Sumbal Khan
Pakistani footballer
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Sumbal Khan, alternatively spelled as Sumbul Khan, (Urdu, Pashto: سنبل خان; 1926 – December 2007) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a centre-half. He was the sixth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team after Osman Jan, Abdul Wahid Durrani, Muhammad Sharif, Moideen Kutty and Jamil Akhtar. Khan also played for East Bengal in India.[1]
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Khan in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Peshawar, British India | ||
| Date of death | December 2007 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Peshawar, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–?? | NWFP | ||
| 1955 | East Bengal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1956 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Khan hailed from Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province in British India.[2]
Club career
Khan played as a centre-back, starting his career at Peshawar club Warsak FC. He was member of the team till the late 60s.[3][4] He was among the players who played in the inaugural National Football Championship of Pakistan at YMCA Ground in Karachi in 1948, representing the NWFP provincial team throughout his ensuing career.[3][5] In 1955 he played in India for East Bengal.[1]
International career
Sumbal first represented Pakistan in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Ceylon. He later featured in the 1953 edition in Burma and the 1954 Asian Games in the Philippines.[6] Sumbal became the sixth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team at the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament at Dhaka.[3] He also toured Ceylon, Singapore and China with the national team in 1956.[7]
