Taj Mohammad Jr.
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File:Taj Muhammad Jr. 1953 (cropped).jpg Taj in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taj Mohammad Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Quetta district, British India | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–?? | Balochistan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1956 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Taj Mohammad (Urdu: تاج محمد;) also known as Taj Junior, was a Pakistani footballer who played as a forward. Taj is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1950s.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Mohammad was born in Quetta, capital of the Balochistan Agency, British India.[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Mohammad represented the Balochistan football team at the National Football Championship from 1948 till the 1950s.[3][4]
In the 1940s, he also played for Jinnah Gymkhana,[5] and captained Ordnance Depot Quetta in 1945.[3] In 1954, he captained Friends Union during their tour to southern India.[6]
International career
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Mohammad was a member of the Pakistan national team for their tour to Iran and Iraq in 1950.[7] In Pakistan's first ever international match on 27 October 1950 against Iran at Amjadiyeh Stadium in Teheran, Taj gave an assist to Abdul Wahid Durrani to score the first ever goal of the national team, 10 minutes after the second half in a 1–5 defeat.[8]
Two years later, he played against Iran in a friendly match at Karachi.[9]
In 1954, Mohammad participated with the national team for the 1954 Asian Games held at Manila, Philippines.[3] He also played at the 1953 and the 1955 editions of the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.[10][11]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Pakistan Pakistan
References
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