Mahmood Anwar
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Anwar with Pakistan at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmood Anwar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Peshawar, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pakistan Airlines | |||
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Pakistan Blues | 6 | (5) |
| 1985–1986 | Pakistan | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mahmood Anwar (Urdu: محمود انور; born 1 January 1960), is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a Winger.
Club career
Anwar played for Pakistan Airlines in the 1980s, helping the club win the Inter-Provincial Championship in 1984.[1]
International career
Anwar was selected to represent the second string Pakistan Blues for the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament held in Karachi.[2] He featured in all matches as a starter. In the tournament, he scored a brace against Oman and Shandong XI, and also a goal against Bangladesh, finishing the campaign as joint top goal-scorer alongside Iranian player Kamil Anjini with 5 goals.[2]
In 1985, Anwar received a call-up for the Pakistan national team for the 1985 South Asian Games, where he scored in the third-place play-off against Nepal.[3][4] He also played at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament in Tehran.[5]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anwar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 December 1985 | Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal | 2–2 | 1985 South Asian Games | [3] |
Honours
PIA
- Inter-Provincial Championship:
- Winners (1): 1984
Individual
- Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament:
- Joint top goal-scorer: 1982 (5 goals)
References
- ^ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1985. pp. 98–100.
The first half failed to produce a goal and it was only after nine minutes of resumption that PIA succeeded in scoring the match winner through right - winger Mahmood Anwar.
- ^ a b "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ a b Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1986. pp. 162–163.
Pakistan went into lead twice through Mahmood Anwar and Aga Saeed but Nepal, the holders of the title, staged a recovery to make the score two all at close of the play.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mahmood Anwar (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "1986 Fajr International Tournament". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
External links
- Mahmood Anwar at National-Football-Teams.com