Gohar Zaman (born December 15, 1979) is a retired

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i footballer, who played as a

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for Pakistan Airlines and Allied Bank. He was forced to retire in 2002 due to an injury. Zaman won

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thrice with Allied Bank, first in 1997 and then two consecutive titles in 1999 and 2000. He also won the

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four times with Allied Bank, winning in

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, 1998, 1999 and 2002. During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match. He completed hat-trick within 40 minutes against

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in 3-3 draw. Gohar was the assistant manager of the

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between 2007 and 2008.

Honours

;Allied Bank *

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: 1997(1), 1999, 2000 *

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, 1998, 1999, 2002

External links

Profile at footballpakistan
1979 births Living people Pakistani footballers Pakistan international footballers Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Pakistan {{Pakistan-footy-bio-stub