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| name = Najeeb Ullah Najmi
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| fullname = Mirza Najeeb Ullah Najmi<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-25 |title=Brazilian coach finds Pak soccer on right track |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625152906/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/14-Feb-2009/Brazilian-coach-finds-Pak-soccer-on-right-track |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
| fullname = Mirza Najeeb Ullah Najmi<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-25 |title=Brazilian coach finds Pak soccer on right track |url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/14-Feb-2009/Brazilian-coach-finds-Pak-soccer-on-right-track |access-date=2024-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625152906/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/14-Feb-2009/Brazilian-coach-finds-Pak-soccer-on-right-track |archive-date=2013-06-25 }}</ref>
| birth_date = Unknown
| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|10|10|df=y}}
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| caption = Najeeb during the [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999 South Asian Games]]
| caption = Najeeb during the [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999 South Asian Games]]
| death_place = [[Peshawar]], Pakistan
| death_place = [[Peshawar]], Pakistan
| death_date = 1 September 2021
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|9|1|1958|10|10 |df=y}}
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs2 = Ashraf Sugar Mills
| managerclubs2 = Ashraf Sugar Mills
}}
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'''Mirza Najeeb Ullah Najmi''' (died 1 September 2021) was a Pakistani [[Football player|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. A former captain, Najeeb represented the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] in the 1980s. He also led [[Pakistan Air Force FC|Pakistan Air Force]] to their first [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]] title in 1986.
'''Mirza Najeeb Ullah Najmi''' (10 October 1958 – 1 September 2021) was a Pakistani [[Football player|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. Najeeb represented and subsequently captained the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] in the 1980s. He also led [[Pakistan Air Force FC|Pakistan Air Force]] to their first [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]] title in 1986.


== Club career ==
== Club career ==
Najeeb represented the [[Pakistan Air Force FC|Pakistan Air Force]] departmental team at the [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]], where he led the club to win the title in the 1986 edition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2010-12-03 |title=ZTBL football squad announced; face Railways today |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/3824170 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
Najeeb represented the [[Pakistan Air Force FC|Pakistan Air Force]] departmental team at the [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]], where he led the club to win the title in the 1986 edition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2010-12-03 |title=ZTBL football squad announced; face Railways today |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/3824170 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/3824170 |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>


== International career ==
== International career ==
Najeeb represented the [[Pakistan national football team]] in the 1980s. He captained the national side at the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] held in Calcutta, during a match against [[Yemen national football team|North Yemen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-10 |title=Falcon FC win PAF 8-A Side Football trophy |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/4425767 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Ali |date=2017-10-13 |title=International football stars arrive in Pakistan, after FIFA ban |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/374672 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
Najeeb represented Pakistan Blues, which was the youth national side, at the [[1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html#82 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240201223845/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html#82 |archive-date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

Najeeb represented the senior [[Pakistan national football team]] in the 1980s. He captained the national side at the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] held in Calcutta, during a match against [[Yemen national football team|North Yemen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-10 |title=Falcon FC win PAF 8-A Side Football trophy |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/4425767 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://www.brecorder.com/news/4425767 |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Ali |date=2017-10-13 |title=International football stars arrive in Pakistan, after FIFA ban |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/374672 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195718/https://www.brecorder.com/news/374672 |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>


== Managerial career ==
== Managerial career ==
Najeeb was member of the coaching staff of the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] at the [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999 South Asian Games]] held in [[Kathmandu]]. In 2010, Najeeb was appointed head coach of [[ZTBL FC|Zarai Taraqiati]], which he led to its promotion to the top-tier from the [[2011 PFF League]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-12-25 |title=ZTBL boost survival hopes with win |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/484383/ztbl-boost-survival-hopes-with-win |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, he was also appointed manager of the [[Pakistan national under-17 football team|Pakistan under-14 team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2012-10-07 |title=U-14 football team leaves for Japan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/754761/u-14-football-team-leaves-for-japan |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, Najeeb attended the an [[Asian Football Confederation]] Licence A coaching course in Bahrain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-28 |title=Akhtar not being sent for Licence A course - thenews.com.pk |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328205939/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-240555-Akhtar-not-being-sent-for-Licence-A-course |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-01 |title=Akhtar leaves to attend AFC course - thenews.com.pk |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401203200/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-241549-Akhtar-leaves-to-attend-AFC-course |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> In 2015, he was appointed as assistant to the Iranian instructor Ardeshir Pournemat Noudehi for the AFC License A coaching course held in Pakistan for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasir Ismail questions Najeebullah’s appointment |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/38278-nasir-ismail-questions-najeebullahs-appointment |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2015-05-02 |title=‘Pakistan football suffering due to lack of investment on coaches’ |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1179384 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Licence A course concludes |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/42893-afc-licence-a-course-concludes |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2016-02-23 |title=KRL edge past NBP to lift PFF Cup |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1241212 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
Najeeb was member of the coaching staff of the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] at the [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999 South Asian Games]] held in [[Kathmandu]]. In 2010, Najeeb was appointed head coach of [[ZTBL FC|Zarai Taraqiati]], which he led to its promotion to the top-tier from the [[2011 PFF League]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-12-25 |title=ZTBL boost survival hopes with win |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/484383/ztbl-boost-survival-hopes-with-win |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://tribune.com.pk/story/484383/ztbl-boost-survival-hopes-with-win |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, he was also appointed manager of the [[Pakistan national under-17 football team|Pakistan under-14 team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2012-10-07 |title=U-14 football team leaves for Japan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/754761/u-14-football-team-leaves-for-japan |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195718/https://www.dawn.com/news/754761/u-14-football-team-leaves-for-japan |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, Najeeb attended the an [[Asian Football Confederation]] Licence A coaching course in Bahrain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-28 |title=Akhtar not being sent for Licence A course - thenews.com.pk |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-240555-Akhtar-not-being-sent-for-Licence-A-course |access-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328205939/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-240555-Akhtar-not-being-sent-for-Licence-A-course |archive-date=2014-03-28 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-01 |title=Akhtar leaves to attend AFC course - thenews.com.pk |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-241549-Akhtar-leaves-to-attend-AFC-course |access-date=2024-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401203200/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-241549-Akhtar-leaves-to-attend-AFC-course |archive-date=2014-04-01 }}</ref> In 2015, he was appointed as assistant to the Iranian instructor Ardeshir Pournemat Noudehi for the AFC License A coaching course held in Pakistan for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasir Ismail questions Najeebullah's appointment |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/38278-nasir-ismail-questions-najeebullahs-appointment |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/38278-nasir-ismail-questions-najeebullahs-appointment |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2015-05-02 |title='Pakistan football suffering due to lack of investment on coaches' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1179384 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://www.dawn.com/news/1179384 |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Licence A course concludes |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/42893-afc-licence-a-course-concludes |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195718/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/42893-afc-licence-a-course-concludes |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2016-02-23 |title=KRL edge past NBP to lift PFF Cup |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1241212 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195719/https://www.dawn.com/news/1241212 |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>


