Muhammad Latif (footballer)

Muhammad Latif
Latif in 1967
Personal information
Full name Agha Muhammad Latif
Place of birth Lahore, British India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pakistan Railways
International career
1964–1967 Pakistan
Managerial career
1993 Pakistan A
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Agha Muhammad Latif (Urdu: آغا محمد لطیف) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and former manager. Latif is among the major goalkeepers of the Pakistan national football team in the 1960s,[1][2] and captained the national side at the 1967 RCD Cup.

Club career

Latif represented Pakistan Railways at the National Football Championship,[3] guiding the team to the title in 1969.

International career

In October 1963, Latif was first selected for the Pakistan national team squad for the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification behind starting goalkeeper Niaz Gul, and earned his first international cap in 1964 against China.[4] He later played in 1965 during a tour to Ceylon,[5] and later featured at the 1965 RCD Cup. After featuring in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in November 1967, he replaced Turab Ali as captain at the 1967 RCD Cup, starting in all two matches against Iran and Turkey.[6][7][8]

Post-retirement

In June 1993, the Pakistan Football Federation sent an alternate team, designated as "Pakistan A", to the 1993 ECO Cup held in Tehran, Iran, while the main national team was participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9][10] The ECO Cup squad was managed by Latif, along with former international Abdul Ghafoor Ajiz with him, while the main national team at the World Cup qualifiers was led by Muhammad Aslam Japani.[11]

In 2008, he was named as general secretary of the Punjab Football Association.[12] He held the position for the several ensuing years.[13][14][15][16] In late 2010, Latif publicly addressed scheduling and registration concerns related to the DFA Lahore League, noting discrepancies with the Punjab Football Association’s official calendar.[17][18]

Honours

Pakistan Railways

See also

References

  1. ^ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا:قومی فٹبال تاریخ کے عظیم گول کیپر جعفر خان" [World of Football Heroes: Jaffar Khan, the Great Goalkeeper in National Football History]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025. پاکستان کی فٹبال تاریخ عظیم گول کیپرز سے بھری پڑی ہے۔ پاکستان کے پہلے گول کیپر و کپتان عثمان جان، اسمیٰعل درانی، ماسٹر صدیق، نیاز گل، استاد شموں، آغا لطیف [Pakistan's football history is full of great goalkeepers. Pakistan's first goalkeeper and captain Osman Jan, Ismail Durrani, Master Siddiq, Niaz Gul, Ustad Shamoo, Agha Latif ...]
  2. ^ Basu, Jaydeep (13 August 2022). "Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 April 2025. The team's permanent goalkeeper was Latif, then an established name in Pakistan football. But he always encouraged me and I got into the starting eleven quite regularly," said Dey.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1966.10.20 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ^ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  5. ^ "Sri Lankan's famous win in 1965 | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.11.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Observer 1967.11.29 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Eastern Examiner 1967.11.29 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. ^ "1993 INTERNATIONAL MATCHES". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "International Matches 1993 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  12. ^ "PFF names Qamar Yar as new SFA secretary". DAWN.COM. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  13. ^ "PFA named officials for U-14 soccer final". Brecorder. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Punjab Peace Football Cup: Real Lahore win". Brecorder. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Participants awarded". The Nation. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  16. ^ "PFF announces organising body for Pak-Palestine Lahore Test – Business Recorder". Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  17. ^ "PFA declares Lahore Football League illegal". Brecorder. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  18. ^ "PFA declares Lahore Football League illegal". The Nation. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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