Zafar Iqbal (physician)
Zafar Iqbal is a Pakistani and English physician who is the Head of Sports Medicine at Arsenal.
Early life
[edit]Born in Pakistan, Iqbal and his parents eventually settled in Rochdale, England, where he grew up.[1][2] Iqbal started thinking of becoming a physician at the age of 10, after his sister suffered cancer.[3][4] He started studying sports medicine after suffering an injury playing football.[5]
Career
[edit]Iqbal has worked as a physician for English sides Leyton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Crystal Palace.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and has three children.[13][14][15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zafar just what the doctor ordered for Liverpool". gulfnews.com. 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Interview with Zafar Iqbal".
- ^ "TEB Interview – Dr Zafar Iqbal". 15 October 2016.
- ^ ""PCB need to invest and get the right specialists at all levels" : Dr. Zafar Iqbal". pakpassion.net.
- ^ "Sports Medicine Specialist Dr Zafar Iqbal takes a Stride for Success from Pakistan to England in Football". 21 October 2017.
- ^ "5am starts and snood fines: fighting Covid at a Premier League football club". telegraph.co.uk (Archived).
- ^ "Risk of virus spread on open fields very low: medicine expert Dr Zafar Iqbal". geosuper.tv.
- ^ "Premier League praised for improved assistance for players observing Ramadan". independent.co.uk. 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Liverpool doctor nominated for Asian Football Award". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Crystal Palace's consultant joins Dubai Sports Council's awareness campaign". saudigazette.com.sa. 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Call for making sports medicine part of health education". dawn.com. 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool FC Doctor - Dr Zaf Iqbal (Interview)". YouTube.
- ^ "Liverpool FC doctor wins Asian Football Award". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. February 2012.
- ^ "Former Liverpool FC doctor: why I left my dream job at Anfield". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Crystal Palace doctor claims he and his family were racially abused by a young child". skysports.com.
- ^ "Former Spurs team doctor calls for support of defibrillator campaign". enfieldindependent.co.uk. 25 January 2013.
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