Sarfraz Rasool

Club career

PMC Rasool started his career with Punjab Medical Center club in 1994. In the 1999 President PFF Cup played in Chaman, Rasool was nominated player of the tournament.

PMC Athletico Faisalabad Rasool controversially left Pakistan soon after and moved to England, which effectively ended his international career, but remained with Khan Research Laboratories for some seasons, before eventually returning to his former club, now renamed PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad as founder member in August 2008.

International career Rasool was called by Pakistan in the 1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup held in Nepal. He subsequently became a key part of the national team from 1999 to 2003. At the 1999 SAFF Gold Cup, Rasool was nominated player of tournament.

Rasool won the Golden Boot during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup by emerging as the leading goal-scorer with a total of 4 goals. Additionally, he earned the title of Asian Football Confederation Player of the Month for his outstanding performance in the SAFF Cup held in March 2003.

Coaching career After quitting playing and settling in England, Rasool earned the FA Level Two coaching certification, equivalent to UEFA C Licence.

In the 2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, he was nominated assistant coach of PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad under head coach Akhtar Mohiuddin.

On 26 July 2012, Rasool joined Total Football Academy FC in Loughton as youth coach of the under-9 team.

Career statistics

International

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