Abdul Wahid Durrani

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playername = flagicon|Pakistan Abdul Wahid Durrani


fullname = Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1917|30|06
cityofbirth = Quetta
countryofbirth = India
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position = retired Striker
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nationalyears = 1950-1955
nationalteam = Pakistan
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (15)
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ntupdate = June 8, 2008|

Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani (born in Quetta, India on 30 June 1917), was a former Pakistani international footballer.

He has had an illustrious and exemplary career as one of the greatest footballers of the Indian subcontinent. As a legend in the game in his era, he gained great popularity in Pakistan due to his great control, speed,and shot.

Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani, nicknamed Wahido, raised his game to perfection with regularly putting efforts for hours in the daily practice, with discipline, commitment, and by keeping consistently in all these.

He played in Pakistan's first international in 1950, in a match against Iran. Durrani later became captain of the Pakistan national football team and in his career he scored 15 international goals in 13 games.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/100_wag_hongkong/page2.shtml Abdul Wahid Durrani helps Hindu's safefly out of Pakistan during 1947 independence.]