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{{short description|Pakistani footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Qayyum Changezi
| image = Qayyum Changezi.jpg
| fullname = Qayyum Ali Changezi
| height =
| birth_date = 1932
| death_date = Unknown
| death_place = [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1950
| clubs1 = Afghan Club Quetta
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1955–1962
| nationalteam1 = [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]]
| nationalcaps1 = ??
| nationalgoals1 = ??
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
| birth_place = [[Quetta]], [[British India]]
| manageryears1 = 1977
| managerclubs1 = Shaheen FC
| years2 = 1950s
| clubs2 = Karachi Kickers
| years3 = 1950s
| clubs3 = Karachi Mohammedan
| years4 = 1953–1959
| clubs4 = Balochistan
| caption = Changezi in 1958
| years5 = 1956
| clubs5 = Hazara Club
| years6 = 1960s
| clubs6 = Quetta
| years7 = 1960s
| clubs7 = Faisalabad
| years8 = 1963–1965
| clubs8 = [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Railways]]
| years9 =
| clubs9 =
| nationalteam2 = East Pakistan Sports Board XI
| nationalyears2 = 1963
}}

'''Qayyum Changezi''' (born 1932) was a Pakistani [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. Considered as one of the earliest legends in Pakistan football history,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyat |first=Kamila |date=2014-06-29 |title=The years of dreams {{!}} Special Report {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/556573-the-years-of-dreams-1950s-1960s |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</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> he was known for his leadership, [[Free kick (association football)|free kicks]], and goal-scoring abilities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2011-05-20 |title=Lahore Free Kick contest named after Qayyum Ali Changezi |url=https://www.footballpakistan.com/2011/05/lahore-free-kick-contest-named-after-qayyum-ali-changezi/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Belonging to the ethnic [[Hazaras|Hazara community]], Changezi was born in [[Quetta]] in the [[Baluchistan Agency]] of [[British Raj|British India]] in 1932.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2013-03-07 |title=The great Qayyum Ali Changezi |url=https://www.footballpakistan.com/2013/03/the-great-qayyum-ali-changezi/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=Urdu}}</ref>

== Club career ==
Nicknamed as "''Papa''", Changezi played as a [[Left-Back|left back]] in his early career until switching as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[Winger (football)|winger]].<ref name=":3" />

He developed an interest in football while attending high school, and made his debut in 1950 with Afghan Club Quetta.<ref name=":3" /> In the 1950s, he toured in club tournaments in Iran and India with Karachi Kickers and Karachi Mohammedan, and in 1956 again with Karachi Kickers and Hazara Club.<ref name=":3" />

Changezi started playing in the [[List of Pakistan football champions|National Championship]] league from 1953 and became member of the Balochistan team, who won the title in 1956 by defeating [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Pakistan Railways]] in Karachi on 11 November 1956, where he scored one goal in the final 2–1 victory, and declared Player of the year.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pakichamp.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

Later on in 1959 under his captainship, Balochistan defeated East Pakistan in [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]] on 7 November 1959, achieving their second league title.<ref name=":5" /> In the same tournament, he scored 6 goals in the 9–0 victory against Sindh Green.<ref name=":3" /> When the football league structure in Pakistan transitioned from provincial to district based clubs, he subsequently represented Quetta, [[Pakistan Railways F.C.|Railways]] and [[Faisalabad]].<ref name=":3" /> Under his captainship, Railways ended up in the second position in 15th and 16th National Championship in 1963 and 1965, after falling twice to Karachi, in the finals held in the cities of Karachi and [[Peshawar]] respectively.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />

== International career ==
[[File:Pakistan National Football Team 1955.jpg|thumb|Changezi (second from top right), with the Pakistan national team in 1955]]
Changezi made his international debut with the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] during the [[1955 Colombo Cup]].<ref name=":1" /> In his debut match, Changezi scored a hat-trick against [[Myanmar national football team|Burma]], becoming the second Pakistani player to do so after [[Masood Fakhri]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

In 1959, Pakistan first participated in the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1960 Asian Cup qualifiers]] hosted by India in [[Kerala]]. Under the captainship of Changezi, Pakistan faced [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[India national football team|India]] and [[Israel national football team|Israel]] twice each in the qualifiers.<ref name=":1" /> Although Israel managed to qualify by topping the group, Pakistan achieved a memorable victory over Iran by 4–1 and secure a draw against Israel, finishing in third place in the group, ahead of hosts India but behind Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1956 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/56asch.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

Changezi also participated in various friendly tournaments, including the [[Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Cup]] hosted in Malaysia after the country first participation in 1960.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2006-11-18 |title=SPORTS WORLD: End to gloomy era of Pakistan football in sight |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3337898 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref> Under his captaincy,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part II |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Pakistan recorded some famous victories including a 7–0 walloping of [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]],<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Merdeka Tournament 1960 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/merdeka60.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> and a 3–1 win over then Asian powerhouses [[Japan national football team|Japan]].<ref name=":12" />

He was also present in the [[1962 Merdeka Tournament]], where Pakistan ended runner up after falling to Singapore by 1–2 in the final.<ref name=":4" />

During a 1963 global tour, Germany's [[Bundesliga]] club [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] faced aircraft issues, leading to an unexpected stay in Pakistan.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":2" /> The [[Pakistan Football Federation]] invited the club to play friendly matches against select XI teams from [[East Pakistan|East]] and [[West Pakistan]]. Fortuna enthusiastically accepted, competing against teams like ''East Pakistan Sports Board XI'' in [[Dhaka|Dacca]], which included the veteran Changezi, drawing crowds of thousands.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":2" />

== Managerial career ==
In 1977, Qayyum was appointed as manager of the ''Shaheen FC'' club which toured in the Afghanistan Republic Day Cup in [[Kabul]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html#1977 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His younger cousin [[Younus Changezi]] also played for the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] from the 1960s till early 1970s, and was later appointed as manager of the national team in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2011-04-23 |title=[FPDC Exlusive] Pak football legend Yunus Changezi interview |url=https://www.footballpakistan.com/2011/04/fpdc-exlusive-pak-football-legend-yunus-changezi-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Highly still praised by the local Hazara community,<ref name="en.dailypakistan.com.pk">{{Cite web |date=2017-01-27 |title=No ground for future football stars of Hazara community |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/opinion/blog/no-ground-for-future-football-stars-of-hazara-community/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref> the ''Qayyum Papa Stadium'' in [[Mari Abad|Mariabad]] in Quetta is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Independent |first=The |date=2019-08-03 |title=Fear and persecution in Pakistan’s Hazara community |url=https://headtopics.com/uk/fear-and-persecution-in-pakistan-s-hazara-community-7308189 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Head Topics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-04 |title='Under siege' - Fear and defiance mark life for Pakistan's minority Hazaras |url=https://www.inkl.com/news/under-siege-fear-and-defiance-mark-life-for-pakistan-s-minority-hazaras |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=inkl |language=en}}</ref><ref name="en.dailypakistan.com.pk"/>

== Honours ==
'''Balochistan'''

* [[List of Pakistan football champions|National Football League]]:<ref name=":5" /> 1956, 1959
[[Pakistan Railways F.C.|'''Pakistan Railways''']]

* [[List of Pakistan football champions|National Football League]]:<ref name=":5" /> 1963 (runners-up), 1965 (runners-up)

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bWTon0r9Mg 70 Years of Pakistani Football - Qayyum Changezi]

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[[Category:Pakistani men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Pakistan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Pakistani football managers]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani people of Hazara descent]]
[[Category:People from Quetta]]
[[Category:Date of death missing]]
[[Category:Footballers from Quetta]]

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