List of Pakistan national football team managers

This article lists the Pakistan national football team managers/head coaches, since the team's international debut in 1950.

Overview

Under Shahjahan as coach, Pakistan won their first ever title at the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Tournament, where they ended joint-winner with India.[1] On 10 October 1957, Pakistan first foreign head coach John McBride was signed on a two-year contract.[2]

Chinese head coach Wang Xiao He led the national side to clinch the gold medal at the 1989 South Asian Games.[3][4][5][6] At the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games under the tenure of Muhammad Aslam Japani, Pakistan again retained the gold.[7][8]

List of managers

Managers in italics took charge as caretaker or interim manager

Managerial records

As of 10 June 2025
  • Only senior FIFA A matches considered.
  • List also includes managers who took charge of the national team in senior unofficial matches.
  • "Period" indicates the timespan of the first and last matches in charge, which may include periods not in charge of the national team
  • Since 1981
Manager Period P W D L GF GA %W Major Tournament(s)
Pakistan Younus Rana 1981–1982 8 4 2 2 8 5 050.00 —
Poland Zbigniew Szumski 1984–1985 6 2 0 4 6 17 033.33 —
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 1985–1986 11 3 0 8 14 24 027.27 1985 South Asian Games fourth place
1986 Asian Games group stage
Pakistan Younus Changezi 1986 1 0 0 1 0 1 000.00 —
Pakistan Younus Rana 1987 2 0 1 1 2 3 000.00 —
Germany Burkhard Ziese 1987–1989 10 2 1 7 3 20 020.00 1987 South Asian Games third place
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 1989 1 0 0 1 1 4 000.00 —
China Wang Xiao He 1989–1990 6 2 1 3 4 16 033.33 1989 South Asian Games champions
1990 Asian Games group stage
Pakistan Muhammad Aslam Japani 1991–1993 21 2 4 15 10 66 009.52 1991 South Asian Games champions
1993 SAARC Gold Cup group stage
1993 South Asian Games group stage
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 1995 2 1 0 1 1 2 050.00 1995 SAARC Gold Cup group stage
Pakistan Muhammad Idrees 1996–1999 12 2 0 10 6 33 016.67 1997 SAFF Gold Cup third place
1999 SAFF Gold Cup group stage
Brazil Pedro Dias 1999 3 1 0 2 5 15 033.33 1999 South Asian Games group stage
England David Burns 2000 4 0 0 4 0 16 000.00 —
England John Layton 2001 6 0 1 5 5 29 000.00 —
Slovakia Jozef Herel 2002 4 0 2 2 2 4 000.00 —
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 2003–2005 13 5 1 7 12 16 038.46 2003 SAFF Gold Cup fourth place
Bahrain Salman Sharida 2005–2006 16 3 3 10 9 31 018.75 2005 SAFF Gold Cup semi-finals
2006 AFC Challenge Cup group stage
Pakistan Akhtar Mohiuddin 2007–2008 10 3 1 6 17 28 030.00 2008 SAFF Championship group stage
Pakistan Shahzad Anwar 2008 1 0 0 1 1 4 000.00 —
Austria György Kottán 2009 7 2 3 2 16 8 028.57 2009 SAFF Championship group stage
Pakistan Tariq Lutfi 2011 5 1 1 3 3 9 020.00 —
Serbia Zaviša Milosavljević 2011–2013 12 3 4 5 6 14 025.00 2011 SAFF Championship group stage
Pakistan Shahzad Anwar 2013 3 1 1 1 3 3 033.33 2013 SAFF Championship group stage
Bahrain Mohammad Al-Shamlan 2013–2015 8 2 1 5 6 16 025.00 —
Brazil José Antonio Nogueira 2018–2019 8 2 0 6 8 13 025.00 2018 SAFF Championship semi-finals
Pakistan Shahzad Anwar 2022–2023 8 0 0 8 1 15 000.00 2023 SAFF Championship group stage
England Stephen Constantine 2023–2025 10 1 1 8 2 29 010.00 —

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  2. ^ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 10 October 1957" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "PFF unlikely to retain Chinese coach". DAWN.COM. 2004-04-11. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  4. ^ "Chinese Xiao named coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  5. ^ "Tariq, Balal to assist Chinese coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2003-12-24. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. ^ Ali, Shazad (2003-12-31). "2003 bleak year for Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  7. ^ "PFF condoles death of gold medallist coach Aslam". Brecorder. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  9. ^ a b c Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Singapore Standard, 4 September 1956, Page 13".
  11. ^ New Straits Times Aug 30, 1984. New Straits Times.
  12. ^ New Straits Times Aug 23, 1984. New Straits Times.
  13. ^ New Straits Times Aug 27, 1984. New Straits Times.
  14. ^ New Straits Times Sep 2, 1984. New Straits Times Sep 2, 1984.
  15. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pedro Dias (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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