Hafiz Rashid

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Hafiz Rashid
Rashid with Kolkata Mohammedan in 1940
Personal information
Full name Hafiz Ahmed Rashid
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth Nasirabad, Ajmer, British India
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Pakistan
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1947 Kolkata Mohammedan
International career
1933 India XI
Managerial career
1950s Dhaka Mohammedan
1962 Pakistan Youth
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hafiz Rashid Sr. was a footballer who played as a striker, and manager. He is regarded as one of the most prominent players of Kolkata Mohammedan during the 1930s.[1][2][3] After the partition of India in 1947, Rashid settled in Pakistan where he was awarded Pride of Performance in 1962. He also served as head coach of the Pakistan national youth team in 1962.

Early life

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Rashid hailed from Nasirabad, Ajmer in Rajasthan.[4]

Club career

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In 1933, Rashid played with the football team of Pessett Institute BB & CI Railway as a left winger during a visit to Calcutta for two exhibition matches, against Kolkata Mohammedan in 4 April, and Mohun Bagan in 8 April. Subsequently, Rashid along with fellow Nasirabad based goalkeeper Kalu Khan, and Rawalpindi based forward Mohammad Yasin were scouted and recruited by Kolkata Mohammedan.[5][6][7] Rashid switched his position as centre forward and then a crucial role for the promotion of Kolkata Mohammedan from the second division to first division in 1933, scoring 53 goals.[4]

On 17 June 1936, during a match against the English Military Attached section team at the Mohun Bagan Ground, he fractured his right leg, however continued playing for the club until 1947.[4][8][9] In 1940, he scored a goal in the historic 2–1 victory over Royal Warwickshire Regiment at the final of the Durand Cup.[10][11][12]

International career

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In 1933, he represented India XI against European XI.[4]

Personal life

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After the partition of India in 1947, Rashid settled in Dhaka, East Pakistan.[4] He was awarded Pride of Performance in 1962.[13][14] The same year, he served as head coach of the Pakistan national youth team for the 1962 AFC Youth Championship.[15] He was member of the Pakistan Sports Control Board as chief coach.[16]

He also had a coaching stint at Dhaka Mohammedan alongside Mohammad Shahjahan and Abbas Mirja in the mid-1950s, helping the club win its inaugural First Division league title in 1957.

He later spent the last years of his life in Karachi.

Honours

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Mohammedan Sporting[1]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Sengupta, Somnath (27 May 2011). "Legends of Indian Football : Mohammedan Sporting in 1930s". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ Tripathi, Punit (20 August 2016). "Mohammedan Sporting FC: Tale of 'India's Invincibles'". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. ^ Kapadia, Novy (23 September 2013). "Mohammedan Sporting's tryst with destiny". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Pakistan Observer 1969.06.24 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1971.08.18 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1970.11.18 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  7. ^ Mullick, Sounak (26 January 2019). "Mohammedan Sporting Club: The erstwhile giants of Bengal football". thebridge.in. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1963.10.07 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1969.08.01 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  10. ^ Mishra, Aniket (29 August 2015). "Looking back at Mohammedan Sporting's historic Durand Cup triumph". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  11. ^ Faizan (28 August 2025). "Mohammedan SC's Iconic 1940 Durand Cup Victory". TFB. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  12. ^ "How Mohammedan Sporting's glorious past is linked to its uncertain future". Quartz. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1962.03.23 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad | Football". www.sports.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1962.04.12 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.10.05 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.