Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani (Urdu, Pashto: ; 30 June 1917 – 24 February 2008) was a Pakistani international footballer and manager. Wahid scored the first ever goal of the Pakistan national football team in their international debut against Iran in 1950, and was the second captain of the national side after the goalkeeper Osman Jan.
Club career In the 1940s, Durrani played for several Quetta based clubs such as Muslim Club Quetta and Sandemanians Club Quetta.
Durrani was part of the Jinnah Gymkhana football team which toured Burma and Ceylon in 1949. He represented the Balochistan football team at the National Football Championship, notably scoring in the final of the 1950 edition.
International career Durrani made his debut in Pakistan's first ever international match on 27 October 1950 against Iran at Amjadiyeh Stadium in Teheran, where he scored the first ever goal of the national team from an assist from Taj Mohammad Jr., 10 minutes after the second half in a 1–5 defeat.
He later became captain of the Pakistan national football team in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, where he scored a goal against Ceylon. He also scored two headers against Burma in the following match but both were disallowed, due to him being offside. Wahid also appeared in the last match against India ended in a goalless draw and Pakistan emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table. Later the same year, he also captained the side in friendly home matches against Iran the same year.
Managerial career
Abdul Wahid was appointed as the manager of the Pakistan international team in the fourth 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), under his coaching spell, Pakistan achieved victories over Burma and Ceylon, however, lost the final match of the tournament against India.
After serving several years as member of the Pakistan Football Federation selection committee, Durrani acted as assistant manager at the Merdeka Tournament in 1984.
Personal life During the violence of the partition of British India, Abdul Wahid Durrani helped Hindu men and women who had sought refuge in his home in Quetta, and escorted them to the station, effectively saving their lives.
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wahid goal.
+List of international goals scored by Abdul Wahid DurraniNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition127 October 1950Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–41–5Friendly218 March 1952Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon1–02–01952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
Honours Pakistan
Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: Winners (1): 1952
See also
List of Pakistan national football team captains List of Pakistan national football team managers
References