Taj Mohammad Jr.
.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) |
| 1935–?? | Ordnance Depot Quetta | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1956 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]Mohammad was born in Quetta, capital of the Balochistan Agency, British India.[2]
Club career
[edit]Mohammad was affiliated with the Ordnance Depot Quetta football team since 1945, and also served as the team captain.[3] In 1949, Mohammad toured Burma and Ceylon Jinnah Gymkhana.[4] In 1954, he captained Friends Union during their tour to southern India.[5]
Mohammad also represented the Balochistan football team selection at the National Football Championship, including in the 1948 inaugural edition.[3][6][7] He scored the lone goal in the 1959 edition of the final.[8]
International career
[edit]
Mohammad was a member of the Pakistan national team for their tour to Iran and Iraq in 1950.[9] 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.[10]
Two years later, he played against Iran in a friendly match at Karachi.[11]
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.[12][13]
Honours
[edit]
Pakistan
Balochistan
[edit]- National Football Championship:
- Winners (3): 1950, 1956, 1959
References
[edit]- ↑ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". Dawn. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Friday, 16 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
- ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1949.11.30 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا" [World of Football Heroes]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ "Tuesday, 22 November 1955, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
- ↑ "জাতীয় ফুটবল প্রতিযোগিতায় বেলুচ দলের সাফল্য" [Baloch team's success in national football competition] (in Bengali). The Azad. 14 September 1950. p. 8.
- ↑ "BALUCHISTAN ANNEX CHAMPIONSHIP". The Pakistan Observer. 8 November 1959. p. 6.
- ↑ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Iran defeats Pakistan 5-1 at football". Dawn. 29 October 1950.
- ↑ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications.
- ↑ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Monday, 28 November 1955, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
