- Iltaf Ahmed
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playername = flagicon|Pakistan Ahmed Iltaf
fullname = Ahmed Iltaf
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|12|02
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countryofbirth =Bradford ,England
currentclub = Unattached
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position =Goalkeeper
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nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Pakistan
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
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ntupdate =April 6 ,2008 |Iltaf Ahmed (born on
2 December ,1979 ) is aBritish Pakistani footballer, who is the number one goalkeeper ofPakistan national football team .Iltaf was plucked from obscurity when former Pakistan number one
Jaffar Khan was unavailable for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Iraq. Iltaf was recommended by a member of the national team,Amjad Iqbal and Pakistan football fans who search for eligible Pakistani footballers based aboard.He was on the bench for the 7-0 hammering by Iraq. For the second leg, Head coach
Akhtar Mohiuddin selected him for the starting line up and he made his debut. Iltaf surprised everyone when he prevented Iraq scoring despite their numerous attempts, with the match ending nil-nil. With that performance he became the new number 1.Iltaf is still club-less and normally plays in the local Saturday and Sunday Leagues. In a mysterious development, despite being called up for the
SAFF Cup 2008 , Iltaf failed to go to Pakistan and hence was unavailable for the national team camp.
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