Haroon Yousaf
Personal information
Full name Haroon Yousaf
Date of birth (1973-11-10) November 10, 1973
Place of birth Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Pakistan Railways FC ? (?)
1991–1995 WAPDA FC ? (?)
1995–2003 ABL FC ? (?)
2003–2007 Afghan Chaman ? (?)
2007–2011 PMC Athletico ? (?)
International career
1993–2003 Pakistan 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haroon Yousaf (born November 10, 1973) is a former Pakistani footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1]

Club career

Yousaf started his career at Pakistan Railways FC in 1990. He transferred to WAPDA FC the following season and stayed there for five years. In 1995, he moved to Allied Bank FC where he became captain in 1997.[2]

Yousaf won National League once with WAPDA in 1991, and then thrice consecutive titles in 1997,[3] 1999 and 2000.[4][5] He also won the National Football Challenge Cup four times with Allied Bank, winning in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2002.

He was offered a playing contract from the Indian football team Mahindra United, but the Pakistan Football Federation seemingly turned it down.[2]

Yousaf also played a short while for Afghan Chaman where he is still highly praised as a solid player and leader.[6]

Yousaf remained captain of PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad until becoming coach of the club in 2011.[7][8]

International career

He was from 1996 till 1999 vice-captain of the Pakistan national Team after Qazi Ashfaq and since SAFF 1999 Championship which was held in Goa, he became the main captain.[2] He remained the captain until his retirement from the national team in 2003.[9]

He was declared man of the match in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Jordan when Pakistan lost 0-3 against Iraq but he was praised for his defending performance.[2]

He received the AFC Silver Star Award by the Pakistan Football Federation in 2013 for his contributions to the national team.[10]

On 19 March 2021 it was announced that Haroon Yousuf has been named as member of the selection committee for national football team.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by year and competition[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 1993 8 0
1995 2 0
1997 4 0
1999 3 3
2001 6 0
2003 7 0
Total 30 3

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 September 26, 1999 Dasharath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  India 5–1 5–2 1999 South Asian Games
2 September 30, 1999  Bhutan 1–1 2–1
3 2–1

Honours

With WAPDA FC

With ABL FC

With ABL FC

References

  1. 1 2 "Haroon Yousaf (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Haroon Yousaf". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan 1997". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan 1999". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan 2000". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  6. ↑ FPDC Interviews Haroon Yousaf, Captain PMC Athletico FC Faisalabad, 2011-01-01
  7. ↑ Editorial Staff (2010-12-31). "PMC Athletico management and supporters celebrate survival from relegation!". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  8. ↑ Naveed, Malik Riaz Hai (2011-02-15). "Former National skipper Haroon Yousaf becomes PMC Athletico coach". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  9. ↑ "Haroon to lead team". DAWN.COM. 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  10. ↑ Editorial Staff (2013-04-30). "4 PFF officials get AFC award". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-08.


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