Jaffar Khan
Jaffar Khan (Urdu: جعفر خان; born on March 10, 1981) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaffar Khan | ||
| Date of birth | March 10, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pakistan (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pakistan Army | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2017 | Pakistan Army | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2013 | Pakistan | 44[1] | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2012 | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Pakistan | ||
| South Asian Games | ||
| Men’s Football | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2004 Islamabad | |
| 2006 Colombo | |
He is currently the keeping coach of Pakistan national football team.[2]
Club career
Khan came through the Pakistan Army F.C., and selected for the first team in 1998. In 2000, he kept a clean sheet in the PFF President's Cup final against Allied Bank in which they won 1–0. Khan helped them retain the trophy in 2001 until 2006-07 where he set a new goalkeeping record by not conceding a goal for 1,260 minutes.[3]
International career
He took Pakistan all the way to the final of the 2004 South Asian Games where they beat India 1-0 take Gold. After losing the league in 2004-05 season on the final day, he helped them win the league title the following year. In the 2006 South Asian Games he kept a clean sheet as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the finals.
Honours
Club
- Pakistan Army
References
- Jaffar Khan Country-statistics
- Wasim, Umaid (2022-04-21). "In Ramzan tournament final, a local team shows grit against Army but wilts and falls apart". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- "Pakistan 2006/07 (National Tournaments)". rsssf. RSSSF. August 2, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2018.