Jaffar Khan

Jaffar Khan (Urdu: جعفر خان; born on March 10, 1981) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Jaffar Khan
Personal information
Full name Jaffar Khan
Date of birth (1981-03-10) March 10, 1981
Place of birth Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Pakistan (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
Pakistan Army
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2017 Pakistan Army
International career‡
2001–2013 Pakistan 44[1] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2012
Jaffar Khan
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Men’s Football
2004 Islamabad
2006 Colombo

He is currently the keeping coach of Pakistan national football team.[2]

Club career

Khan came through the Pakistan Army F.C., and selected for the first team in 1998. In 2000, he kept a clean sheet in the PFF President's Cup final against Allied Bank in which they won 1–0. Khan helped them retain the trophy in 2001 until 2006-07 where he set a new goalkeeping record by not conceding a goal for 1,260 minutes.[3]

International career

He took Pakistan all the way to the final of the 2004 South Asian Games where they beat India 1-0 take Gold. After losing the league in 2004-05 season on the final day, he helped them win the league title the following year. In the 2006 South Asian Games he kept a clean sheet as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the finals.

Honours

Club
Pakistan Army

International

Pakistan

References
  1. Jaffar Khan Country-statistics
  2. Wasim, Umaid (2022-04-21). "In Ramzan tournament final, a local team shows grit against Army but wilts and falls apart". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  3. "Pakistan 2006/07 (National Tournaments)". rsssf. RSSSF. August 2, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2018.


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