Mohammad Yousef Kargar

Mohammad Yosuf Kargar

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Yosuf Kargar
Date of birth	(1963-05-11) 11 May 1963 (age 61)[1]
Place of birth	Afghanistan[2]
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1984	Afghanistan
Managerial career
2002–2008	Afghanistan (assistant)
2008–2014	Afghanistan

Mohammad Yosuf Kargar (Persian: محمد یوسف کارگر) is an Afghan former football player and manager who is president of the Afghanistan Football Federation. He formerly coached the Afghanistan national team.

Career

Kargar's family set up Afghanistan's first ski resort, and he became the national champion in 1978 at the age of 16. He stopped skiing due to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.^[3] During the 1970s and 1980s, he was a member of the Afghanistan national team. He coached Afghan youth teams after becoming the senior manager of the Afghanistan national team in 2001.^[4] His biggest achievement is leading the national football team to the SAFF Cup trophy in 2013.

Attack in January 2015

Kargar was stabbed near his residence in Kabul on 10 January 2015. He sustained a head injury and a knife wound in his back.^[5]

References

1. "Afghanistan - Yousef Kargar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
2. "Afghanistan - Yousef Kargar - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
4. "Samachaar.in". Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
5. "Afghan Soccer Coach Stabbed". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2023.