Mohammad Amin (1931 – 9 August 1979) was a Pakistani international

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. He served as

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of the

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at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification, and is one of the players to have played and coached the national team. He also played for

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and

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at club level. He won the

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twice with Selangor.

Club career

Selangor

Amin started playing football in a school at

and later played for a leading club, namely

in 1949. He played as a right-back at the club. Amin helped the team win the

in 1949 and again in 1951.

Pakistan Air Force

In 1951, Amin left Malaya, joining the

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as physical instructor. He represented the

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football team at the Inter-Services Tournament in 1952 and 1953 and at the National Football Championship. In 1951, he switched his position to inside-right.

International career

Following his performance at the 1953 season of the National Football Championship for Pakistan Air Force held in

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, he was selected for the Pakistan national team at the

1953 Colombo Cup The 1953 Colombo Cup was the second edition of the Colombo Cup held in Rangoon, Burma. India won the cup for a second time by winning all thee matches. It was India's first outright win in an international football tournament played abroad. The te ...

held in

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. He participated at the

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with Pakistan at the age of 23. Singapore Standard described him as "Malaya's loss and Pakistan gain" due to the former losing a key player of Selangor. In 1956, he was appointed vice-captain of the national team. Later on in 1963, he was appointed captain to lead the national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification against

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in both legs.

Coaching career

In 1967, Amin was appointed as head coach of the Pakistan national team for the

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. He subsequently coached the team in several tournaments including the

1967 RCD Cup The RCD Cup 1967 was the second edition of the RCD Cup tournament, held in Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan in 1967. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. Venue Results ---- ---- ---- ...

, 1969 Friendship Cup,

1969 RCD Cup The RCD Cup 1969 was the third edition of the RCD Cup professional football tournament, held in Ankara, Turkey in 1969. This was a three nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. Venue Results ---- ---- ...

, and

1970 RCD Cup The RCD Cup 1970 was the fourth edition of the RCD Cup professional football tournament, held in Tehran, Iran in 1970. This was a three-nation tournament played in league format between Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey XI. In this tournament, Turkey ...

. In his last year in 1973, he coached in a friendly tour of the Pakistan national team to

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and

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which included several test matches against local clubs and a friendly against the China national team.

Death

Amin died prematurely on 9 August 1979, after an illness. He was buried in his village Khohar, in the

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Career statistics

International goals

''Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before

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are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.''

Honours

Selangor *

: 1949, 1951

References

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Club career

Selangor

Pakistan Air Force

International career

Coaching career

Death

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

See also

References

External links