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Qayyum Changezi
Abdul Qayyum Ali Khan Changezi (Urdu: عبدالقیوم علی خان چنگیزی; 25 December 1935 – 25 June 2005), commonly known as Qayyum Changezi, was a Pakistani footballer. A versatile player, Changezi played in multiple positions, including forward in the centre or as an inside left, and as full back. A former captain and key player of the Pakistan national team in the nation's early years, Changezi is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time.
Belonging to the ethnic Hazara community, Changezi was born in Quetta in the Baluchistan Agency of British India on 25 December 1935. His father Haji Nasir Ali Khan was member of the All-India Muslim League and served as soldier in the 106th Hazara Pioneers infantry of the British Indian Army and later for Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948.
He developed an interest in football while attending high school, playing for Hazara Club Quetta in his youth until making his senior debut in 1950 with Afghan Club Quetta. He also played as guest player to tour in club tournaments in Iran and India with Karachi Kickers and Karachi Mohammedan, and in 1956 again with Karachi Kickers and Hazara Club Quetta. In 1955, after winning the Seth Nagji Amarsee Memorial Football Tournament in Kozhikode with Karachi Kickers by defeating Kannur Gymkhana 2–0, with Changezi scoring in the final. He was praised for his performance, and reportedly carried out of the Mananchira ground in Kozhikode by local fans on his shoulders after the final.
In 1953, Changezi was first selected by the Balochistan regional selection team in the National Football Championship, and was a member of the Balochistan team that won the title in 1956 by defeating Pakistan Western Railway in Karachi on 11 November 1956, where he scored one goal in the final 2–1 victory, and was declared player of the year. Later on in 1959 under his captainship, Balochistan defeated East Pakistan in Hyderabad on 7 November 1959, achieving their second league title. In the same tournament, he scored 6 goals in the 9–0 victory against Sindh Green.
In 1960, Changezi was suspended for a year by the Balochistan Football Federation due to misbehaviour in a trial match held at Quetta. However, Nonetheless, he still participated with the team in the tournament.
When the National Football Championship structure in Pakistan transitioned from provincial to divisional based clubs in 1961, he subsequently represented Quetta Division and Faisalabad Division.
In 1963, Changezi also represented Dhaka Mohammedan winning the Dhaka First Division League and finishing top scorer of the tournament with 27 goals.
A few months later during a 1963 global tour, Germany's Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf faced aircraft issues, leading to an unexpected stay in Pakistan. Fortuna played against the East Pakistan football team selection in Dacca, which included Changezi as captain, where he scored East Pakistan's consolation goal from a long-distance free-kick in the 39th minute in a 1–4 defeat. The German side reportedly offered a playing contract to Changezi in his last playing years, which the latter ultiumately declined.
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Qayyum Changezi
Abdul Qayyum Ali Khan Changezi (Urdu: عبدالقیوم علی خان چنگیزی; 25 December 1935 – 25 June 2005), commonly known as Qayyum Changezi, was a Pakistani footballer. A versatile player, Changezi played in multiple positions, including forward in the centre or as an inside left, and as full back. A former captain and key player of the Pakistan national team in the nation's early years, Changezi is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time.
Belonging to the ethnic Hazara community, Changezi was born in Quetta in the Baluchistan Agency of British India on 25 December 1935. His father Haji Nasir Ali Khan was member of the All-India Muslim League and served as soldier in the 106th Hazara Pioneers infantry of the British Indian Army and later for Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948.
He developed an interest in football while attending high school, playing for Hazara Club Quetta in his youth until making his senior debut in 1950 with Afghan Club Quetta. He also played as guest player to tour in club tournaments in Iran and India with Karachi Kickers and Karachi Mohammedan, and in 1956 again with Karachi Kickers and Hazara Club Quetta. In 1955, after winning the Seth Nagji Amarsee Memorial Football Tournament in Kozhikode with Karachi Kickers by defeating Kannur Gymkhana 2–0, with Changezi scoring in the final. He was praised for his performance, and reportedly carried out of the Mananchira ground in Kozhikode by local fans on his shoulders after the final.
In 1953, Changezi was first selected by the Balochistan regional selection team in the National Football Championship, and was a member of the Balochistan team that won the title in 1956 by defeating Pakistan Western Railway in Karachi on 11 November 1956, where he scored one goal in the final 2–1 victory, and was declared player of the year. Later on in 1959 under his captainship, Balochistan defeated East Pakistan in Hyderabad on 7 November 1959, achieving their second league title. In the same tournament, he scored 6 goals in the 9–0 victory against Sindh Green.
In 1960, Changezi was suspended for a year by the Balochistan Football Federation due to misbehaviour in a trial match held at Quetta. However, Nonetheless, he still participated with the team in the tournament.
When the National Football Championship structure in Pakistan transitioned from provincial to divisional based clubs in 1961, he subsequently represented Quetta Division and Faisalabad Division.
In 1963, Changezi also represented Dhaka Mohammedan winning the Dhaka First Division League and finishing top scorer of the tournament with 27 goals.
A few months later during a 1963 global tour, Germany's Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf faced aircraft issues, leading to an unexpected stay in Pakistan. Fortuna played against the East Pakistan football team selection in Dacca, which included Changezi as captain, where he scored East Pakistan's consolation goal from a long-distance free-kick in the 39th minute in a 1–4 defeat. The German side reportedly offered a playing contract to Changezi in his last playing years, which the latter ultiumately declined.
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