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”’Faqir Hussain”’ ( 24 February 2016) was a Pakistani [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|right winger]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=Israel Official Games 1948-1959 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres50.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813143613/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres50.html |archive-date=2024-08-13 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=www.rsssf.org }}</ref> Hussain played for [[Pakistan Air Force FC|Pakistan Air Force]] throughout his career, and also represented the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] from 1959 until the mid-1960s. |
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 8 February 2026
Pakistani footballer (1938 – 2016)
Faqir Hussain (died 24 February 2016) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a right winger.[1] Hussain played for Pakistan Air Force throughout his career, and also represented the Pakistan national team from 1959 until the mid-1960s.
In 1955, Hussain participated at the Army Football Tournament in Iran with the Pakistan Combined Armed Forces Services football team while playing for Pakistan Airforce, in a tournament which showcased army football teams from India, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.[2] Along with Moideen Kutty, Hussain was a crucial player of the Air Force team.[3][4]
In August 1960, he scored in a 2–0 victory against a select team from Hoshiarpur in the 25th minute during the fifth Ismail Gold Shield Football Tournament in the semifinals.[5] The tournament which featured teams from India and Iran concluded with PAF winning the final.[6] He also played the Inter-Services Football Championship for Pakistan Air Force at the domestic level in Pakistan.[7][8] In the 16th edition of the championship in 1960, Faqir scored a hat-trick against Pakistan Army winning the final by 3–0.[9]
In 1961, while playing for Pakistan Airforce in a friendly game against the Iranian club Shahin F.C., he scored all 4 goals for his team in a match which ended in a 6–4 defeat.[10]
International career
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Hussain played for the Pakistan national team in the 1960s. He was among the players present in the 1960 Asian Cup qualifiers hosted by India in Ernakulam in 1959,[1] where Pakistan faced Iran, India and Israel twice each in the qualifiers.[11][12] Hussain scored a goal in a memorable victory over Iran by 4–1.[13]
In 1964, he also played 1964 Summer Olympics qualification against Iran in Teheran and the match was lost by 1–4.[14] Second match was played at Lahore and Pakistan won the match by 1–0 but failed to qualify on aggregate.[15] He also played at the 1965 RCD Cup.[16]
After retiring as player, Hussain served as coach of the Pakistan Airforce football team.
International goals
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- Scores and results list Pakistan’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Faqir goal.
