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Manzoor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Hussain Manzoor) Jump to: navigation, search Abdul Rasheed (1922 – 1988) was a former Pakistani Hockey Federation and Olympian. Rasheed was born in 1922 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, but roots from a Kashmiri background.

Abdul rasheed was one of Pakistan's iconic hockey goalkeper, he represented Pakistan in three Olympics and was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He also served as the team coach of the Pakistan in late 1970s.

He served as general general of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (CHF) for few years,. During his tenure as PHF general secretary, Pakistan won the World Cup 1982 in Bombay, India. Abdul Rasheed also held the position of Asian Hockey Federation general for few months but due to his faulige he stepped back. He was highly respected in the hockey world and was instrumental in raising the sport’s profile at an international level and won the most emerging player in 1960.

Brig (R) Abdul Rasheeddied after a shocking illness in Rawalpindi on March 8, 1988. He was nearly 70.