List of Pakistan national football team managers

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This article lists the Pakistan national football team managers since the team's international debut in 1950.

Overview

Pakistan visited Iran and Iraq for its international debut in October 1950, with Khawaja Riaz Ahmed as manager and Abdul Sattar Kohati as assistant manager.

1952 Colombo Cup, where Pakistan ended joint-winner with India. On 10 October 1957, Pakistan first foreign coach John McBride was signed as coach for the Pakistan national team on a two-year contract.[4] Although he served as selector of the team for the 1958 Asian Games where Sharif Khan acted as manager,[5][6] McBride coached the national team during an unofficial tour to Burma in April 1959.[2][7] The same year after his expiration of contract, Saeed Mirza assumed the position as head coach for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[2]

Chinese coach Wang Xiao He led the national side to clinch the gold medal at the 1989 South Asian Games.[8][9][10][11] At the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games under the tenure of Muhammad Aslam Japani, Pakistan again retained the gold.[12][13]

List of managers

Managers in italics took charge as caretaker or interim manager

Managerial records

As of 11 June 2024
  • Only senior FIFA A matches considered.
  • List also includes managers who took charge of the national team in senior unofficial matches.
  • "Period" indicates the timespan of the first and last matches in charge, which may include periods not in charge of the national team
  • Since 1981
Manager Period P W D L GF GA %W Major Tournament(s)
Pakistan Younus Rana 1981–1982 8 4 2 2 8 5 050.00 —
Poland Zbigniew Szumski 1984–1985 8 2 1 5 7 20 025.00 —
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 1985–1986 11 3 0 8 14 24 027.27 1985 South Asian Games fourth place
1986 Asian Games group stage
Pakistan Younus Changezi 1986 1 0 0 1 0 1 000.00 —
Pakistan Younus Rana 1987 2 0 1 1 2 3 000.00 —
Germany Burkhard Ziese 1987–1989 10 2 1 7 3 20 020.00 1987 South Asian Games third place
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 1989 1 0 0 1 1 4 000.00 —
China Wang Xiao He 1989–1990 6 2 1 3 4 16 033.33 1989 South Asian Games champions
1990 Asian Games group stage
Pakistan Muhammad Aslam Japani 1991–1993 21 2 4 15 10 66 009.52
1993 SAARC Gold Cup group stage
1993 South Asian Games
group stage
Pakistan Mohammad Latif & Abdul Ghafoor Ajiz 1993 2 0 0 2 0 9 000.00 —
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 1995 2 1 0 1 1 2 050.00
1995 South Asian Gold Cup
group stage
Pakistan Muhammad Idrees 1996–1999 12 2 0 10 6 33 016.67
1999 SAFF Gold Cup
group stage
Brazil Pedro Dias 1999 3 1 0 2 5 15 033.33 1999 South Asian Games group stage
England David Burns 2000 4 0 0 4 0 16 000.00 —
England John Layton 2001 6 0 1 5 5 29 000.00 —
Slovakia Jozef Herel 2002 4 0 2 2 2 4 000.00 —
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 2003–2005 12 5 1 6 12 14 041.67
2003 SAFF Gold Cup
fourth place
Bahrain Salman Sharida 2005–2006 16 3 3 10 9 31 018.75
2005 SAFF Gold Cup semi-finals
2006 AFC Challenge Cup
group stage
Pakistan Akhtar Mohiuddin 2007–2008 10 3 1 6 17 28 030.00 2008 SAFF Championship group stage
Pakistan Shahzad Anwar 2008 1 0 0 1 1 4 000.00 —
Austria György Kottán 2009 7 2 3 2 16 8 028.57 2009 SAFF Championship group stage
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 2011 7 1 2 4 4 11 014.29 —
Serbia Zaviša Milosavljević 2011–2013 12 3 4 5 6 14 025.00 2011 SAFF Championship group stage
Pakistan Shahzad Anwar 2013 3 1 1 1 3 3 033.33 2013 SAFF Championship group stage
Bahrain Mohammad Al-Shamlan 2013–2015 8 2 1 5 6 16 025.00 —
Brazil José Antonio Nogueira 2018–2019 8 2 0 6 8 13 025.00 2018 SAFF Championship semi-finals
Pakistan Shahzad Anwar 2022–2023 8 0 0 8 1 15 000.00 2023 SAFF Championship group stage
England Stephen Constantine 2023–2024 8 1 1 6 2 26 012.50 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. ^ a b "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 10 October 1957" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 11 May 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 24 May 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 17 April 1959" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "PFF unlikely to retain Chinese coach". DAWN.COM. 2004-04-11. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  9. ^ "Chinese Xiao named coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  10. ^ "Tariq, Balal to assist Chinese coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2003-12-24. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  11. ^ Ali, Shazad (2003-12-31). "2003 bleak year for Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  12. ^ "PFF condoles death of gold medallist coach Aslam". Brecorder. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  13. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  14. ^ New Straits Times Aug 30, 1984. New Straits Times.
  15. ^ New Straits Times Aug 23, 1984. New Straits Times.
  16. ^ New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984. New Straits Times.
  17. ^ New Straits Times Sep 2, 1984. New Straits Times Sep 2, 1984.
  18. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "M. Latif (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  19. ^ "Muhammad Idrees (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  20. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pedro Dias (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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