Zahir Ahmed
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| Full name | Rana Zahir Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Faisalabad, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
| Positions | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Crescent Textile Mills | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2006 | Pakistan Navy | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Rana Zahir Ahmed (Urdu: رانا ظہیر احمد; born 2 April 1968), also known by nickname Jara,[1] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward and midfielder. Ahmed played and captained Pakistan Navy for most of his career, and was part of the Pakistan national team which won the 1991 South Asian Games.
Zahir was part of the Faisalabad based club Crescent Textile Mills which participated in the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. He later played for Pakistan Navy, where he spent most of his career and served as captain.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
International career
He made his international debut in the 1991 South Asian Games in Colombo under the captainship of Ghulam Sarwar. He featured in the final against Maldives, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Pakistan.[2] He later featured in several matches as starter including 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification,[9] 1995 SAARC Gold Cup, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1997.[10][11]