Zeeshan Ashraf Qasmi (born 28 February 1977 in

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

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) is a

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full back. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 2001, and competed in the

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Career

He served as Captain of the

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for the

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, and the 2010 Hockey World Cup in India. In the latter tournament, Pakistan finished 12th of 12th, after which

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announced that all players on the team, himself included, would retire.

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1977 births Living people Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Pakistani male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players World Series Hockey players Sportspeople from Quetta Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub

Career

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