List of Pakistan national football team managers explained

This article lists the Pakistan national football team managers since the team's international debut in 1950.

Overview

Pakistan visited Iran and Iraq for its international debut in October 1950, with Khawaja Riaz Ahmed as manager and Abdul Sattar Kohati as assistant manager.^[1] Pakistan faced Iran in their first official international game in Tehran, losing 5–1, and also engaged in unofficial friendly matches during the tour in Iran and Iraq.^{[2] [3]} Riaz also managed the team at the 1952 Colombo Cup, where Pakistan eded joint-winner with India. On 10 October 1957, Pakistan first foreign coach John McBride was signed as coach for the Pakistan national team on a two-year contract.^[4] Although he served as selector of the team for the 1958 Asian Games where Sharif Khan acted as manager,^{[5] [6]} McBride coached the national team during an unofficial tour to Burma in April 1959.^[7] The same year after his expiration of contract, Saeed Mirza assumed the position as head coach for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Chinese coach Wang Xiaohe along with Tariq Lutfi led the national side clinch the gold medal at the 1989 South Asian Games.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} At the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games under the tenure of Muhammad Aslam Japani, Pakistan again retained the gold.^{[12] [13]}

List of managers

Managers in italics took charge as caretaker or interim manager

• Khawaja Riaz Ahmed (1950)
• Mahmud Shah (1952)
• Syed Rahman (1953)
• Khawaja Riaz Ahmed (1954)
• Abdul Wahid Durrani (1955)
• ? (1956)
• John McBride (1957–1959)
• Saeed Mirza (1959)
• Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1960)
• ? (1961)
• George Ainsley (1962)
• Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1963)
• Fl. Lt. Atiq Ahmad (1964–1965)
• Mohammad Amin (1974)
• Géza Kalocsay (1974–1980)
• Bert Trautmann (1980–1981)
• Younus Rana (1982)
• Zbigniew Szumski (1984–1985)^{[14] [15] [16] [17]}
• Tariq Lutfi (1985–1986)
• Younus Changezi (1986)
• Younus Rana (1987)
• Burkhard Ziese (1987–1989)
• Tariq Lutfi (1989)
• Wang Xiaohe (1989)
• Muhammad Idrees (1990)^[18]
• Muhammad Aslam Japani (1991–1993)
• Tariq Lutfi (1995)
• Muhammad Idrees (1996–1997)^[19]
• Khairul Pearu (1999)^[20]
• Pedro Dias (1999)
• Dave Burns (2000–2001)
• John Layton (2001–2002)
• Jozef Herel (2002–2003)
• Tariq Lutfi (2003–2005)
• Salman Sharida (2005–2007)
• Akhtar Mohiuddin (2007–2008)
• Shahzad Anwar (2008)
• György Kottán (2009–2010)
• Tariq Lutfi (2011)
• Zaviša Milosavljević (2011–2013)
• Shahzad Anwar (2013)
• Mohammad Al-Shamlan (2013–2015)
• None (2016–2017)
• José Antonio Nogueira (2018–2019)
• Tariq Lutfi (2019)
• Shahzad Anwar (2022–2023)
• Stephen Constantine (2023–2024)

Managerial records

• Only senior FIFA A matches considered.
• List also includes managers who took charge of the national team in senior unofficial matches.
• "Period" indicates the timespan of the first and last matches in charge, which may include periods not in charge of the national team

See also

• Pakistan national football team results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721154213/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-ii50.html . 21 July 2023 . 2023-07-21 . www.rsssf.org.
2. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 23 December 2010 . A history of football in Pakistan – Part I . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904220323/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ . 4 September 2022 . 1 March 2014 . . Karachi, Pakistan.
3. Web site: Statistics: Iran [Team Melli] ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721154214/https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=11 . 21 July 2023 . 2023-07-21 . www.teammelli.com.
4. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 10 October 1957 . British Newspaper Archive.
5. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 11 May 1958 . British Newspaper Archive.
6. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 24 May 1958 . British Newspaper Archive.
7. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 17 April 1959 . British Newspaper Archive.
8. Web site: 2004-04-11 . PFF unlikely to retain Chinese coach . 2024-08-13 . DAWN.COM . en.
9. Web site: 2003-12-19 . Chinese Xiao named coach - Newspaper . 2018-03-30 . Dawn.Com.
10. Web site: 2003-12-24 . Tariq, Balal to assist Chinese coach - Newspaper . 2018-03-30 . Dawn.Com.
11. Web site: Ali . Shazad . 2003-12-31 . 2003 bleak year for Pakistan football . 2024-08-13 . DAWN.COM . en.
12. Web site: 2009-03-31 . PFF condoles death of gold medallist coach Aslam . 2023-09-04 . Brecorder . en.
13. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 2010-12-23 . A history of football in Pakistan — Part III . 2023-09-04 . DAWN.COM . en.
14. Book: New Straits Times Aug 30, 1984 . New Straits Times . en.
15. Book: New Straits Times Aug 23, 1984 . New Straits Times . en.
16. Book: New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984 . New Straits Times . en.
17. Book: New Straits Times Sep 2, 1984 . New Straits Times Sep 2, 1984 . en.
18. Web site: Muhammad Idrees (Coach) . 2023-07-29 . www.national-football-teams.com . en . 20 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120103025/https://www.national-football-teams.com/coach/77779/Muhammad_Idrees.html . live .
19. Web site: Muhammad Idrees (Coach) . 2023-07-29 . www.national-football-teams.com . en . 20 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120103025/https://www.national-football-teams.com/coach/77779/Muhammad_Idrees.html . live .
20. Web site: Pakistan (1999) . 2023-07-29 . www.national-football-teams.com . en . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706141910/https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/140/1999/Pakistan.html . live .