Zafar Iqbal (physician)

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Zafar Iqbal is a Pakistani and English physician who is the Head of Sports Medicine at Arsenal.

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Early life

Born in Pakistan, Iqbal and his parents eventually settled in Rochdale, England, where he grew up. [1] [2] Iqbal started thinking of becoming a physician at the age of 10, after his sister suffered cancer. [3] [4] He started studying sports medicine after suffering an injury playing football. [5]

Career

Iqbal has worked as a physician for English sides Leyton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Crystal Palace. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Personal life

He is married and has three children. [13] [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zafar just what the doctor ordered for Liverpool". gulfnews.com. 7 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Zafar Iqbal".
  3. ↑ "TEB Interview – Dr Zafar Iqbal". 15 October 2016.
  4. ↑ ""PCB need to invest and get the right specialists at all levels" : Dr. Zafar Iqbal". pakpassion.net.
  5. ↑ "Sports Medicine Specialist Dr Zafar Iqbal takes a Stride for Success from Pakistan to England in Football". 21 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "5am starts and snood fines: fighting Covid at a Premier League football club". telegraph.co.uk (Archived).
  7. ↑ "Risk of virus spread on open fields very low: medicine expert Dr Zafar Iqbal". geosuper.tv.
  8. ↑ "Premier League praised for improved assistance for players observing Ramadan". independent.co.uk. 21 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool doctor nominated for Asian Football Award". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Crystal Palace's consultant joins Dubai Sports Council's awareness campaign". saudigazette.com.sa. 14 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Call for making sports medicine part of health education". dawn.com. 10 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool FC Doctor - Dr Zaf Iqbal (Interview)". YouTube .
  13. ↑ "Liverpool FC doctor wins Asian Football Award". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Former Liverpool FC doctor: why I left my dream job at Anfield". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 2 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Crystal Palace doctor claims he and his family were racially abused by a young child". skysports.com.
  16. ↑ "Former Spurs team doctor calls for support of defibrillator campaign". enfieldindependent.co.uk. 25 January 2013.
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