# List of Pakistan national football team managers

This article lists the Pakistan national football team managers since the team's international debut in 1950.

## Overview

Pakistan visited Iran and Iraq for its international debut in October 1950, with Khawaja Riaz Ahmed as manager and Abdul Sattar Kohati as assistant manager. Pakistan faced Iran in their first official international game in Tehran, losing 5–1, and also engaged in unofficial friendly matches during the tour in Iran and Iraq. Riaz also managed the team at the 1952 Colombo Cup, where Pakistan ended joint-winner with India. On 10 October 1957, Pakistan first foreign coach John McBride was signed as coach for the Pakistan national team on a two-year contract. Although he served as selector of the team for the 1958 Asian Games where Sharif Khan acted as manager, McBride coached the national team during an unofficial tour to Burma in April 1959. The same year after his expiration of contract, Saeed Mirza assumed the position as head coach for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
Chinese coach Wang Xiao He led the national side to clinch the gold medal at the 1989 South Asian Games. At the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games under the tenure of Muhammad Aslam Japani, Pakistan again retained the gold.

## List of managers

    Managers in italics took charge as caretaker or interim manager
* Khawaja Riaz Ahmed (1950)
* Mahmud Shah (1952)
* Syed Rahman (1953)
* Khawaja Riaz Ahmed (1954)
* Abdul Wahid Durrani (1955)
* ? (1956)
* John McBride (1957–1959)
* Saeed Mirza (1959)
* Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1960)
* ? (1961)
* George Ainsley (1962)
* Sheikh Shaheb Ali (1963)
* Fl. Lt. Atiq Ahmad (1964–1965)
* Mohammad Amin (1967–1973)
* Mohammed Rahmatullah (1974)
* Géza Kalocsay (1975–1980)
* Younus Rana (1981–1982)
* Zbigniew Szumski (1984–1985)
* Tariq Lutfi (1985–1986)
* Younus Changezi (1986)
* Younus Rana (1987)
* Burkhard Ziese (1987–1989)
* Tariq Lutfi (1989)
* Wang Xiao He (1989–1990)
* Muhammad Aslam Japani (1991–1993)
* M. Latif (1993)
* Tariq Lutfi (1995)
* Muhammad Idrees (1996–1999)
* Pedro Dias (1999)
* David Burns (2000–2001)
* John Layton (2001–2002)
* Jozef Herel (2002–2003)
* Tariq Lutfi (2003–2005)
* Salman Sharida (2005–2007)
* Akhtar Mohiuddin (2007–2008)
* Shahzad Anwar (2008)
* György Kottán (2009–2010)
* Tariq Lutfi (2011)
* Zaviša Milosavljević (2011–2013)
* Shahzad Anwar (2013)
* Mohammad Al-Shamlan (2013–2015)
* José Antonio Nogueira (2018–2019)
* Tariq Lutfi (2019)
* Shahzad Anwar (2022–2023)
* Stephen Constantine (2023–)

## Managerial records

    As of 11 June 2024
* Only senior FIFA A matches considered.
* List also includes managers who took charge of the national team in senior unofficial matches.
* "Period" indicates the timespan of the first and last matches in charge, which may include periods not in charge of the national team
* Since 1981
| Manager | Period | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | %W | Major Tournament(s) |
| Younus Rana | 1981–1982 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 050.00 | — |
| Zbigniew Szumski | 1984–1985 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 025.00 | — |
| Tariq Lutfi | 1985–1986 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 027.27 | 1985 South Asian Games fourth place 1986 Asian Games group stage |
| Younus Changezi | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | — |
| Younus Rana | 1987 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 000.00 | — |
| Burkhard Ziese | 1987–1989 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 020.00 | 1987 South Asian Games third place |
| Tariq Lutfi | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 000.00 | — |
| Wang Xiao He | 1989–1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 033.33 | 1989 South Asian Games champions 1990 Asian Games group stage |
| Muhammad Aslam Japani | 1991–1993 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 009.52 | 1991 South Asian Games champions 1993 SAARC Gold Cup group stage 1993 South Asian Games group stage |
| M. Latif | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 000.00 | — |
| Tariq Lutfi | 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | 1995 South Asian Gold Cup group stage |
| Muhammad Idrees | 1996–1999 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 016.67 | 1997 SAFF Gold Cup third place 1999 SAFF Gold Cup group stage |
| Pedro Dias | 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 033.33 | 1999 South Asian Games group stage |
| David Burns | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 000.00 | — |
| John Layton | 2001 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 000.00 | — |
| Jozef Herel | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 000.00 | — |
| Tariq Lutfi | 2003–2005 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 041.67 | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup fourth place |
| Salman Sharida | 2005–2006 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 018.75 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup semi-finals 2006 AFC Challenge Cup group stage |
| Akhtar Mohiuddin | 2007–2008 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 030.00 | 2008 SAFF Championship group stage |
| Shahzad Anwar | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 000.00 | — |
| György Kottán | 2009 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 028.57 | 2009 SAFF Championship group stage |
| Tariq Lutfi | 2011 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 014.29 | — |
| Zaviša Milosavljević | 2011–2013 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 025.00 | 2011 SAFF Championship group stage |
| Shahzad Anwar | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 033.33 | 2013 SAFF Championship group stage |
| Mohammad Al-Shamlan | 2013–2015 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 025.00 | — |
| José Antonio Nogueira | 2018–2019 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 025.00 | 2018 SAFF Championship semi-finals |
| Shahzad Anwar | 2022–2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 000.00 | 2023 SAFF Championship group stage |
| Stephen Constantine | 2023–2024 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 012.50 | — |