Wali Muhammad (footballer)
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Wali in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wali Muhammad | ||
| Place of birth | Lyallpur, Pakistan | ||
| Date of death | November 2020 | ||
| Place of death | Pakistan | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pakistan Railways | |||
| International career | |||
| 1967–1974 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wali Muhammad (Urdu: ولی محمد; died November 2020) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a defender. He served as captain of the Pakistan national football team.
Club career
Wali rose through the ranks from college football.[1] He later played for several teams at the National Football Championship including Pakistan Railways, and divisional teams of Lyallpur and Rawalpindi.[2][3]
International career
In March 1967, Wali was among members of the junior string squad which served as backup for the Pakistan national team for the friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[1]
In November 1967, he made his international debut at the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Burma.[4] He took over the captaincy during the competition, after captain Turab Ali got injured in the second match of the tournament against India.[5] At the 1967 RCD Cup, however he was stripped out of captaincy in favour of goalkeeper Muhammad Latif, where he featured in both matches against Iran and Turkey.[6][7]
In March 1969, he toured Iran for the Friendship Cup held in Tehran, but failed to make it to the team for the tour to Soviet Union in May 1969 due to knee injury.[8] After five years, he was again selected for the national team for the 1974 RCD Cup and the 1974 Asian Games.[9]
Death
"We will follow FIFA request but it was already decided on Friday to honor Maradona and an ex-Pakistan National Team player Wali Mohammad who passed away recently, as a sign of respect and mourn during the first fixtures of every team in the upcoming National Challenge Cup"
Wali died in November 2020. The Pakistan Football Federation instructed a minute silence across each team's opening fixture of the 2020 National Challenge Cup to honour him, alongside a worldwide FIFA-requested tribute to Diego Maradona.[10][11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Pakistan Observer 1967.03.07 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1969.05.03 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.12.09 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.11.03 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Eastern Examiner 1967.11.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.11.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.11.29 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Observer 1969.05.18 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
- ^ a b Wajeeh, Syed (28 November 2020). "PFF to honour football legend Diego Maradona during PFF Challenge Cup". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Hameed, Shahzad (30 November 2020). "National Challenge Cup begins today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (1 December 2020). "Army, Karachi United, Falcon Group win in Challenge Cup". Dawn. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "نیشنل چیلنج کپ: آرمی، کراچی، فالکن نے اپنے اپنے میچز جیت لیے". jang.com.pk (in Urdu). Retrieved 20 September 2025.