Naeem Gul
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Gul with Pakistan in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naeem Gul | ||
| Date of birth | 1954 (age 71–72) | ||
| Place of birth | Abbottabad, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hazara Zamindar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1987 | Pakistan Airlines | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Naeem Gul (Urdu: نعیم گل) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. He was one of the best defenders to play for Pakistan in the 1980s.[1][2][3]
Club career
Gul represented Hazara Zamindar, before joining Pakistan Airlines winning the National Football Championship several times.[4]
International career
Gul was part of the Pakistan Reds team at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.[5]
Gul was part of the Pakistan national team for the Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament in 1978.[6] He later featured at the 1981 King's Cup in Thailand. The next year, he was selected vice captain at the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament in Karachi, which included national teams from Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal, and Oman. He was a starter in all matches for Pakistan.[5] He later captained the national team at the 1982 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup.[7] He last represented the national team at the 1984 Merdeka Tournament.[8][9]
Post-retirement
After retirement, He served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assistant Director of Youth Affairs.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "MTFA calls to arrest thieves". Brecorder. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Naeem Gul (player)"".
- ^ a b "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Footballers for S. Arabia on 3rd". Dawn. 1 May 1978.
- ^ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1983. p. 89.
Pakistan football team, with Naeem Gul as skipper, participated in the second Bangladesh President's Gold Cup Tournament at Dhaka in August 1982.
- ^ New Straits Times. New Straits Times.
- ^ "Page 28, Singapore Monitor, 24 August 1984". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
- ^ "dailypakistan.com, دوستی فٹبال کپ دارلعلوم تعلیم القرآن نے جیت". 12 June 2022.
External links
- Naeem Gul at National-Football-Teams.com