Abid Ghazi Explained

Abid Ghazi
Fullname:Abid Hussain Ghazi
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Unknown
Death Place:Karachi, Pakistan
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1952–??
Clubs1:Keamari Mohammedan
Years2:1956–??
Clubs2:Kolkata Mohammedan
Years3:1958
Clubs3:Victoria SC
Years4:1960s
Clubs4:Dhaka Mohammedan
Nationalyears1:1956–1964
Nationalteam1:Pakistan

Abid Hussain Ghazi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|عابد حسین غازی; 1935 – 14 January 2016) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. He is considered one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of the 1950s and 1960s, and also captained the Pakistan national football team.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Club career

Ghazi started playing football with Karachi club Keamari Mohammedan alongside his brother Musa Ghazi.[5]

He started playing in the Calcutta League for Kolkata Mohammedan in India in 1956.[6] In 1958, Ghazi played for Dhaka club Victoria SC in the inaugural edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup.[7] He also featured for Dhaka Mohammedan club in East Pakistan.[8] [9]

International career

First selected in 1956, Ghazi featured in the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo with the Pakistan national team under the captaincy of Nabi Chowdhury.[10] Ghazi was among the players present in the 1960 Asian Cup qualifiers hosted by India in Ernakulam in 1959, where Pakistan faced Iran, India and Israel twice each in the qualifiers.[11]

Ghazi was also selected for the 1960 Merdeka Tournament in Malaya under the captainship of Qayyum Changezi.[12] When the Burma national team visited Pakistan for a friendly series in 1961, Abid played alongside his brother Musa Ghazi, where the latter also captained the national team in one of the matches. Ghazi also featured with Pakistan at the 1962 Merdeka Tournament, where Pakistan finished runner-ups after falling against Indonesia.[13] [14] [15] In 1963, he featured in a four-match friendly series against China in their tour to Pakistan.[16] [17] In his last year with the national team, Abid Ghazi captained the national squad in an away friendly against China in 1964.

Personal life and death

Abid's brother Musa Ghazi was also a footballer who played for the Pakistan national team.[18] [19] [20]

On 6 May 2014, The News International reported that Ghazi was on death bed, and in dire need of financial help without anyone to support him.[21] In December 2015, Pakistani singer Fakhar-e-Alam tweeted on his Twitter handle that Ghazi's son sold all his belongings for his father's treatment, and that he was in his poorest condition.[22] He passed away soon after.His situation also matched with former Pakistan national team captains such as Muhammad Umer, Abdul Ghafoor, Qadir Bakhsh, and his brother Musa, who passed away enduring similar hardship.[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hasan . Shazia Hasan Shazia Hasan Shazia . 2010-01-16 . Book on Pakistan football highlights key issues . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240812004127/http://www.dawn.com/news/514553/book-on-pakistan-football-highlights-key-issues . 12 August 2024 . 2024-08-11 . DAWN.COM . en.
  2. 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 . 2024-08-11 . DAWN.COM . en.
  3. Web site: 2008-03-31 . DAWN - Features; March 31, 2008 Living Lyari . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240812004126/http://www.dawn.com/news/1071051 . 2024-08-12 . 2024-08-11 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: Ahsan . Ali . 2010-12-23 . A history of football in Pakistan — Part II . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725091747/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii/ . 25 July 2024 . 2024-08-11 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 16 March 1955 . British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: 2005-06-20 . Essa invited to play for East Bengal in Calcutta . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206013336/http://www.brecorder.com/news/3171967 . 6 December 2022 . 2024-08-11 . Brecorder . en.
  7. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 10 October 1958 . British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 09 May 1962 . British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 08 October 1961 . British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 10 May 1958 . British Newspaper Archive.
  11. Web site: Israel Official Games 1948-1959 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802233408/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra-intres50.html . 2 August 2024 . 2024-08-11 . www.rsssf.org.
  12. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 02 August 1960 . British Newspaper Archive.
  13. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 25 August 1962 . British Newspaper Archive.
  14. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 06 September 1962 . British Newspaper Archive.
  15. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 07 September 1962 . British Newspaper Archive.
  16. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 26 January 1963 . British Newspaper Archive.
  17. Web site: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 07 February 1963 . British Newspaper Archive.
  18. Web site: 2003-05-13 . Pakistan’s former football captain expires . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124171033/https://www.dawn.com/news/101731/pakistan-s-former-football-captain-expires . 24 January 2024 . 2024-08-11 . DAWN.COM . en.
  19. Web site: The story of Karachi’s KMC football stadium Sports thenews.com.pk . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240601071510/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/668922-the-story-of-karachis-kmc-football-stadium . 1 June 2024 . 2024-08-11 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  20. Web site: 2003-05-13 . Soccer’s peacemaker passes away in Karachi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608105603/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/soccers-peacemaker-passes-away-in-karachi/ . 8 June 2023 . 2024-08-11 . The Indian Express . en.
  21. Web site: Former Pakistan captain living below poverty line . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140507033042/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-248402-Former-Pakistan-captain-living-below-poverty-line . 2014-05-07 . 2024-08-06 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  22. Web site: Amer . Sameen . THE GREEN ROOM . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240812004316/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/us/82510-THE-GREEN-ROOM . 2024-08-12 . 2024-08-11 . www.thenews.com.pk . en . Fakhr-e-Alam (@falamb3): I am ashamed that Pakistan’s former national football captain Abid Ghazi’s son sold all [his] belongings for [his] father’s treatment. Ghazi sahib is on his death bed in the poorest condition. He was Pakistan football team’s captain. Is that how a nation should treat its heroes?.
  23. Web site: 2008-10-17 . PFF to take up banned FIFA referee’s case . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240812004127/https://www.dawn.com/news/325723/pff-to-take-up-banned-fifa-referee-s-case . 2024-08-12 . 2024-08-11 . DAWN.COM . en.

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