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Rashid Junior
A crack center-forward of his era (1967-76), Rashid
JUnior was responsible for many a Pakistan triumph, none more cher ished
than the '68 Mexico Olympics. Not that it was the last big Once in which
he had a major say in pakistan's fortunes, for he had a significant role
in the Greenshirt'first Grand Slam, the '68 Olympic gold, the '70 Asiad
gold and subsequently the '71World Cup triumph.
But the '68 OLympic was the time when he was new ,and he needed to prove
to himself and to his many detractors that he was class material .In the
pakistan style of play, where positioning has overwhelming importance,
Rashid Junior's induction as spearhead, had many a crtic.
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Those who lifted an
eyebrow on Junior being made the centre-forward thought that shifting
him from inside right, the position he wanted to make his own in the image
of hes elder brother Abdul Hamid Hamidi, was not a brilliant idea.Junior
left all of them with egg on their faced with three goals against Netherlands
in the opening match at Mexico. That was merely the beginning,he was to
dazzle many an opposition with his lightning strikes in the years to come.
In 1993-1995 he was appointed to manage the pakistan team. Which eas for
a great part managed by Khawaja Zakauddin and coached by Hans Jorritsma,during
its most successful year in a decade, regaining the champions Trophy and
the World Cup. Junior was made to leave on a soure note when the team
lost to India in the '95 SAF Games by a whopping 5-2 margin.
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