In 2018, he led the Ashraf Sugar Mills departmental team at the [[2018–19 Pakistan Premier League]]. The team, owned by former [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] chairman [[Zaka Ashraf]], eventually withdrew from the league due to financial issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2018-05-04 |title=Three years of football turmoil have levelled the playing field in Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1405516 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, he led the Ashraf Sugar Mills departmental team at the [[2018–19 Pakistan Premier League]]. The team, owned by former [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] chairman [[Zaka Ashraf]], eventually withdrew from the league due to financial issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2018-05-04 |title=Three years of football turmoil have levelled the playing field in Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1405516 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240531163623/https://www.dawn.com/news/1405516 |archive-date=2024-05-31 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
Najeeb died on 1 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PFF president condoles death of Najeeb Ullah Najmi |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/886617-pff-president-condoles-death-of-najeeb-ullah-najmi |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
Najeeb died on 1 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PFF president condoles death of Najeeb Ullah Najmi |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/886617-pff-president-condoles-death-of-najeeb-ullah-najmi |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/886617-pff-president-condoles-death-of-najeeb-ullah-najmi |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
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Latest revision as of 05:39, 28 December 2024

Najeeb Ullah Najmi
Najeeb during the 1999 South Asian Games
Personal information
Full name Mirza Najeeb Ullah Najmi[1]
Date of birth (1958-10-10)10 October 1958
Place of birth Peshawar, Pakistan
Date of death 1 September 2021(2021-09-01) (aged 62)
Place of death Peshawar, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980s Pakistan Air Force
International career
1980s Pakistan
Managerial career
2010–2014 Zarai Taraqiati
2018–2019 Ashraf Sugar Mills
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mirza Najeeb Ullah Najmi (10 October 1958 – 1 September 2021) was a Pakistani footballer and manager. Najeeb represented and subsequently captained the Pakistan national team in the 1980s. He also led Pakistan Air Force to their first National Football Championship title in 1986.

Club career

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Najeeb represented the Pakistan Air Force departmental team at the National Football Championship, where he led the club to win the title in the 1986 edition.[2]

International career

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Najeeb represented Pakistan Blues, which was the youth national side, at the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup.[3]

Najeeb represented the senior Pakistan national football team in the 1980s. He captained the national side at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification held in Calcutta, during a match against North Yemen.[4][5]

Managerial career

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Najeeb was member of the coaching staff of the Pakistan national team at the 1999 South Asian Games held in Kathmandu. In 2010, Najeeb was appointed head coach of Zarai Taraqiati, which he led to its promotion to the top-tier from the 2011 PFF League.[2][6] In 2012, he was also appointed manager of the Pakistan under-14 team.[7] In 2014, Najeeb attended the an Asian Football Confederation Licence A coaching course in Bahrain.[8][9] In 2015, he was appointed as assistant to the Iranian instructor Ardeshir Pournemat Noudehi for the AFC License A coaching course held in Pakistan for the first time.[10][11][12][13]

In 2018, he led the Ashraf Sugar Mills departmental team at the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League. The team, owned by former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf, eventually withdrew from the league due to financial issues.[14]

Death

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Najeeb died on 1 September 2021.[15]

Honours

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Pakistan Air Force

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brazilian coach finds Pak soccer on right track". 2013-06-25. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ a b "ZTBL football squad announced; face Railways today". Brecorder. 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "Falcon FC win PAF 8-A Side Football trophy". Brecorder. 2016-08-10. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Ali (2017-10-13). "International football stars arrive in Pakistan, after FIFA ban". Brecorder. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  6. ^ "ZTBL boost survival hopes with win". The Express Tribune. 2012-12-25. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  7. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2012-10-07). "U-14 football team leaves for Japan". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  8. ^ "Akhtar not being sent for Licence A course - thenews.com.pk". 2014-03-28. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  9. ^ "Akhtar leaves to attend AFC course - thenews.com.pk". 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  10. ^ "Nasir Ismail questions Najeebullah's appointment". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  11. ^ Wasim, Umaid (2015-05-02). "'Pakistan football suffering due to lack of investment on coaches'". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  12. ^ "AFC Licence A course concludes". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  13. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2016-02-23). "KRL edge past NBP to lift PFF Cup". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  14. ^ Wasim, Umaid (2018-05-04). "Three years of football turmoil have levelled the playing field in Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  15. ^ "PFF president condoles death of Najeeb Ullah Najmi". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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