Abdul Wahid Durrani
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Quetta, British India | ||
| Date of death | 24 February 2008 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Quetta, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940s | Jinnah Gymkhana F.C. | ||
| 1950s | Balochistan | ||
| 1950s | Hazara Club Quetta | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1952 | Pakistan | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani (Urdu, Pashto: عبدالوحید درانی; 30 June 1917 – 24 February 2008) was a Pakistani international footballer and manager. Wahid scored the first ever goal of the Pakistan national football team in their international debut against Iran in 1950, and was the second captain of the national side after the goalkeeper Osman Jan.[1]
Playing career
Durrani was part of the Jinnah Gymkhana football team which toured Burma and Ceylon in 1949.[2]
Durrani made his debut in Pakistan's first ever international match in 27 October 1950 against Iran at Amjadiyeh Stadium in Teheran,[3] where he scored the first ever goal of the national team 10 minutes after the second half in a 1–5 defeat.[4]
He later became captain of the Pakistan national football team in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament,[1][2] where he scored a goal against Ceylon.[5][6] He also scored two headers against Burma in the following match but both were disallowed.[7] The last match against India ended in a goalless draw and Pakistan emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.[6] He also captained the side in friendly home matches against Iran the same year.[1]
Managerial career
Abdul Wahid was appointed as the manager of the Pakistan international team in the fourth 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[1]
After serving several years as member of the Pakistan Football Federation selection committee, Durrani acted as assistant manager at the Merdeka Tournament in 1984.[8][9]
Personal life
During the violence of the partition of British India, Abdul Wahid Durrani helped Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home in Quetta, and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.[10] In the bordering North-West Frontier Province, local people protected whole villages of Hindu and Sikh communities, where some still live today.[10]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wahid goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 October 1950 | Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran
|
1–4 | 1–5 | Friendly | [4] |
| 2 | 18 March 1952 | Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon | .svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon
|
1–0 | 2–0 | 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | [5][6] |
Honours
Pakistan
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Iran defeats Pakistan 5-1 at football". Dawn. 29 October 1950.
- ^ a b "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.19 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984. New Straits Times.
- ^ New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984. New Straits Times.
- ^ a b "BBC World Service | World Agenda – Separate Lives". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
Among the fighting, there were incidences where community feeling endured. Abdul Wahid Durrani was a young sportsman in 1947. He remembers how, during the violence in the southern Pakistan city of Quetta, where he lived, he provided burqas to Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home, and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.