Muhammad Idrees (footballer)
Pakistani footballer and manager
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Muhammad Idrees (Urdu: محمد ادریس) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a left winger, and manager. Idrees represented Pakistan national team from 1973 till 1978, and later served as head coach of the national team from 1996 till 1999.[1]
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Idrees with Pakistan in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Idrees | ||
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Pakistan Railways | ||
| 1975–1985 | Pakistan Airlines | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973 | Pakistan Youth | ||
| 1973–1978 | Pakistan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986 | Pakistan B | ||
| 1995 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 1996–1999 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Idrees played for Lahore based Pakistan Railways before moving to Karachi based team Pakistan Airlines in 1975.[1][2] He won the National Football Championship four times with Pakistan Airlines.[3] In the 1981 final, Idrees scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Pakistan Air Force, until winning the title through penalties.[4] He also helped them win the 1984 Inter-Provincial Championship. He represented Pakistan Airlines in the 1977 and 1982 editions of the Aga Khan Gold Cup.[5]
During the 1970s, Idrees was one of several Pakistani players which represented club sides in and coached the clubs’ new youth setups in the Middle East.[6]
International career
Idrees captained the Pakistan Youth team at the 1973 AFC Youth Championship.[7] He was then selected to play for Pakistan for a tour to the far east, where he scored against China on 10 June 1973, in a 4–7 defeat. The following year, Idrees scored against the Iranian opposition in a 1–2 defeat,[8] and provided a last moment assist to Ali Nawaz Baloch in the eventual 2–2 tie against Turkey in the 1974 RCD Cup.[9] The same year, he participated in the 1974 Asian Games,[10] scoring a goal in a 1–5 defeat against Burma.[11] Idrees then played at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament representing the Pakistan Greens.[12]
In 1978, Idrees participated with the national team at the Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament, where he scored a brace against Kenya in a 8–3 defeat.[13]
Coaching career
In 1985, Idrees served as head coach of the second string Pakistan Whites at the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament. In 1995, he served as head coach of the Pakistan national under-23 football team at the 1996 Summer Olympics Qualifiers.
In 1996, Idrees was appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan national football team for the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[1] The next year, he coached the team for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[14] Under his supervision in the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup, Pakistan went on to achieve a third-place finish in the tournament. He last served as coach at the 1999 SAFF Gold Cup.[15][16]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Idrees goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 1973 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China |  China |
4–7 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 7 September 1974 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Burma |
1–5 | 1974 Asian Games | [11] | |
| 3 | 9 May 1978 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Kenya |
3–8 | Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament | [13] | |
| 4 | [13] |
Honours
Pakistan Airlines
- National Football Championship:
- Winners (4): 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981
- Inter-Provincial Championship:
- Winners (1): 1984
Managerial
Pakistan
- SAFF Gold Cup:
- third-place: 1997