Dad Muhammad
Pakistani former footballer
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Dad Muhammad was a former Pakistani footballer who represented the Pakistan national team in the 1950s. Muhammad also played for the Mohammedan SC team in the early 1950s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dad Muhammad | ||
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Lyari, Karachi, British India | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949 | Jinnah Gymkhana | ||
| 1940s–1950s | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 1950s | Karachi Kickers | ||
| 1950s | Sindh | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1954 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In 1949, Muhammad was a part of the Jinnah Gymkhana football team, which toured visiting countries Ceylon and Burma.[1][2][3][4][5]
In the 1940s and 1950s, Muhammad was recruited to play for Mohammedan SC.[6][7] He also played with the Karachi Kickers football team, captaining them on several occasions. In 1955, Under his captainship, the team toured south India, returning unbeaten after 32 games with 24 wins and 8 draws.
Muhammad also represented the Sindh football team at the National Football Championship in the 1950s.
International career
In 1950, Muhammad was selected to represent the Pakistan national football team on their tour to Iran and Iraq.[citation needed]
In 1954, Muhammad played for Pakistan in the 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.[8]
Personal life
Muhammad was born in the Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi, British India.[citation needed] Muhammad's nephew, Ali Nawaz Baloch later represented the Pakistan national football team in the 1960s and 1970s.[9] Nawaz's elder brother Abdullah Akbar and other brother, Ismail Roshoon, were also professional footballers who represented the Pakistan national team.[10][11]
