Muhammad Tariq Hussain

Muhammad Tariq Hussain (born 15 September 1970) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. He played for Habib Bank throughout his career, serving as assistant coach of the team later on. Tariq is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1990s, and also captained the national team.

Early life Hussain was born on 15 September 1970 in Lyari.

Club career He started playing football since the age of 10, starting his youth career with Lyari Star.

Tariq played for Habib Bank throughout his career at the National Football Championship and later the Pakistan Premier League.

International career Tariq started playing for Pakistan White at the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament held in Lahore. He also featured in Pakistan's second participation at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1993, playing in all eight matches where Pakistan again ended up unsuccessful.

He also featured as a starter in several tournaments including the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1991 South Asian Games where he helped the side win the gold medal, 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification, 1995 SAFF Gold Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, 1999 SAFF Gold Cup among others. He last played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2003 in both legs against Kyrgyzstan. He also captained the national team on several occasions. He was later appointed as assistant coach of the newly formed Civil Aviation Authority team.

Honours

Pakistan South Asian Games Winners (1): 1991