# Amin Baloch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amin_Baloch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amin_Baloch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Baloch > Source revision: 1354040136 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Pakistani footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Amin Baloch | image = File:Amin Baloch (cropped).jpg | caption = | fullname = Muhammad Amin Baloch | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1943}} | birth_place = [Karachi](/source/Karachi), British India | height = | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1958 | clubs1 = [Karachi Kickers](/source/Karachi_Kickers) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1959–1966 | clubs2 = [Dhaka Wanderers](/source/Dhaka_Wanderers) | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = 1967 | nationalteam1 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = | club-update = | nationalteam-update = | years3 = 1966–1971 | clubs3 = [EPIDC](/source/Team_BJMC) | managerclubs1 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) (assistant) | manageryears1 = 1993 }} '''Amin Baloch''' ({{langx|ur|امین بلوچ}}; born 1943), also known as '''Master Amin''', is a Pakistani former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), and manager.{{Cite web |title=فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-05-07/126732 |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=[Daily Dunya](/source/Daily_Dunya) |language=ur|trans-title=World of football heroes}}{{Cite web |last=Iqbal |first=Ayaz Khan {{!}} Nayir |date=2024-09-22 |title=FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1860358 |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Dawn |language=en}} He is regarded as one of the most prominent Pakistani footballers of the 1960s.{{Cite news |title=Foul play with a ground that produced stars |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-102960-Foul-play-with-a-ground-that-produced-stars |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150601154633/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-102960-Foul-play-with-a-ground-that-produced-stars |archive-date=2015-06-01 |access-date=2026-03-27 |work=The News International, Pakistan}}{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2011-12-16 |title=Land mafia grabs historic Manghopir football ground |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/12/16/land-mafia-grabs-historic-manghopir-football-ground/ |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Dawn |language=en}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He represented the [Pakistan national team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) in matches against [Dallas Tornado](/source/Dallas_Tornado) during their tour in 1967. He also served as assistant coach of the Pakistan national team at the [1993 South Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_1993_South_Asian_Games). == Early life == Amin was born in 1943 in Gul Muhammad Lane, in the [Lyari](/source/Lyari) locality of Karachi. He studied until the ninth grade, and began playing football since childhood. == Club career == [[File:Dhaka_Wanderers_Club_1961.png|left|thumb|Amin standing second from left with [Dhaka Wanderers Club](/source/Dhaka_Wanderers_Club) at the Pakistan President's Gold Cup in [Karachi](/source/Karachi) in 1961.]] Amin started his football career from SM Lyari School and soon got called up by [Baloch Eleven](/source/Baloch_Eleven_FC) football team. Later, he played for departmental side National Motors and in 1958, he played a crucial role helping [Karachi Kickers](/source/Karachi_Kickers) to win the inaugural [Aga Khan Gold Cup](/source/Aga_Khan_Gold_Cup) in Dhaka. Amin participated in the [Dhaka First Division League](/source/Dhaka_First_Division_Football_League) from 1959 with [Dhaka Wanderers](/source/Dhaka_Wanderers_Club), and for [EPIDC](/source/Team_BJMC) from 1966 till 1970. He also played for the Karachi team in an exhibition match against the Pakistan national team in the 1970s. == International career == In 1967, Amin played for the [Pakistan national team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) during one of the matches against [Dallas Tornado](/source/Dallas_Tornado) during their tour, defeating the visitors by 5–2 at the [Dhaka Stadium](/source/Dhaka_Stadium).{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1967.11.01 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19671101-01.1.8 |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=gpa.eastview.com}} == Coaching career == After retirement as player, Amin began his career as coach. Under his coaching, MCB defeated nine-time national champions PIA in the final of the All Pakistan Usman Ghani Football Tournament. He served as assistant coach of the Pakistan national team at the [1993 South Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_1993_South_Asian_Games) in Dhaka. == Personal life == Amin has four brothers. He is uncle of Pakistani international footballer [Ali Nawaz Baloch](/source/Ali_Nawaz_Baloch) . == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baloch, Amin}} Category:Living people Category:1943 births Category:Pakistani men's footballers Category:Pakistan men's international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Footballers from Karachi Category:People from Lyari Town Category:Dhaka Wanderers Club players Category:Team BJMC players Category:20th-century Pakistani sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Amin Baloch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Baloch) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amin_Baloch?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.