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{{short description|Pakistani footballer}}
Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani was born in Quetta (Pakistan) on 30th June 1917. He was killed during a bombing in [[February 2007]]. Before his death he served as a judge. <ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/02/18/top1.htm Judge, 14 others killed in Quetta suicide attack]</ref>
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'''Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani''' ([[Urdu]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]]: {{Nastaliq|عبدالوحید درانی}}; 30 June 1917 – 24 February 2008){{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} was a Pakistani international [[Football player|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. He was the second [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the [[Pakistan national football team]] after the goalkeeper [[Osman Jan]].<ref name=":1" />

== Playing career ==
[[File:Pakistani footballer of the 1950s, Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani, shakes hands with Khawaja Nazimuddin.jpg|left|thumb|Abdul Wahid (right) shaking hands with the second governor and prime minister of Pakistan [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]] (left) during his playing days.|180x180px]]
Durrani made his debut in Pakistan's first ever international match in 27 October 1950 against [[Iran]] at [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadiyeh Stadium]] in [[Tehran|Teheran]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-ii50.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721154213/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-ii50.html |archive-date=2023-07-21 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304113632/https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=11 |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=teammelli.com}}</ref> He later became captain of the [[Pakistan national football team]] in the [[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405134135/https://www.dawn.com/news/593095/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i |archive-date=5 April 2024 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=DAWN.com |language=en}}</ref> where he scored a goal against [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609120453/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |archive-date=9 June 2024 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=rsssf.org}}</ref> He also captained the side in friendly home matches against [[Iran national football team|Iran]].<ref name=":1" /> Pakistan played its first match against [[India national football team|India]] after victories over Ceylon and [[Myanmar|Burma]], which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.<ref name=":0" />

== Managerial career ==
[[File:Pakistan National Football Team 1955.jpg|thumb|Durrani in the bottom middle as manager of the Pakistan national team in 1955|left]]
Abdul Wahid was appointed as the manager of the Pakistan international team in the fourth [[1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]] held in [[Dhaka]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref name=":1" />

After serving several years as member of the Pakistan Football Federation selection committee, Durrani acted as assistant manager at the [[Merdeka Tournament]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8MkpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=szumski+pakistan&article_id=7078,6048495&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=szumski%20pakistan&f=false |title=New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984 |publisher=New Straits Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8MkpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA33&dq=mateen+pakistan&article_id=3834,6289844&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=mateen%20pakistan&f=false |title=New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984 |publisher=New Straits Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
During the violence of the [[Partition of India|partition of British India]], Abdul Wahid Durrani provided [[burqa]]s to Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home in [[Quetta]], and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=BBC World Service {{!}} World Agenda – Separate Lives |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/100_wag_hongkong/page2.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814110856/https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/100_wag_hongkong/page2.shtml |archive-date=14 August 2022 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=bbc.co.uk |language=EN |quote=Among the fighting, there were incidences where community feeling endured. Abdul Wahid Durrani was a young sportsman in 1947. He remembers how, during the violence in the southern Pakistan city of Quetta, where he lived, he provided burqas to Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home, and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.}}</ref> In the bordering [[North-West Frontier Province]], local people protected whole villages of Hindu and Sikh communities, where some still live today.<ref name=":2" />

== Career statistics ==

=== International goals ===
''Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before [[Pakistan national football team results (1950–1989)|1989]] are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Abdul Wahid Durrani
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
|18 March 1952
|[[Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium|Colombo Oval]], [[Colombo]], Ceylon
|{{flagg|unpre|Ceylon|1951|avar=fb}}
| align="center" |
| align="center" |2–0
|[[1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|}

== Honours ==
'''Pakistan'''

* [[Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]]:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/colombocup.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030613163424/http://indianfootball.de/data/colombocup.html |archive-date=13 June 2003 |access-date=29 September 2021 |website=indianfootball.de}}</ref> 1952

== See also ==

* [[List of Pakistan national football team captains]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Pakistan national football team managers}}

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[[Category:Pakistani men's footballers]]
[[Category:Pashtun footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Quetta]]
[[Category:1917 births]]
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[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Pakistan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Pakistani football managers]]
[[Category:Pakistan national football team managers]]
[[Category:20th-century Pakistani sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 12:20, 1 January 2025

Abdul Wahid Durrani
Personal information
Full name Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani
Date of birth (1917-06-30)30 June 1917
Place of birth Quetta, British India
Date of death 24 February 2008(2008-02-24) (aged 90)
Place of death Quetta, Pakistan
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Pakistan ?? (??)
Managerial career
1955 Pakistan

Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani (Urdu, Pashto: عبدالوحید درانی; 30 June 1917 – 24 February 2008)[citation needed] was a Pakistani international footballer and manager. He was the second captain of the Pakistan national football team after the goalkeeper Osman Jan.[1]

Playing career

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Abdul Wahid (right) shaking hands with the second governor and prime minister of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin (left) during his playing days.

Durrani made his debut in Pakistan's first ever international match in 27 October 1950 against Iran at Amjadiyeh Stadium in Teheran.[2][3] He later became captain of the Pakistan national football team in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament,[1] where he scored a goal against Ceylon.[4] He also captained the side in friendly home matches against Iran.[1] Pakistan played its first match against India after victories over Ceylon and Burma, which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.[4]

Managerial career

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Durrani in the bottom middle as manager of the Pakistan national team in 1955

Abdul Wahid was appointed as the manager of the Pakistan international team in the fourth 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[1]

After serving several years as member of the Pakistan Football Federation selection committee, Durrani acted as assistant manager at the Merdeka Tournament in 1984.[5][6]

Personal life

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During the violence of the partition of British India, Abdul Wahid Durrani provided burqas to Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home in Quetta, and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.[7] In the bordering North-West Frontier Province, local people protected whole villages of Hindu and Sikh communities, where some still live today.[7]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before 1989 are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.

List of international goals scored by Abdul Wahid Durrani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 March 1952 Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon Ceylon  2–0 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament [4]

Honours

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Pakistan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". teammelli.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984. New Straits Times.
  6. ^ New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984. New Straits Times.
  7. ^ a b "BBC World Service | World Agenda – Separate Lives". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Among the fighting, there were incidences where community feeling endured. Abdul Wahid Durrani was a young sportsman in 1947. He remembers how, during the violence in the southern Pakistan city of Quetta, where he lived, he provided burqas to Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home, and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.
  8. ^ "The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 13 June 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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