Rasool won the Golden Boot at 2003 SAFF Championship, where he finished as the top-scorer with 4 goals, and was named Asian Football Confederation's Player of the Month for his performance at the SAFF Cup held in March 2003. [2]

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Club career

PMC

Rasool started his career with Punjab Medical Center club in 1994.

Khan Research Laboratories

As a goal scoring midfielder, Rasool had been playing for departmental side Khan Research Laboratories between 1999 and 2003, when he was eyed by the national team. [3] In the 1999 PFF National Challenge Cup played in Chaman, Rasool was nominated player of the tournament.

PMC Athletico Faisalabad

Rasool controversially left Pakistan soon after and moved to England, which effectively ended his international career, but remained with Khan Research Laboratories for some seasons, before eventually returning to his former club, now renamed PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad as founder member in August 2008.

International career

Rasool was called by Pakistan in the 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup held in Nepal. He subsequently became a key part of the national team from 1999 to 2003. He was named as captain of the national team for the 2002 away friendly series against Sri Lanka, and when South Korean club Ulsan HD FC visited Pakistan for test matches in 2002. [4] [5] The next year he was made vice-captain. [6]

Rasool won the Golden Boot during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup by emerging as the leading goal-scorer with a total of 4 goals. [7] Additionally, he earned the title of Asian Football Confederation Player of the Month for his outstanding performance in the SAFF Cup held in March 2003. [2]

In March 2003, he was selected as vice-captain for the national side at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification after Haroon Yousaf. [8]

Coaching career

After quitting playing and moving to England to settle down, Rasool earned the FA Level Two coaching certification, equivalent to UEFA C Licence.

In the 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, he was nominated assistant coach of PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad under head coach Akhtar Mohiuddin.

On 26 July 2012, Rasool joined Total Football Academy FC in Loughton as youth coach of the under-9 team.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 199720
199920
200020
200160
200231
200375
Total226
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Sarfraz Rasool
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2002 Kalutara Stadium, Kalautara, Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0–12–1 Friendly
210 January 2003 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Flag of India.svg  India 0–10–1 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
312 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2–12–12003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
414 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1–01–02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
520 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of India.svg  India 1–12–12003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
621 March 2003 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 0–20–3 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sarfraz Rasool (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. 1 2 Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Sohail, Sarfaraz power KRL into knock-out stage". DAWN.COM. 2002-10-25. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Sri Lanka vs Pakistan test series 2002". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka". DAWN.COM. 2002-03-12. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Yousuf Haroon to lead Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2003-03-12. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  7. ↑ "Pak beat India in Saff football tourney". The Times of India. 2003-01-10. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Yousuf Haroon to lead Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2003-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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