Ghulam Sarwar (footballer)

Ghulam Sarwar
Personal information
Date of birth	1966
Place of birth	Lahore, Pakistan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1993	Pakistan Airlines
International career
1984–1992	Pakistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ghulam Sarwar (born 1966), commonly known by his nickname Teddy,^[1]^[2]^[3] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. Under his captainship, the Pakistan national team retained the gold medal at the 1991 South Asian Games.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Club career

Sarwar played for departmental side Pakistan Airlines throughout his career at the National Football Championship.

At the 1986 Asian Games, Sarwar scored through a penalty at the 26th minute against Iraq in the eventual 1–5 defeat.^[1] He also scored against Japan at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification in the 63rd minute in a 1–5 loss.^[5] Sarwar captained the Pakistan national team at the 1991 South Asian Games, where he helped the side reach the final against Maldives, eventually winning by 2–0.^[1]^[2]^[6]^[7]

Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before 1989 are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.

List of international goals scored by Ghulam Sarwar
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	23 September 1986	Daegu Stadium, Daegu, South Korea	Iraq	1–2	1–5	1986 Asian Games	^[1]
2	18 April 1988	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Japan	1–2	1–4	1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification	^[5]

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