Yousuf Jr.

Yousuf Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth 1940
Place of birth Karachi, British India
Date of death (aged 75)
Place of death Karachi, Pakistan
Position Winger
Youth career
Rangiwara FC
Baloch Eleven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
KMC
Sindh Government Press
1957–1961 Dhaka Mohammedan
1962–1963 Victoria SC
1968 EPIDC
1969 Dilkusha SC 8 (2)
1971–?? Karachi Port Trust
International career
1963–1964 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yousuf Jr. (1940 – 20 June 2015) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a winger.

Early life

Yousuf was born in Ragiwara, Lyari, Karachi.[1][2]

Club career

Yousuf standing first from left with Victoria SC in 1962

Yousuf started his football career with Rangiwara FC, and later moved to Karachi club Baloch Eleven. Over the course of his career, he also represented KMC and Sindh Government Press.[1]

In 1957, he joined Dhaka League side Dhaka Mohammedan. During his time there, he helped the club secure two Dhaka League titles and also appeared as a guest player for clubs including Victoria SC throughout the 1960s.[1][3] He also played for EPIDC.[4]

Following the secession of East Pakistan in 1971, he returned to Karachi and concluded his playing career with Karachi Port Trust.[1]

International career

Yousuf standing second from right with the Pakistan national team in 1964

In 1963, Yousuf represented Pakistan in the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification against Iran, and was part of international tours to China and the Soviet Union in 1964.[1][5][6]

Personal life and death

Yousuf's son Pervez Yousaf served as national referee and Amjad Yousaf as footballer.[1]

Yousuf died at the age of 75 on 20 June 2015 in Karachi. He was buried at the Mewah Shah Graveyard.[1]

Honours

Victoria SC

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Roznama Dunya Karachi EDITION 23 June 2015 NEWS DETAIL | ID 1758478_83035731 |Daily Dunya ePaper|Roznama Dunya". e.dunya.com.pk. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ ""Page 9." Pakistan Observer, September 25, 1968".
  5. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1964.09.20 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Examiner 1964.09.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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