Gohar Zaman

Gohar Zaman (born 15 December 1979) is a Pakistani football manager and former footballer who played as a forward.

Early life Zaman was born on 15 December 1979 in Faqeerabad, Peshawar. He graduated with Master of Arts in Urdu literature at the Peshawar University. Zaman started playing football in his school days, joining Frontiers Scouts club at the age of 10 in 1989.

Club career In 1994, Zaman played the Lifebuoy Trophy with Abbottabad based Youth League FC, where his team clinched the title. He also won the National Football Challenge Cup four times with Allied Bank, winning in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2002. Zaman's career came to an end in 2002, when Allied Bank abolished their football team.

During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match. He completed the hat-trick within 40 minutes against Sri Lanka in a 3–3 draw.

Zaman also represented Pakistan in the 2002 Asian games in Busan.

Managerial career Following his retirement, Zaman completed AFC "C" and "B" Certificate Football Coaching courses at Lahore in 2002 and 2006 respectively. Over the years, the PFF had been consistently reclaiming the salaries of coaches, received from the Asian football governing body, under the pretense of these funds being "donations" intended to support Pakistan football.

Zaman coached WSTC at the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup. In 2025, he was appointed assistant coach of the Pakistan national under-23 team under Nolberto Solano for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zaman goal.

Honours Allied Bank National Football Championship: 1997(1), 1999, 2000 Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002