Hafiz Rashid
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.jpg) 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 | Karachi, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920s–1932 | Delhi Youngmen | ||
| 1933–1947 | Kolkata Mohammedan | (90+) | |
| 1942 | → Bata SC Calcutta | ||
| 1954 | Ispahani Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933 | India XI | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951 | EP Gymkhana | ||
| 1956 | Dhaka Mohammedan | ||
| 1962 | Pakistan Youth | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hafiz Rashid, commonly known as 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 and 1940s.[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 the same year.
Rashid hailed from Nasirabad, Ajmer in Rajasthan.[4]
Club career
Rashid began his career with Youngmen Club of Delhi in the 1920s.[5][6][7][8][9]
In 1933, Rashid played with the football team of B.B & C.I. Railway as a left winger during a visit to Calcutta for two exhibition matches, against Kolkata Mohammedan on 4 April, and Mohun Bagan on 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.[10][11][12][13] 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]
Rashid would also finish as the top goal-scorer of the Calcutta Football League for three consecutive seasons between 1934 and 1936. He scored nine goals during the 1934 campaign, followed by 15 goals in 1935, and 13 goals in 1936.[14]
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][15][16] In 1940, he helped the team win the historic 1940 Durand Cup final over Royal Warwickshire Regiment, contributing to Kolkata Mohammedan becoming the first ever Indian club to win the final of the Durand Cup.[17][18][19] He also featured at the IFA Shield.[20]
In 1942, Rashid, along with a few fellow teammates of Mohammedan Sporting were loaned to Bata SC for their participation in the Rovers Cup that year. Players like Noor Mohammed Jr., Taher, Sirajuddin, Saboo joined the team, that year, the team managed to reach the final of the tournament. Winning the final match 3–1 against Bombay Champions, W.I.A.A. Staff.[21][22][23]
In 1954, he represented Ispahani Club in the Dhaka First Division Football League.[24]
International career
Coaching career
In 1951, he was appointed coach of East Pakistan Gymkhana of Dhaka.[25] He also had a coaching stint at Dhaka Mohammedan alongside Mohammad Shahjahan and Abbaz Mirza in the mid-1950s, helping the club win its inaugural First Division league title in 1957.
In 1962, he served as head coach of the Pakistan national youth team for the 1962 AFC Youth Championship.[26] He was member of the Pakistan Sports Control Board as chief coach.[27]
In 1968, he supervised the Dacca University football team alongside Mohammed Rahmatullah, for their participation in the Independence Day Football Tournament.[28]