Jamil Akhtar (Urdu: ; born 1930) was a Pakistani footballer who played as an inside left forward. Considered as one of the earliest pioneering footballers in Pakistan history, he was the fifth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team after Osman Jan, Abdul Wahid Durrani, Muhammad Sharif and Moideen Kutty. Jamil also played for East Bengal in India.
Club career Jamil was member of Lahore club Rangers throughout his career. He represented Punjab University football team from 1948 to 1951. In 1950, he played for Rangers FC at the Rovers Cup in 1951 in Bombay. He won the Lahore District Soccer Championship with the club in June 1951.
He also represented Punjab in the National Football Championship from 1950 to 1953, captaining the team in the last year. He later played for Pakistan Railways at the National Football Championship.
In 1954, he played in India for the Calcutta Football League club East Bengal. Jamil played for Lahore club Zamindars FC.
Jamil also represented the Lahore Division at the "North-West Railway Inter-Divisional Football Tournament".
International career
In 1952, Jamil represented Pakistan in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Ceylon, making his debut in the last match of the tournament against India. The following year, he was a part of the team for the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, appearing in all three matches, where he scored once against Burma and twice against Ceylon. He also appeared in a 1–0 win against India, after the conclusion of the tournament.
In a preparation match, he scored against a Singapore combined Colony XI in a 4–1 victory on 24 April 1954. In the next match against the Singapore national team, held the following day, Jamil found the net once again, the match would end in a 2–2 draw. At the 1954 Asian Games, he scored a brace in a 6–2 win against Singapore in a group match, where Masood Fakhri had notably scored a hat-trick, and Moideen Kutty also scored a goal, and also appeared in the 1–2 loss against Burma.
Jamil subsequently became the fifth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team at the 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, being a starter in all three matches played, scoring a goal against Ceylon in a 2–1 victory.
At the next 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, he featured in all three matches, and scored in a 4–2 victory against Burma. At the exhibition matches at the beginning of the tournament, he scored a hat trick against an East Pakistan XI on 14 December in a 3–1 victory.
Coaching career
After retirement as player, Jamil served as coach of the Pakistan Western Railway football team.
Career statistics
International goals Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jamil goal. +List of international goals scored by Jamil AkhtarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition128 October 1953Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma1–01–11953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament22 November 1953Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma2–06–01953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament33–0 425 April 1954Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore2–2Friendly52 May 1954Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines1–16–21954 Asian Games62–1721 December 1954Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata, India2–11954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament817 December 1955Dacca Stadium, Dhaka, East Pakistan4–21955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
Honours Pakistan
Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament: Winners (1): 1952
Punjab National Football Championship: Winners (2): 1952, 1953
See also
List of Pakistan national football team captains List of foreign players for SC East Bengal
References