Hassan Sardar
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Hassan Sardar (Urdu: حسن سردار) (born October 22, 1959 in Karachi, Pakistan[1]) is a former field hockey player and captain from Pakistan, who won the golden medal with the Men's National Hockey Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
A Karachi native, Sardar graduated from Habib Public School. Arguably the best centre forward Pakistan has ever produced, he started his international career in the early 1980s and played his first World Hockey Cup in 1982 held in Mumbai, India. Graceful and deadly he played in arguably the best forward line Pakistan ever had along with Shanaz Sheikh, Samiullah, Hanif Khan and Kalimullah. Sardar was declared Man of the tournament for scoring 11 world cup goals and Pakistan took the gold.[2]
In the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, he helped crush India with a hat-trick as Pakistan triumphed 7-1. He was instrumental in leading Pakistan to a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He later managed the Pakistani Hockey Team. Currently he is the Chief Selector of Pakistan hockey team.
See also
References
- ^ "Hassan Sardar at Sports-Reference.com". Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "PHF - Hassan Sardar". Pakistan Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
External links
- Bio at Pakistan Hockey Federation
- Hassan Sardar, pakistan-hockey.com
- Aur Yeh Goal - Group for Pakistan Hockey
- Hassan Sardar
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