Mohammad Amin (footballer)

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Mohammad Amin

Amin as head coach of the Pakistan national team at the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Amin
Date of birth	1931
Place of birth	Unknown
Date of death	9 August 1979 (aged 47–48)
Place of death	Gujrat district, Pakistan
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1951	Selangor
1951–??	Pakistan Air Force
International career
1952–1963	Pakistan
Managerial career
1967–1973	Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammad Amin (1931 – 9 August 1979) was a Pakistani international footballer and manager. He served as captain of the Pakistan national football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification, and is one of the players to have played and coached the national team. He also played for Selangor in Malaya and Pakistan Air Force at club level. He won the Malaysia Cup twice with Selangor.

Club career

Selangor

Amin started playing football in a school at Malaya and later played for a leading club, namely Selangor in 1949. He played as a right-back at the club. Amin helped the team win the Malaysia Cup in 1949 and again in 1951.

Pakistan Air Force

In 1951, Amin left Malaya, joining the Pakistan Air Force as physical instructor. He represented the Pakistan Air Force football team at the Inter-Services Tournament in 1952 and 1953 and at the National Football Championship. In 1951, he switched his position to inside-right.

International career

Following his performance at the 1953 season of the National Football Championship for Pakistan Air Force held in Peshawar, he was selected for the Pakistan national team at the 1953 Colombo Cup held in Rangoon, Burma. He participated at the 1954 Asian Games with Pakistan at the age of 23. Singapore Standard described him as "Malaya's loss and Pakistan gain" due to the former losing a key player of Selangor.

In 1956, he was appointed vice-captain of the national team. Later on in 1963, he was appointed captain to lead the national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification against Iran in both legs.

Coaching career

Pakistan along with POF Wah Cantt football team in Army Stadium, Rawalpindi in August 1973 prior to visit of China, North Korea and Hong Kong the same year. Amin standing at far left

Amin second from the row against a Chinese team at Canton

In 1967, Amin was appointed as head coach of the Pakistan national team for the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He subsequently coached the team in several tournaments including the 1967 RCD Cup, 1969 Friendship Cup, 1969 RCD Cup, and 1970 RCD Cup.

In his last year in 1973, he coached in a friendly tour of the Pakistan national team to China, Hong Kong and North Korea which included several test matches against local clubs and a friendly against the China national team.

Death

Amin died prematurely on 9 August 1979, after an illness. He was buried in his village Khohar, in the Gujrat district.

Pakistan national team visiting the Great Wall of China in 1973. Amin standing eighth from right to left

Career statistics

International goals

Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before 1989 are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.

List of international goals scored by Mohammad Amin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	21 December 1954	Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata, India	Ceylon		2–1	1954 Colombo Cup

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 1949, 1951

See also

• List of Pakistan national football team captains