Abdullah Rahi Explained

Abdullah Rahi
Birth Date:1938
Birth Place:Lyari, British India
Position:Forward
Years1:1962–1963
Clubs1:Victoria SC
Years2:1963
Clubs2:Dhaka Wanderers
Years3:1964–1970
Clubs3:Dhaka Mohammedan
Nationalyears1:1959–1964
Nationalteam1:Pakistan

Abdullah Rahi (born 1938), is a Pakistani former footballer who played as an inside right forward. Abdullah represented the Pakistan national football team in the 1960s, and was member of the national squad which finished finalists at the 1962 Merdeka Tournament.

Early life

Abdullah was born in the Lyari locality of Karachi in British India.[1] [2] [3]

Club career

Like several notable players of West Pakistan, Abdullah represented several clubs in East Pakistan at the Dhaka League.[4] [5]

With Victoria SC, Abdullah scored one of the goals at the 1962 Aga Khan Gold Cup final 5–1 victory against Young Taegeuk FA.[6] The next year, he represented Dhaka Wanderers as a guest player and helped the side finish runner-up at the Aga Khan Gold Cup.[7]

In 1969, Abdullah helped Dhaka Mohammedan win the league title as unbeaten champions. His attacking partnership with Golam Sarwar Tipu, Pratap Shankar Hazra, and fellow Pakistan national team forward Ali Nawaz Baloch being integral to their success that season.[8]

International career

In 1959, Abdullah was member of the Pakistan national football team which participated at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Ernakulam, India.[9] Abdullah recorded the winner goal at the 13th minute in Pakistan's first official victory over India, during the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[10] [11] [12] Previously the national side had won twice against India in exhibition games after the 1953 and 1955 editions of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.[13] The next year, Abdullah managed to score in a record 7–0 victory over Thailand at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament.[14]

Abdullah was member of the national squad which finished runner-ups at the 1962 Merdeka Tournament after falling in the final against Indonesia by 1–2.[15]

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.

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DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 December 1959Maharaja College Stadium, Kochi, India1–01–01960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25 August 1960Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya7–01960 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

Pakistan

Victoria SC

1962

1962

Dhaka Mohammedan

1969

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jabri . Parvez . 2013-11-04 . Karachi Police Chief announces jobs for footballers from Lyari . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240823222613/https://www.brecorder.com/news/142971/ . 2024-08-23 . 2024-08-23 . Brecorder . en.
  2. Web site: Bukhari . Syed . 2017-11-06 . 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Lyari . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240823222611/https://www.thebalochnews.com/2017/11/06/5-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-lyari/ . 2024-08-23 . 2024-08-23 . The Baloch News . en-US.
  3. Web site: InpaperMagazine . From . 2013-01-13 . In-depth: Pakistan football . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121032308/https://www.dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/ . 21 January 2016 . 2024-08-05 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 2010-12-23 . A history of football in Pakistan — Part II . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240823194722/https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii . 2024-08-23 . 2024-08-23 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: Iqbal . Ayaz Khan Nayir . 2024-09-22 . FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240922064658/https://www.dawn.com/news/1860358/football-glory-days-pass-me-by . 2024-09-22 . 2024-09-22 . DAWN.COM . en.
  6. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 21 October 1962 . 23 May 2024 . 12 . British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Book: Dulal, Mahmud . খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2020 . 978-984-8218-31-0 . bn.
  8. Web site: বঞ্চিত ফুটবলার নওশেরুজ্জামান . Deprived footballer Nowsheruzzaman . 2024-08-23 . banglanews24.com . bn.
  9. Web site: Israel Official Games 1948-1959 . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240813143613/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres50.html#1959_12_10 . 2024-08-13 . 2024-08-23 . rsssf.org.
  10. Web site: Parkar . Ubaid . 24 June 2023 . India vs Pakistan in football: A rather one-sided rivalry in numbers . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240818141204/https://olympics.com/en/news/india-vs-pakistan-football-head-to-head-record . 18 August 2024 . Olympics.
  11. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) – Monday 14 December 1959 . British Newspaper Archive.
  12. Book: Nilanjan Datta . India NT Results . 2013.
  13. Web site: Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952–1955 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820110914/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html . 20 August 2022 . 2023-07-26 . rsssf.org.
  14. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) – Saturday 06 August 1960 . British Newspaper Archive.
  15. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) – Thursday 20 September 1962 . British Newspaper Archive.

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