Niaz Gul

Niaz Gul
Gul with Pakistan Air Force in 1963
Personal information
Full name Niaz Gul
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth British India
Date of death 14 January 2021
Place of death Karachi, Pakistan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
??–1965 Pakistan Air Force
1966–?? Pakistan Airlines
International career
1962–1967 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niaz Gul (Urdu: نیاز گل; died 14 January 2021) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Gul is regarded as one of the most prominent goalkeepers of the Pakistan national football team during the 1960s.[1]

Club career

Gul played for the Pakistan Air Force team in the 1960s,[2][3][4] captaining the side several times throughout his career.[5] In 1963, he helped the team reach a runners-up position at the 1963 Mohammad Ali Bogra Football Tournament, finishing behind Victoria SC.[6]

He later joined Pakistan Airlines in 1966,[7] playing for the team until his eventual retirement in the 1970s.[8]

International career

Gul represented the Pakistan national team in the 1960s.[1] He was first selected for the 1962 Merdeka Tournament,[9][10] Where he was key in protecting the net throughout the tournament, also being included in the final against Indonesia.[11]

Gul second from front with Pakistan at the 1967 RCD Cup

In 1964, he was the starting goalkeeper for the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification. The next year, he took part in the 1965 RCD Cup held in Tehran, Iran, as well as the 1967 RCD Cup, where he came on as a substitute for Muhammad Latif in the second half.[12][13] Gul also participated with the national team at the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Death

Gul died on 14 January 2021.[14]

Honours

Pakistan Air Force

References

  1. 1 2 "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا:قومی فٹبال تاریخ کے عظیم گول کیپر جعفر خان" [World of Football Heroes: Jaffar Khan, the Great Goalkeeper in National Football History]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025. پاکستان کی فٹبال تاریخ عظیم گول کیپرز سے بھری پڑی ہے۔ پاکستان کے پہلے گول کیپر و کپتان عثمان جان، اسمیٰعل درانی، ماسٹر صدیق، نیاز گل، استاد شموں، آغا لطیف [Pakistan's football history is full of great goalkeepers. Pakistan's first goalkeeper and captain Osman Jan, Ismail Durrani, Master Siddiq, Niaz Gul, Ustad Shamoo, Agha Latif ...]
  2. ↑ "Wednesday, 02 May 1962, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  3. ↑ "Tuesday, 08 November 1960, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  4. ↑ "Tuesday, 05 December 1961, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  5. ↑ "Monday, 17 October 1960, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  6. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1963.07.02 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1966.10.25 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1971.10.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Thursday, 06 September 1962, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  10. ↑ "Friday, 07 September 1962, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  11. ↑ "Thursday, 20 September 1962, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  12. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1967.11.29 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  14. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Niaz Gul (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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