Gohar Zaman
{{short description|Pakistani manager and former footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gohar Zaman
| image = Gohar Zaman 2019 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Zaman in 2019
| fullname = Gohar Zaman
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|15}}
| birth_place = Peshawar, Pakistan
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1995–2002
| clubs1 = Allied Bank
| years2 =
| clubs2 = Pakistan Airlines
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = Pakistan U23
| nationalyears2 = 1996–2002
| nationalteam2 = Pakistan
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2007–2012
| managerclubs1 = Pakistan (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2009
| managerclubs2 = Pakistan U-20
| manageryears3 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs3 = Pakistan (assistant)
}}
Gohar Zaman (born 15 December 1979) is a Pakistani football manager and former footballer who played as a forward.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Gohar Zaman (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32623/Gohar_Zaman.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}
Early life
Zaman was born on 15 December 1979 in Faqeerabad, Peshawar. He graduated with Master of Arts in Urdu literature at the Peshawar University. Zaman started playing football in his school days, joining Frontiers Scouts club at the age of 10 in 1989.{{Cite web |date=2013-03-22 |title=فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes |url=https://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-03-22&edition=KCH&id=243656_40891390 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206021352/https://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2013-03-22&edition=KCH&id=243656_40891390 |archive-date=2025-02-06 |access-date= |website=Daily Dunya |language=ur}} In 1994, Zaman played the Lifebuoy Trophy Youth League in Abbottabad where his team clinched the title.
Club career
Zaman joined National Football Championship departmental side Allied Bank Limited in 1995, winning the first title in 1997, and then consecutively in 1999 and 2000.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan 2000 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007202843/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki00.html |archive-date=2024-10-07 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=www.rsssf.org}} He also won the National Football Challenge Cup four times with Allied Bank, winning in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2002. Zaman's career came to an end in 2002, when Allied Bank abolished their football team.
International career
In 1995, Zaman appeared for Pakistan under-23 team in the 1996 Summer Olympics qualifiers. He later featured for the Pakistan senior team in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification. After the 1999 South Asian Games he played at the next 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification.{{Cite web |date=2006-02-26 |title=Gohar named Under-14 team coach |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/180495/gohar-named-under-14-team-coach |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240901132241/https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/180495 |archive-date=2024-09-01 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match.{{Cite web |date=2009-11-14 |title=PFF names Gohar as Pakistan U-19 coach |url=https://nation.com.pk/14-Nov-2009/PFF-names-Gohar-as-Pakistan-U19-coach |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230601020811/https://www.nation.com.pk/14-Nov-2009/pff-names-gohar-as-pakistan-u19-coach |archive-date=2023-06-01 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2008-04-09 |title=Former skippers hail PFF chief over biggest win |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3499913 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240926063418/https://www.brecorder.com/news/3499913 |archive-date=2024-09-26 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sohail |first=Shahrukh |date=2020-11-01 |title=FOOTBALL: SOCCER'S SCORELESS SHEET |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1587949 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240926063425/https://www.dawn.com/news/1587949 |archive-date=2024-09-26 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} He completed the hat-trick within 40 minutes against Sri Lanka in a 3–3 draw.{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=Searching for success: Pakistan's long wait for first FIFA World Cup qualifier win |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/searching-for-success-pakistans-long-wait-for-first-fifa-world-cup-qualifier |website=FIFA}}{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part III |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/593100/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240926063426/https://www.dawn.com/news/593100/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-iii |archive-date=2024-09-26 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
Zaman also represented Pakistan in the 2002 Asian games in Busan.{{Cite web |date=2002-10-25 |title=Sohail, Sarfaraz power KRL into knock-out stage |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/63423/sohail-sarfaraz-power-krl-into-knock-out-stage |archive-date= |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2002-10-31 |title=KESC stun Navy, ABL down PTCL |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/64341/kesc-stun-navy-abl-down-ptcl |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240901132242/https://www.dawn.com/news/64341/kesc-stun-navy-abl-down-ptcl |archive-date=2024-09-01 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=10 July 2005 |title=SPORTS |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050710/sports.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240901132241/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050710/sports.htm |archive-date=1 September 2024 |website=tribuneindia.com}}
Managerial career
Following his retirement, Zaman completed AFC "C" and "B" Certificate Football Coaching courses at Lahore in 2002 and 2006 respectively.{{Cite web |date=2009-11-14 |title=Gohar Zaman appointed U-19 football team coach |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3700208 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Brecorder |language=en}} Later on, he attended several FIFA Special Coaching Courses under Jimmy Shoulder, Erich Rutemöller, Klaus Stark and George Kottan.
In 2006, Zaman joined the coaching staff of the Pakistan under-14 team. Zaman was appointed as the assistant manager of the Pakistan national football team in 2007. He was also appointed as manager of the Pakistan national under-20 football team in 2009.
In 2012, Gohar was dismissed from his position as assistant manager under the leadership of the Faisal Saleh Hayat, due to allegations of irresponsibility made by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). However, it was later discovered that the real reason for his dismissal was his refusal to hand over the salary he had received from the Asian Football Confederation's Aid-27 program to the PFF.{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2015-12-09 |title=Emotionally-charged Nasir, Gohar lash out at PFF corruption |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1225045 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230714145625/https://www.dawn.com/news/1225045 |archive-date=2023-07-14 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} Over the years, the PFF had been consistently reclaiming the salaries of coaches, received from the Asian football governing body, under the pretense of these funds being "donations" intended to support Pakistan football.
Following the expulsion of Hayat by FIFA, he was assigned the assistant role again in 2019, for a tour in Malaysia under head coach Tariq Lutfi.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2019-12-27 |title=Ayaz, Lutfi and Gohar named officials for Pakistan's tour of Malaysia |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1524600 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240530232414/https://www.dawn.com/news/1524600 |archive-date=2024-05-30 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
Zaman coached WSTC at the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup.
Career statistics
= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| rowspan="4" |Pakistan
|1996 |1 |0 |
| 1999
|2 |2 |
| 2001
|6 |3 |
| 2002
|3 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!12 !5 |
|---|
:Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zaman goal.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Gohar Zaman ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition |
| align="center" |1
|26 September 1999 |Dasharath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |{{fb|IND}} | align="center" |1–5 | align="center" |2–5 |
| align="center" |2
|30 September 1999 |Dasharath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |{{fb|NEP}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center" |1–3 |1999 South Asian Games |
| align="center" |3
| rowspan="3" |17 May 2001 | rowspan="3" |Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | rowspan="3" |{{fb|SRI}} | align="center" |1–2 | rowspan="3" align="center" |3–3 | rowspan="3" |2002 AFC FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |2–2 |
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |3–3 |
Honours
;Allied Bank
- National Football Championship: 1997(1), 1999, 2000
- Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=32623}}
- {{GSA player|gohar-zaman/384491}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaman, Gohar}}
Category:Pakistani men's footballers
Category:Pakistan men's international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games footballers for Pakistan
Category:Pakistani football managers