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| name = Osman Jan<br />
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| birth_date = Unknown<br />
| death_date = Unknown<br />
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]<br />
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| years1 = 1930s<br />
| clubs1 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]<br />
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| nationalyears1 = 1950–??<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]]<br />
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| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[British India]]<br />
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| years2 = 1930s<br />
| clubs2 = [[Aryan FC]]<br />
| years3 = 1941–1942<br />
| clubs3 = [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]<br />
| years4 = 1944–1945<br />
| clubs4 = [[Delhi football team|Delhi]]<br />
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'''Osman Jan''' was a Pakistani [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He was the first footballer to win the [[Santosh Trophy]] for two different states,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-12-26 |title=Osman Jan, Delhi's Santosh trophy hero who also captained Pakistan |url=https://theprint.in/sport/osman-jan-delhis-santosh-trophy-hero-who-also-captained-pakistan/1282459/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> and the first [[Captain (association football)|captain]] ever in the history of the [[Pakistan national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2011-09-08 |title=Ex-Captain Pakistan, M.D. Kutty passes away aged 83 |url=https://www.footballpakistan.com/2011/09/ex-captain-pakistan-m-d-kutty-passes-away-aged-83/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Club career ==<br />
In the 1930s, Osman guarded Kolkata's [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] as a goalkeeper.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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He won the inaugural edition of the Santosh Trophy with [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]] in [[1941–42 Santosh Trophy|1941]].<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In the second edition under his captaincy, [[Delhi Football League|Delhi]] underwent an unexpected triumph in the [[1944–45 Santosh Trophy|1944 Santosh Trophy]], defeating all time champions Bengal by 2–0 in the final. Osman's return to his hometown in Delhi after successful stints at Mohammedan Sporting and [[Aryan FC|Aryans FC]] in [[Kolkata]] helped build a strong Delhi team.<ref name=":2" /> This victory remains Delhi's sole triumph in the National Football Championship.<br />
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== International career ==<br />
Osman went over to Pakistan, where he was appointed captain of the Pakistan national team in their international debut in a trip to Iran and Iraq in October 1950.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki-ii50.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><br />
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Osman made his debut in Pakistan's first ever international match on 27 October 1950 against [[Iran]] in the [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadiyeh Stadium]] in [[Tehran|Teheran]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli] |url=https://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=11 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.teammelli.com}}</ref> Reportedly the Pakistan national team played the match barefoot, which was the norm back in South Asia.<ref name=":1" /> Pakistan also engaged in unofficial friendly matches during the tour, defeating ''Tehran's Taj FC'' (now [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal FC]]) with a 6–1 scoreline and drew 2–2 against a team from [[Isfahan]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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In [[Iraq]], due to the [[Iraq Football Association|Iraqi FA]]'s inability to gather a full national team, Pakistan played an unofficial friendly against the club [[Al-Haras Al-Malaki|Haris al-Maliki]] resulting in a 1–1 draw at [[Baghdad]] in front of a 10,000 crowd, playing once again barefoot, with the heroics of Osman keeping Pakistan from losing in the dying minutes of the game.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
After his death, a tournament was held in his memory in [[Karachi]].<ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Honours ==<br />
'''West Bengal'''<br />
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* [[Santosh Trophy]]: [[1941–42 Santosh Trophy|1941]]<br />
'''Delhi'''<br />
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* Santosh Trophy: [[1944–45 Santosh Trophy|1944]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Pakistan men's international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Muhajir people]]<br />
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]<br />
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