Waseem Ahmed (field hockey)

Waseem Ahmad
Personal information
Full name Waseem Ahmad
Born (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47)
Playing position Left Half, Center Half
Club information
Current club

Waseem Hockey Club, WAPDA

Southern United Hockey Club, Melbourne
Senior career
Years Team
1996–2002 Habib Bank Limited
2002–present WAPDA
2004–2010 HC Rotterdam, Netherlands
2005 season Hyderabad Sultans,
Premier Hockey League
2011–12 season Bhopal Badshahs,
World Series Hockey
2013–14 season KL Hockey Club,
Malaysia Hockey League
2013–14 season Punjab Sports Club
Hong Kong Premier Hockey League
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1996– Pakistan 410 (37)
Coaching career
2022 Acme Chattrogram
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2012 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ordos City
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Team
Hockey Champions Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2009 Salta Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 1996 Chennai Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Lahore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Cologne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Lahore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Team
Hockey Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuantan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ipoh Team

Waseem Ahmad (Punjabi, Urdu: وسیم احمد) (born 10 April 1977, in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani field hockey player and ex-captain of Pakistan Hockey Team.[1] He belongs to a Jat family (Randawah).

He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan. After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match of 26th Champions Trophy in Lahore, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.

Physical Status
Height 5.7
Weight 65
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color dark brown
Hair Color black
Family
Parents mother ( alive)
Wife Gull Tariq
Siblings 6
Children 4

Career

He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan.[2] After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match of 26th Champions Trophy in Lahore, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.[3]

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz:

He played most number of matches for Pakistan and was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Award of excellence).

See as well

References

  1. ^ Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) International Hockey Federation, 19 January 2010
  2. ^ Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) Dawn, 17 October 2009
  3. ^ Pakistan record draw against Spain in opener (this newspaper article shows many Waseem Ahmad pictures in game action, Dawn, 31 July 2012


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