Muhammad Naqi Khan

Muhammad Naqi Khan
	Naqi with Pakistan in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Naqi Khan
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1987	Pakistan Airlines
International career
1970s	Pakistan
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Naqi Khan is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender, and former manager. Naqi is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1970s.^[1]

Club career

Naqi played as defender for PIA from 1976 till 1987, and played a crucial role in winning several National Football Championship titles with the team. He also played for PIA in the 1981–82 Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Bangladesh.^[1]

International career

Naqi represented the Pakistan national football team in the 1970s. During this time, Naqi also toured Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Malaysia, Burma, Russia, Bangladesh, India and other countries with the national team. Naqi was part of the Pakistan Reds team at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.^[2] He was also part of the Pakistan national team for the Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament in 1978.^[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as player, Naqi served as trainer of PIA's hockey and squash teams and the manager of PIA Fitness Club from 1988 to 2002.^[1] He was also part of the District Football Association Karachi Central in the 2010s.^[4]

Honours

Pakistan Airlines

National Football Championship: 1976, 1978, 1981
Inter-Provincial Championship: 1984

References

1 2 3 "ہیروز کی دنیا: پی آئی اے کو 8 مرتبہ قومی چیمپئن بنانے والے محمد نقی" [World of Heroes: Muhammad Naqi, who made PIA the national champion 8 times]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
↑ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
↑ "Footballers for S. Arabia on 3rd". Dawn. 1 May 1978.
↑ "نقی خان ینگ موسیٰ محمڈن کے صدر منتخب" [Naqi Khan elected president of Young Musa Mohammedan]. jang.com.pk (in Urdu). Retrieved 20 March 2026.

External links

Muhammad Naqi Khan at National-Football-Teams.com

[:0-1] 1 2 3 "ہیروز کی دنیا: پی آئی اے کو 8 مرتبہ قومی چیمپئن بنانے والے محمد نقی" [World of Heroes: Muhammad Naqi, who made PIA the national champion 8 times]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Retrieved 20 March 2026.

[:1-2] "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

[3] "Footballers for S. Arabia on 3rd". Dawn. 1 May 1978.

[4] "نقی خان ینگ موسیٰ محمڈن کے صدر منتخب" [Naqi Khan elected president of Young Musa Mohammedan]. jang.com.pk (in Urdu). Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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