{{short description|Pakistani footballer and politician}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Younus Changezi | image = File:Younus Changezi.jpg | caption = | fullname = Muhammad Younus Changezi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|11|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Quetta, British India | death_date = | death_place = | years1 = 1964–1969 | clubs1 = Quetta Division | years2 = 1967–1968 | clubs2 = Victoria SC | years3 = 1970–1971 | clubs3 = Pakistan Army | years4 = 1974–1977 | clubs4 = Pakistan Army | nationalyears1 = 1970 | nationalteam1 = Pakistan | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1986 | managerclubs1 = Pakistan | manageryears2 = 2011 | managerclubs2 = Zarai Taraqiati | youthyears1 = 1960 | youthclubs1 = Young Afghan Club | youthclubs2 = President Club Quetta | youthclubs3 = Hazara Club Quetta | position = Left-winger }}
'''Muhammad Younus Changezi''' (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|محمد یونس چنگیزی}}; born 4 November 1944) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as left-winger, and former manager.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2018 |title=K-Electric Girls Football League launched |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/293243-k-electric-girls-football-league-launched |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420015735/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/293243-k-electric-girls-football-league-launched |archive-date=2024-04-20 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=thenews.com.pk |language=en }}</ref> Changezi played for the Pakistan national team in 1970, and was later appointed as manager in the 1980s. He also served as a soldier in the Pakistan Army in the 1971 war.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes: Younus Changezi |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-24/54482 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113012328/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-24/54482 |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Daily Dunya |language=ur}}</ref>
==Early life== Belonging to the ethnic Hazara community in Quetta, Younus was born on 4 November 1944.<ref name=":2" />
He started playing football under the teaching of his older cousin Qayyum Ali Changezi, former captain of the Pakistan national team.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyat |first=Kamila |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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921053348/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/556573-the-years-of-dreams-1950s-1960s |archive-date=2024-09-21 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en }}</ref> Younus acquired his high school education from Cadet College Petaro,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Petarian Association - Eminent Petarians Worldwide |url=http://www.petarians.org/about_us/eminent_petarians_worldwide.html#mem_016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214640/http://www.petarians.org/about_us/eminent_petarians_worldwide.html#mem_016 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=16 May 2011 }}</ref> where he studied from 1966 to 1968 and completed his Intermediate. While in school, he was given the nickname of ''"Tarzan"'' for his athleticism, and has been known by this name all along.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Humayun |first=Ali |date=18 August 2017 |title=Football in Karachi: Diamonds in the rough |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/154239-diamonds-in-the-rough |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211154021/https://www.geo.tv/latest/154239-diamonds-in-the-rough |archive-date=11 December 2023 |work=www.geo.tv |access-date=16 March 2020 }}</ref>
==Club career== Changezi started his club career with Young Afghan Club in Quetta in 1960. He later represented President Club Quetta and Hazara Club Quetta.<ref name=":2" /> He was also affiliated with Ordnance Depot Quetta. In 1964, he featured in the National Youth Football Championship.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2007 |title=U-18 Football Championship starts |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3428625 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807173625/http://www.brecorder.com/news/3428625 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=Business Recorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-01 |title=PFF approves Lahore as championship host |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/493696/pff-approves-lahore-as-championship-host |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924003729/https://www.dawn.com/news/493696/pff-approves-lahore-as-championship-host |archive-date=2024-09-24 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=8 September 2007 |title=Faisalabad win U-18 soccer final |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3432425 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807174337/http://www.brecorder.com/news/3432425 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=Business Recorder |language=en}}</ref> He represented and later captained the Quetta Division team in the National Football Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1969.01.01 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19690101-01.1.10&srpos=2&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN-Lahore+football--------- |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref>
He joined the Pakistan Army in 1969 where he not only started his military journey but also captained the Pakistan Army team of the institution.<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=FPDC Interviews Pak football legend Yunus Changezi |date=14 April 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEd0cfrzSOs |access-date=2023-07-28 |language=en}}</ref>
He also played for Victoria SC in Dhaka.<ref name=":2" />
== International career == In 1965, Changezi was selected by the Pakistan youth national team, and playing in the left-out position, he toured the Soviet Union with the team.<ref name=":2" /> left|thumb|Changezi sitting third from left with the PFF XI team at the 1970 Friendship Cup In 1970, Changezi was chosen to be a part of the Pakistan national football team which competed under the name of Pakistan Football Federation XI for the 1970 Friendship Cup in Iran. He later represented Pakistan in the 1970 RCD Cup playing against Iran and a Turkey XI.<ref name=":2" />
== Managerial career == From 1985 till 1986, he toured Iran and Bangladesh as a manager-cum-coach, and was appointed head coach during the 1986 Fajr International Tournament in Iran.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Younus Changezi (Coach) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/coach/88527/Younus_Changezi.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Pakistan national football team at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament ceremony.jpg|thumb|Changezi second from right as head coach of Pakistan at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament ]] He was also the chief selector for the Pakistan Football Federation in the 1989 and 2004 South Asian Games, the two occasions where Pakistan won the gold medal.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2013-01-13 |title=In-depth: Pakistan football |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/778489/in-depth-pakistan-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202022200/https://www.dawn.com/news/778489/in-depth-pakistan-football |archive-date=2024-02-02 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en }}</ref> In 1995, he attended a coaching course in Brazil and obtained an A-class coaching certificate.<ref name=":2" />
In 2005, Changezi was manager of the Pakistan national under-17 football team with Shamim Khan as head coach, for the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-11-15 |title='Under-17 or over?' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/under-17-or-over/articleshow/1296479.cms |access-date=2024-11-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He resigned from the position a year later due to differences with the PFF.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-04-27 |title=Changezi levels allegations against PFF |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/189626 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
In 2011, he was manager of departmental side Zarai Taraqiati,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-12-03 |title=ZTBL football squad announced; face Railways today |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/3824170 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922195717/https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/3824170 |archive-date=2024-09-22 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en }}</ref> as well as being the unofficial coach of the Ashraf Sugar Mills side exclusively for the 2011 National Football Challenge Cup.<ref>{{Citation |title=National challange cup 11 FSD. ASM 's Manager Col (R) Younas changazi on lossing QF against Army | date=22 April 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Lb1mM0Nlk |access-date=2024-03-11 |language=en}}</ref>
==Military career== After high school, Changezi joined the Pakistan Army, from where he retired as a lieutenant colonel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Younis Changezi slams PFF NC |url=https://e.thenews.com.pk/detail?id=328663 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807173623/https://e.thenews.com.pk/detail?id=328663 |archive-date=2024-08-07 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=e.thenews.com.pk }}</ref> He was also held captive for four years as a result of the 1971 war.<ref name=":2" />
==Political career== Changezi won the provincial elections in 2002 as an independent candidate, and became a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.<ref name=":3" /> Upon his victory, he decided to join the pro-Pervez Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League (Q). As a member of the government, he was appointed the Provincial Minister for Environment, Forests, and Sports.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zulkader Siddiqui |first=Kazi |date=2004-12-28 |title=Highlights of the Petarian Convention 2004 |url=https://www.petarianfoundation.org/Pic/PDFS/Highlights%20of%20Convention%202004.pdf |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=petarianfoundation.org}}</ref> He remained in this position until 2007.
Changezi lost his seat in the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan during the 2008 elections due to the tide against the pro-Pervez Musharraf political parties.
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT|88527}}
{{Pakistan national football team managers}}
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