Muhammad Idrees (footballer)
Pakistani footballer and manager

Muhammad Idrees
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Idrees
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth Lahore, Pakistan
Position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Pakistan Railways
1975–1985 Pakistan Airlines
International career
1973 Pakistan Youth
1973–1976 Pakistan
Managerial career
1996–1999 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Idrees (Urdu: محمد ادریس) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a left winger, and manager. Idrees represented Pakistan national team from 1973 till 1976, and later served as head coach of the national team from 1996 till 1999.[1]

Early life

Idrees was born in Lahore, and later moved to Karachi after joining Pakistan Airlines.[2]

Club career

Idrees standing far right with Pakistan Airlines in 1975

Idrees played for Pakistan Railways before moving to Pakistan Airlines in 1975.[1] He won the National Football Championship four times with Pakistan Airlines.[3] In the 1981 final, Idrees scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Pakistan Air Force, until winning the title through penalties.[4] He also helped them win the 1984 Inter-Provincial Championship. He represented Pakistan Airlines in the 1977 and 1982 editions of the Aga Khan Gold Cup.[5]

During the 1970s, Idrees was one of several Pakistani players which represented club sides in and coached the clubs’ new youth setups in the Middle East.[6]

International career

Muhammad Idrees (left) and Saudi Arabia captain (right) exchanging pennant flags during the 1973 AFC Youth Championship

Idrees captained the Pakistan Youth team at the 1973 AFC Youth Championship.[7] In 1973, he was then selected to play for Pakistan for a tour to the far east where he scored against China on 10 June 1973, in a 4–7 defeat. The following year, Idrees scored against Turkey to tie the game at 2–2 in the 1974 RCD Cup.[8] The same year, he participated in the 1974 Asian Games,[9] scoring a goal in a 1–5 defeat against Burma.[10] Idrees then played at the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament representing the Pakistan Greens.[11]

Coaching career

In 1996, Idrees was appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan national football team for the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[1] The next year, he coached the team for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[12] Under his supervision in the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup, Pakistan went on to achieve a third-place finish in the tournament. He last served as coach at the 1999 SAFF Gold Cup.[13][14]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Idrees goal.
List of international goals scored by Muhammad Idrees
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 June 1973 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  China 4–7 Friendly
2 18 January 1974 Hockey Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Turkey 1–1 2–2 1974 RCD Cup [8]
3 7 September 1974 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Burma 1–5 1974 Asian Games [10]

Honours

Pakistan Airlines

Managerial

Pakistan

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Muhammad Idrees (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ^ InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Pakistan - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. ^ Pakistan Year Book. East & West Publishing Company. 1981. p. 116. Inside-left Idrees, the most outstanding performer of the PIA, scored both the goals: first three minutes before the breather and the second in the 24th minute of the second half. This led to the application of the penalty kicks rule to decide the issue and the PIA defeated the PAF by converting four of the five kicks to three of the losing PAF.
  5. ^ "Aga Khan Gold Cup". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b "PAKISTAN TURKEY - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  10. ^ a b "روزنامه اطلاعات". Ettela'at (in Persian). 8 September 1974. p. 15.
  11. ^ "Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  12. ^ "International Matches 1997 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Pakistan - National Team Players". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  14. ^ "MAKING SEMIS WAS TOP PRIORITY, SAYS SUKHWINDER". telegraphindia.com. 26 April 1999.
  • Muhammad Idrees at National-Football-Teams.com
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