&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Abdul_Ghafoor_Majna_portrait.png) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Ghafoor | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Karachi, Sind, British India | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 2012 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Karachi, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957 | Saifi Sports | ?? | (?) |
| 1958 | Sindh Government Press | ?? | (?) |
| 1958–1959 | Karachi Kickers | ?? | (?) |
| 1960 | Kolkata Mohammedan | ?? | (?) |
| 1961 | Dhaka Mohammedan | ?? | (?) |
| 1962–1964 | Victoria SC | ?? | (?) |
| 1963 | Dhaka Wanderers | ?? | (?) |
| 1965–1968 | Dhaka Mohammedan | ?? | (?) |
| 1969–1970 | Dilkusha SC[1] | ?? | (?) |
| 1971–?? | Karachi Port Trust | ?? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1974 | Pakistan | ?? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdul Ghafoor (3 August 1938 – 7 September 2012), known by his nickname Majna, was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3] Ghafoor also captained the Pakistan national football team during the 1974 Asian Games. He was nicknamed the Pakistani Pelé and Black Pearl of Pakistan, for his resemblance to the Brazilian football legend and his playing abilities, and is regarded as one of the earliest legends in Pakistan football history.[4][5]
- ^ Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". www.dawn.com. Karachi, Pakistan: Dawn. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part II". www.dawn.com. Karachi, Pakistan: Dawn. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Agencies (7 September 2012). "'Pakistani Pele' Abdul Ghafoor dead at 71". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "The years of dreams | Special Report | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.