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{{Short description|Pakistani footballer (born 1947)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Ayub Dar
| image          = Ayub Dar 1967.png
| caption        = Ayub Dar in 1967
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| fullname       = Ayub Dar
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1947|12|5|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Quetta]], Pakistan
| height         =
| position       = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    =
| years1         = 1962–1963
| clubs1         = Young Afghan Club
| caps1          =
| goals1         =
| years2         = 1966–1967
| clubs2         = [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Pakistan Railways]]
| caps2          =
| goals2         =
| years3         = 1968–1969
| clubs3         = [[Team BJMC|EPIDC]]
| caps3          =
| goals3         =
| years4         = 1970
| clubs4         = [[Dhaka Mohammedan|Mohammedan SC]]
| caps4          =
| goals4         =
| years5         = 1971–?
| clubs5         = [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Pakistan Railways]]
| caps5          =
| goals5         =
| nationalyears1 = 1966–1975
| nationalteam1  = [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]]
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}}
'''Ayub Dar''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ایوب ڈار}}}}; born 5 December 1947) is a former Pakistani footballer, who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. Ayub represented the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] from 1966 to 1975, and was the country's 25th international captain.
==Early life==
Ayub Dar was born on 5 December 1947 in [[Quetta]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baloch |first=Shezad |date=2014-04-02 |title=Festivity in the air: Making headlines for the right reasons |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/690701/festivity-in-the-air-making-headlines-for-the-right-reasons |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604223143/https://tribune.com.pk/story/690701/festivity-in-the-air-making-headlines-for-the-right-reasons |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/778489/in-depth-pakistan-football|title=In-depth: Pakistan football|date=13 January 2013|website=dawn.com|access-date=5 March 2024|archive-date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525043530/http://dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/|url-status=live}}</ref> His father, Muhammad Hussain, had migrated from [[Kashmir]] in 1919.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013-04-08 |title=کھیلوں کی دنیا:-فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes |url=https://e.dunya.com.pk/index.php?e_name=KCH&edate=2013-04-08&page=6 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=e.dunya.com.pk}}</ref>
He completed his matriculation from Government Special High School Quetta, where he represented the school football team from 1962 to 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unique Star School edge Ibrahim Ali Bhai School |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/318941-unique-star-school-edge-ibrahim-ali-bhai-school |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530220658/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/318941-unique-star-school-edge-ibrahim-ali-bhai-school |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Leisure Leagues set to hold school football |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/311498-leisure-leagues-set-to-hold-school-football |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604223147/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/311498-leisure-leagues-set-to-hold-school-football |url-status=live }}</ref> Ayub began his domestic football journey with Young Afghan Club Quetta in 1962–63. In 1964, he was selected for the youth team of [[Balochistan]], and the following year he was selected to the national youth team during a tour of [[Russia]]. In the five matches played there, Ayub scored a goal in every match.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite book |last=Bhatti |first=Mukhtar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3vhOwAACAAJ |title=Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999 |date=1999 |publisher=Bhatti Publications |pages=237–250 |language=en}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Pakistan Railways===
In 1966, [[Jamil Akhtar]], the former captain of Pakistan Railways, saw Ayub playing in the All-Pakistan Commissioner's Cup in [[Larkana]] and offered him a job in the Pakistan Western Railway in [[Quetta]] where he would also represent [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Pakistan Railways FC]].<ref name=":0" /> With the help of Ayub's scoring prowess, Railways won the final of the All Pakistan Silver Shield tournament against [[PIA F.C.|PIA]] by 0–2 in its first participation. They later won both the All Pakistan Floodlit Football Tournament in [[Peshawar]] and the All Pakistan Nishtar Memorial Football Tournament in [[Karachi]].<ref name=":0" />
===East Pakistan===
[[File:EPIDC football team during the 1960s.jpg|left|thumb|Dar third sitting from right with [[Team BJMC|EPIDC]] in the 1960s]]
In 1968, Ayub represented [[PIA F.C.|PIA]] as a guest player during the Ismael Gold Shield Tournament, where his team lost 0–2 to [[Dhaka]] based club [[Team BJMC|EPIDC]]. Nonetheless, seeing his performances during the tournament, Ayub was offered to play for EPIDC in the [[Dhaka League]] in [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). During his first season, he scored 31 goals and guided the club to a consecutive league title as top scorer.<ref name="Book1">{{cite book|last=Dulal|first=Mahmud|language=bn|title= খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ({{Translation|Liberation war in the playground}})|publisher=Bishhoshahitto Bhobon|year=2020|isbn=978-984-8218-31-0}}</ref> EPIDC officials rewarded Ayub with Rs 10,000. Ayub made a name for himself in East Pakistan, and in 1970, joined the regions biggest club, [[Dhaka Mohammedan|Mohammedan SC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii|title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part II|date=23 December 2010|website=dawn.com|access-date=5 March 2024|archive-date=7 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107190858/https://www.dawn.com/news/593096/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, he represented the [[East Pakistan football team]] during their King Mahendra Cup triumph in [[Nepal]], and also recorded seven goals in a 9–0 victory against Nepal XI during the tournament.<ref name="Book1" />
Ayub returned to Pakistan Railways following the [[Independence of Bangladesh]], and went onto represent the team until his retirement.<ref name="Book1"/>
==International career==
[[File:Pakistani footballers Maula Bakhsh, Ayub Dar and Ali Nawaz Baloch during the the 1967 Asian Cup qualifiers held in Burma.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Dar (centre) with Pakistan during the [[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] in Burma in 1967]]
In his first year playing for [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Pakistan Railways FC]] and a year after representing the youth national team, Ayub was selected for the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] to play a series of friendly matches against Soviet club [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga]] in [[Karachi]], [[Lahore]] and [[Dhaka]].<ref name=":10" />
In 1967, Ayub featured for Pakistan in four friendly matches in home against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]. In the same year, he participated in two friendly matches against [[Dallas Tornado]] in Lahore and Karachi. He also found the net against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] during a 2–4 defeat in the [[1969 RCD Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=59|title=Pakistan 2 - 4 Iran|website=teammelli.com|access-date=5 March 2024|archive-date=4 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304192514/https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=59|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1974, Ayub became the 22nd captain of the national team taking over from [[Maula Bakhsh]], and despite being fit a year later, the national coaches made room for younger players.<ref name=":0" />
==Honours==
'''EPIDC'''
*[[Dhaka League]]: 1968
'''East Pakistan'''
*King Mahendra Cup: 1970<ref name="Book1"/>
'''Individual'''
*Dhaka League top scorer: 1968
==See also==
*[[List of Pakistan national football team captains]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Dhaka League Top scorers}}
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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani men's footballers]]
[[Category:Pakistan men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Pakistan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Quetta]]
[[Category:Pakistan Railways F.C. players]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players]]
[[Category:Team BJMC players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Living people]]