Mohammad Yousef Kargar Explained

Mohammad Yosuf Kargar
Full Name:Mohammad Yosuf Kargar
Birth Date:11 May 1963[1]
Birth Place:Afghanistan[2]
Nationalyears1:1976–1984
Nationalteam1:Afghanistan
Manageryears1:2002–2008
Manageryears2:2008–2014
Managerclubs1:Afghanistan (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Afghanistan

Mohammad Yosuf Kargar (Persian: محمد یوسف کارگر) is an Afghan former football player and manager who is president of the Afghanistan Football Federation. He formerly coached the Afghanistan national team.

Career

Kargar's family set up Afghanistan's first ski resort, and he became the national champion in 1978 at the age of 16. He stopped skiing due to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[3] During the 1970s and 1980s, he was a member of the Afghanistan national team. He coached Afghan youth teams after becoming the senior manager of the Afghanistan national team in 2001.[4] His biggest achievement is leading the national football team to the SAFF Cup trophy in 2013.

Attack in January 2015

Kargar was stabbed near his residence in Kabul on 10 January 2015. He sustained a head injury and a knife wound in his back.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghanistan - Yousef Kargar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 3 February 2021. int.soccerway.com. 13 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113010012/https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/mohammad-yousef-kargar/176032/. live.
  2. Web site: Afghanistan - Yousef Kargar - Profile with news, career statistics and history. 3 February 2021. Soccerway. 13 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113010012/https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/mohammad-yousef-kargar/176032/. live.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 7 March 2009 . 11 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090511100400/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article729912.ece . dead .
  4. Web site: Samachaar.in . 7 March 2009 . 5 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220805104044/http://www.samachaar.in/Sports/Afghan_football_is_back_on_its_feet_51865/ . live .
  5. Web site: Afghan Soccer Coach Stabbed. 13 June 2023. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084243/http://www.rferl.org/content/afghan-soccer-coach-stabbed/26787511.html. live.