Fazalur Rehman (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Peshawar, British India | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | Kolkata Mohammedan | ||
| 1951–1954 | Kolkata Mohammedan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1954 | Pakistan | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fazalur Rehman (Urdu: فضل الرحمان) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Pakistan national team in the 1950s. He also played for Kolkata Mohammedan.
Early life
Rehman hailed from Jhanda Bazar in Karimpura, Peshawar.[1]
Club career
Rehman started his career with Peshawar-based Saiful Sarhad football club in the 1940s. He then joined Hilal Club Peshawar, participating in a tournament in Ambala with the team in 1944.[1] In 1945, he represented Young Men Peshawar in the Atatürk Tournament in Delhi. In 1946, he toured South India with the Christian Club Peshawar.[1] The same year, he joined Kolkata Mohammedan, and also featured in an Indians and Europeans XI football match.[1][2]
After the independence of Pakistan, Rehman played in the inaugural 1948 National Football Championship with Punjab. He also played at the Rovers Cup in India with Lahore based club Raiders. From 1951 till 1954, Rehman again played for Kolkata Mohammedan.[1] He later represented NWFP in the National Football Championship,[3][4] and played for several Peshawar based clubs such as Heroes Club.[5]
International career
In 1954, Rehman was selected to represent the Pakistan national football team for their participation in the 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. He played as starter in all the matches of the tournament against Burma, Ceylon and India.[2][6][7] In 1956, he was selected for the tour to Ceylon, Singapore and China.[8] Rehman was injured in the first match of the tour against Ceylon Football Association XI ending in a 6–4 victory. This prompted the PFF to call up Wajeed Ali Miazi as a back-up goalkeeper.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "سہ ماہی یون پیشاور" [Quarterly Yoon Peshawar] (PDF). www.culture.kp.gov.pk/homepage/e_magazine (in Hindko). p. 36.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 92 (20 December 1954)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 10 November 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 21 March 1955" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 30 April 1963" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 94 (22 December 1954)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 99 (27 December 1954)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 18 August 1956" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 26 August 1956" – via British Newspaper Archive.