Muhammad Ramzan Sr.
.jpg) Ramzan in 1952 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Ramzan Hussain | ||
| Place of birth | Karachi, British India | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948 | Sindh | ||
| 1950–?? | Karachi | ||
| 1948–1950s | Mohammedan Sporting | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1952 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Muhammad Ramzan Hussain (Urdu: محمد رمضان حسین), also known as Ramzan Sr., was a Pakistani footballer who played as a defender. He represented the Pakistan national team in their international debut in 1950, and the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.
Club career
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Ramzan played for the Mohammedan Sporting Club in the 1950s.[1][2][3][4] Notably, Ramzan played a crucial role in the team's success in 1948, the season where Mohammedan Sporting became the first Indian club to win Calcutta League without losing a single match. Playing 24 matches, winning 20 and drawing the rest four. The same year, Ramzan, alongside teammate Dad Muhammad, were selected to represent an I.F.A. XI against the visiting Burma football team.[5][6]
Ramzan also represented the Sindh football team in 1950,[7][8] and later the Karachi football team at the National Football Championship.[9]
International career
[edit]In 1950, Ramzan was part of the Pakistan national football team which toured Iran and Iraq.[7][8] Two years later, Ramzan represented the Pakistan national team at the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, held in Colombo, Ceylon.[9] In the tournament, he featured as a starter in all the matches Pakistan played.[10][11][12] The same year, he featured for Pakistan against the Iran national team during their tour to Pakistan.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
- ↑ The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Amrita Bazar Patrika [Daily]. Vol: 80; Issue:152 (06 June 1948)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Peshawar Team to Play Five Football Matches in Teheran". britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. 30 April 1950.
- ↑ "Amrita Bazar Patrika". 24 August 1948.
- ↑ "Amrita Bazar Patrika". 25 August 1948.
- 1 2 "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- 1 2 Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". Dawn. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.19 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.24 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.