Abdul Ghafoor Assar (عبدالغفور عصار ) was an

Afghan Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia *Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity ** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who was part of the national team. Assar competed at the

1948 Summer Olympic Games The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He also appeared for

Mahmoudiyeh F.C. Mahmoudiyeh F.C. ( fa, کلپ فوتبال محمودیه) is the first football team that was established in Afghanistan. The club was founded in 1934. In 1937, the team travelled to British India where it played 18 matches against Indian teams ...

Assar was the brother of fellow footballer Abdul Ghani Assar.

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* * * Afghan men's footballers Olympic footballers for Afghanistan Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Possibly living people Year of birth missing Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Afghanistan {{Afghanistan-footy-bio-stub