Muhammad Naqi Khan

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Full name Muhammad Naqi Khan
Position Defender
Years Team
1976–1987 Pakistan Airlines
Muhammad Naqi Khan
Naqi with Pakistan in 1978
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Naqi Khan
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1987 Pakistan Airlines
International career
1970s Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Naqi Khan is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender, and former manager. Naqi is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1970s.[1]

Naqi played as defender for PIA from 1976 till 1987, and played a crucial role in winning several National Football Championship titles with the team. He also played for PIA in the 1981–82 Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Bangladesh.[1]

International career

Naqi represented the Pakistan national football team in the 1970s. During this time, Naqi also toured Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Malaysia, Burma, Russia, Bangladesh, India and other countries with the national team. Naqi was part of the Pakistan Reds team at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.[2] He was also part of the Pakistan national team for the Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament in 1978.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as player, Naqi served as trainer of PIA's hockey and squash teams and the manager of PIA Fitness Club from 1988 to 2002.[1] He was also part of the District Football Association Karachi Central in the 2010s.[4]

Honours

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