Saidul Khan Kaku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saidul Khan | ||
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Place of birth | North-West Frontier Province, British India | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950s | Pakistan Army | ||
| 1960s | Usmania | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Saidul Khan (Urdu: سیدال خان) also known by his nickname, Kaku, was a Pakistani footballer who played as left winger.[1][2] He represented the Pakistan national team on their first tour in 1950.[3]
Early life
Khan hailed from North-West Frontier Province, British India.[4][5]
Club career
Khan first played for Young Men Club of Peshawar,[6] and represented the NWFP football team at the National Football Championship. He later joined the Pakistan Army football team.[7]
Khan also played with the Pakistan Combined Services football team that participated in the 1955 Army Football Tournament in Iran, which showcased army football teams from India, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.[8] He also played during Iran Services team tour of Pakistan in March 1956.[9][10] Later on in his career, Khan would join Usmania.[11]
International career
In 1950, Khan was selected to represent the Pakistan national team for their tours to Iran and Iraq.[3]
In 1951, Khan received a lifetime suspension after travelling with the Pakistan national team to Iran. The allegation against him was that he had refused to participate in a match, claiming that he was unable to play.[4] However, reports noted that he later appeared in a match in Iraq, which was taken as evidence that he may have been unfit during the earlier fixture.[4]
Later on, he was included in the provisional squads for the 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament,[12] and the 1956 tour to the Far East,[13] but failed to make the cut to the final squad.
References
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 07 August 1955". British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 23 September 1957". British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Dilatory". britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. 7 March 1951.
- ↑ InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "In-depth: Pakistan football". Dawn. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 10 April 1950". British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Army soccer team in Lahore". britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. 2 October 1954.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 21 May 1955". British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 08 March 1956". British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 10 March 1956". British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "OSMANIA BEAT EAGLES PINDI". britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. 13 December 1960.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 28 November 1955". British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 09 August 1956". British Newspaper Archive.