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Mohammad Amin (1931 – 9 August 1979) was a Pakistani international footballer who played as right winger, 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

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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

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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, or at the right of the wing.




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 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament 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



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. He also coached the Pakistan youth football team at the 1973 AFC Youth Championship.




Death


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




Career statistics






= International goals

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




Honours


Selangor

Malaysia Cup: 1949, 1951




See also


List of Pakistan national football team captains




References






External links

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