Shahzad Anwar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shahzad Anwar | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Sargodha, Pakistan | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2008 | Pakistan (caretaker) | ||
2013 | Pakistan (caretaker) | ||
2013–2014 | Pakistan Air Force | ||
2020 | POPO FC | ||
2021 | Pakistan Air Force | ||
2022 | SKA Brasil U20 | ||
2022–2023 | Pakistan | ||
2023 | Pakistan U23 | ||
2023– | POPO FC |
Shahzad Anwar (born 26 April 1978)[1] is a Pakistani football manager who is the current head coach of POPO FC.
Anwar began his coaching career in 1997 at a local school in Sargodha, subsequently enrolling in certificate coaching courses provided by the Pakistan Football Federation.[2] He made his way into the Pakistan national team, initially as a caretaker manager in 2008, before assuming the position of head coach in 2022. He was also named the PFF Technical Director in 2015.[3] He is the first coach in Pakistan football to hold an AFC Pro-License.[2]
Career
Anwar began his coaching career in 1997 at a local school in Sargodha and then took certificate coaching courses offered by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF).[2]
He took over the charge of the Pakistan national team as the caretaker manager in 2008 for the 4–1 friendly defeat against Malaysia.[4][5]
He was forced into the caretaker role again in the 2013 SAFF Championship, winning one game, losing one and drawing one as Pakistan exited the group stage.[6]
At the end of 2013, Anwar was appointed as head coach of Pakistan Air Force FC.[7][8] Under Anwar, PAF ended up in fourth position in the 2013–14 Pakistan Premier League season,[9] and ended up champions in the 2014 National Football Challenge Cup.[10][11] Anwar stepped down as coach of PAF in July 2014.[12]
He was named the PFF Technical Director in 2015, but kept the job on hold in order to work on receiving his
He became Pakistan’s first AFC Pro-License coach in 2017 after completing his last step, following a six-month internship at Brazil’s Nacional Atletico Clube in São Paulo.[3] He subsequently continued serving as PFF Technical Director in 2018.[13]
After being deprived of the chance to coach the under 23 side of Al Sadd by the Pakistan Football Federation in 2020,[14] Anwar was hired by Islamabad club POPO FC.[15] POPO made its professional debut in the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup. The club impressed as a youth club, winning by 2-1 against Saif Tex in their first match.[16] The club exited the tournament finishing third in the group stage.[17]
In 2021, he returned to PAF to coach the side in the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League, which was cancelled shortly after starting.[18]
In 2022, POPO developed a partnership with Futebol Clube SKA Brasil, where two of the players from the squad, Waleed Khan and Mohammad Rizwan joined the under 20 side of the Brazilian club on a temporary basis along with Anwar as coach.[15][19][20][21]
In November 2022, he assumed his role as the official head coach for a
Anwar was replaced with Stephen Constantine after losing eight of eight games with the national team,[25] and returned to POPO FC as head coach at the end of 2023.
Honours
Pakistan Air Force
References
- ^ "Shahzad Anwar (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ a b c Raheel, Natasha (2017-01-02). "Shahzad Anwar to become Pakistan's first AFC Pro-Licence coach". The Express Tribune.
- ^ a b c Raheel, Natasha (2015-10-10). "First from the country: Shahzad on the verge of pro coaching licence". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Nasir Ismail appointed head coach of U-14 football team". DAWN.COM. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Malaysia outclass Pakistan in friendly". DAWN.COM. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Wasim, Umaid (2013-09-01). "Pakistan take on India in SAFF Championship's biggest draw". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2013-12-05). "FPDC Exclusive: Giant-killers PAF gunning for glory". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2013-12-12). "Air Force climb to third spot in PPFL". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2014-02-16). "A flawed league (The News)". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2014-04-13). "Good, but not good enough [TNS]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2014-04-13). "PAF boss Shahzad Anwar: We wanted to win the National Challenge Cup from the start". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2014-07-21). "PAF likely to hire Aslam as head coach [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2018-03-20). "PFF Director Technical Shehzad vows to do his best [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2020-01-04). "Shehzad deprived of chance to work for Qatar's Al-Sadd SC [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b Editorial Staff (2022-02-06). "FOOTBALL: THE DREAMS OF POPO FC [EOS]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2020-12-01). "Waheed PCAA hattrick hero, Popo get first win in NFCC". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2020-12-08). "KRL score 9 past hapless POPO in Challenge Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2021-08-01). "PPFL to begin in Multan from August 14 [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2022-01-03). "Former Pak football coach to join Brazilian club [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2022-03-07). "Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2022-04-18). "Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Nepal eye win against Pakistan in football friendly". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Bista's late strike fires Nepal to victory against Pakistan". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2023-08-26). "Pak Under-23 players facing host of issues [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Editorial Staff (2023-09-30). "PFF names Stephen Constantine head coach of men's national team [Geo Super]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
External links
- Shahzad Anwar coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shahzad Anwar at Global Sports Archive