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Ayub Dar
Ayub Dar in 1967
Personal information
Full name Ayub Dar
Date of birth (1947-12-05) 5 December 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth Quetta, Pakistan
Position Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Young Afghan Club
1966–1967 Pakistan Western Railway
1968–1969 EPIDC 17+ (34)
1970 Mohammedan Sporting
1971–?? Pakistan Railways
International career
1967–1974 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayub Dar (Urdu: ایوب ڈار; born 5 December 1947) is a former Pakistani footballer, who played as a right winger. Ayub represented the Pakistan national team, and was the country's 25th international captain.

Early life

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Ayub was born on 5 December 1947 in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.[1][2] His father, Muhammad Hussain, had migrated from Kashmir in 1919.[3]

Club career

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Early career

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Ayub completed his matriculation from Government Special High School Quetta, where he represented the school football team from 1962 to 1965.[3][4][5] Ayub began his domestic football journey with Young Afghan Club Quetta in 1962–63.

In 1964, he was selected for the youth team of Balochistan, and the following year he was selected to the national youth team during a tour of Russia. In the five matches played there, Ayub scored a goal in every match.[3]

Pakistan Western Railway

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In 1966, Ayub was scouted by Jamil Akhtar, former captain of then North-Western Railway, and the Pakistan national team, after he spotted Ayub playing in the "All-Pakistan Commissioner's Cup" at Larkana, offering him a job in the Railway institution in Quetta. Where he would also represent the football team of the Pakistan Western Railway. With the assistance of Ayub's scoring prowess, Western Railways would go on to win the final of the "All-Pakistan Silver Shield Tournament", after an initial 2–2 draw in which Ayub found the net,[6] they would defeat PIA by 2–0. They later won both the "All-Pakistan Floodlit Football Tournament" in Peshawar, and the "All-Pakistan Nishtar Memorial Football Tournament" in Karachi.[3]

EPIDC

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Ayub (third sitting from right) with EPIDC in the 1960s

In 1968, Ayub was recruited to play for EPIDC in the Dhaka First Division League in East Pakistan.[7] During his first season, he scored 31 goals and guided the club to a consecutive league title as the top-scorer.[8][9] EPIDC officials reportedly rewarded Ayub with Rs 10,000.

Mohammedan Sporting

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In 1970, Ayub signed with Mohammedan Sporting, in exchange, EPIDC brought in Ali Nawaz Baloch from Mohammedan.[10][11] However, the club would withdraw from the league after taking part in eleven matches, winning eight, and losing once.

The same year, he represented the East Pakistan football team during their King Mahendra Cup triumph in Nepal, and also recorded seven goals in a 9–0 victory against Nepal XI during the tournament.[3]

Later career

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Ayub returned to Pakistan Railways following the Independence of Bangladesh, and went onto represent the team until his retirement.[12]

International career

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Ayub (centre) with Pakistan during the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Burma in 1967

In 1967, Ayub was selected for the Pakistan national team to play a series of friendly matches against Soviet club Alga in Karachi, Lahore and Dhaka.[13]

Ayub also featured for Pakistan in four friendly matches in home against Saudi Arabia. He also participated in two friendly matches against Dallas Tornado in Lahore and Karachi. The same year, Ayub was praised by German coach Dettmar Cramer when he came to Pakistan to train the players at the invitation of the Pakistan Football Federation.[12]

Ayub also found the net against Iran in a record 1–9 defeat during the 1969 Friendship Cup in Tehran. Six months later, Ayub again scored against Iran in a 2–4 defeat in the 1969 RCD Cup.[14] At the 1974 RCD Cup, Ayub became the 22nd captain of the national team taking over from Maula Bakhsh, and despite being fit a year later, the national coaches made room for younger players.[3]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayub goal.
List of international goals scored by Ayub Dar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 March 1969 Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iran 1–8 1–9 1969 Friendship Cup [15]
2 13 September 1969 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey  Iran 1–4 2–4 1969 RCD Cup [16]

Honours

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EPIDC

East Pakistan

  • King Mahendra Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1970[8]

Individual

  • Dhaka First Division League top scorer:
    • Winners (1): 1968, (31 goals)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Baloch, Shezad (2 April 2014). "Festivity in the air: Making headlines for the right reasons". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "In-depth: Pakistan football". dawn.com. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا: پمسلسل دس سال قومی ٹیم کیلئے کھیلنے والے ایوب ڈار" [World of football heroes: Ayub Dar, who played for the national team for ten consecutive years]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Unique Star School edge Ibrahim Ali Bhai School". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Leisure Leagues set to hold school football". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1966.05.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1968.04.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. p. 369. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1968.09.09 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1970.04.15 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". dawn.com. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  12. 1 2 "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا: پمسلسل دس سال قومی ٹیم کیلئے کھیلنے والے ایوب ڈار" [World of football heroes: Ayub Dar, who played for the national team for ten consecutive years]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا: پمسلسل دس سال قومی ٹیم کیلئے کھیلنے والے ایوب ڈار" [World of football heroes: Ayub Dar, who played for the national team for ten consecutive years]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Pakistan 2 - 4 Iran". teammelli.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". teammelli.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1969.09.15 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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