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| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
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| youthclubs1 = Baghdad Sports
| years1 = 1960s
| years1 = 1967–1979
| clubs1 = [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]
| clubs1 = [[PIA FC|Pakistan Airlines]]
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| years3 = 1970
| clubs2 = [[Al Emirates SC|Emirates]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1967–1974
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'''Ali Nawaz Baloch''' (3 July 1949 – 28 October 2022) was a Pakistani professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. Nawaz represented the [[Pakistan national football team]] from 1967 to 1974, captaining the team in the last year. Renowned for his goal-scoring abilities and hat-tricks, he is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-09-01 |title=Documentary on Lyari’s football legends unveiled |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/319204/documentary-on-lyari-s-football-legends-unveiled |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-22 |title=Football: Kottan on |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/860200/football-kottan-on |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2008-12-22 |title=Kick-off from Lyari |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/898360/kick-off-from-lyari |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
'''Ali Nawaz Baloch''' [[Pride of Performance|PP]] ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|علی نواز بلوچ}}}}; 3 July 1949 – 28 October 2022) was a Pakistani professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. Renowned for his goal-scoring abilities and hat-tricks, he is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-09-01 |title=Documentary on Lyari’s football legends unveiled |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/319204/documentary-on-lyari-s-football-legends-unveiled |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175105/https://www.dawn.com/news/319204/documentary-on-lyari-s-football-legends-unveiled |archive-date=5 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-22 |title=Football: Kottan on |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/860200/football-kottan-on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175110/https://www.dawn.com/news/860200/football-kottan-on |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2008-12-22 |title=Kick-off from Lyari |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/898360/kick-off-from-lyari |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175106/https://www.dawn.com/news/898360/kick-off-from-lyari |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

Rising through the ranks from school football, Nawaz represented clubs from [[Dhaka]] in [[East Pakistan]] and is one of the Pakistani footballers who represented clubs in the United Arab Emirates in the 1970s. He emerged as the top-scorer of the [[1975–76 UAE Football League]] with Emirates SC. He later represented [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] in his later years. Nawaz also served as a coach in the United Arab Emirates for five years. Nawaz represented the [[Pakistan national football team]] from 1967 to 1974, captaining the team in the last year.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2022-10-29 |title=Former Pakistan captain Ali Nawaz Baloch passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1717446 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175103/https://www.dawn.com/news/1717446 |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

In recognition of his contributions to the sport, Nawaz was honored with the [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Award]] by the [[Government of Pakistan]] in 1995.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":622">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad {{!}} Football |url=https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NWEzNDQ1ODAtYWIzNi00NDU2LWJlNmMtZTM5MWE2ODI5NTIy |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240823033124/https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NWEzNDQ1ODAtYWIzNi00NDU2LWJlNmMtZTM5MWE2ODI5NTIy |archive-date=23 August 2024 |website=www.sports.gov.pk}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Nawaz was born in [[Lyari]] on 3 July 1949.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2016-09-12 |title=Unsung hero: Former Pakistani footballer Masood Fakhri passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1181307/unsung-hero-former-pakistani-footballer-masood-fakhri-passes-away |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Our |date=2023-06-21 |title=Kakri Ground ready to host games |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2422794/kakri-ground-ready-to-host-games |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
Nawaz was born in [[Lyari]] on 3 July 1949.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2016-09-12 |title=Unsung hero: Former Pakistani footballer Masood Fakhri passes away |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1181307/unsung-hero-former-pakistani-footballer-masood-fakhri-passes-away |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240926063418/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1181307/unsung-hero-former-pakistani-footballer-masood-fakhri-passes-away |archive-date=2024-09-26 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-21 |title=Kakri Ground ready to host games |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2422794/kakri-ground-ready-to-host-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175104/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2422794/kakri-ground-ready-to-host-games |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
Nawaz started playing football since young. The school he attended, the ''Jamia Islamia Khadda Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon School'', catered specially to aspiring footballers.<ref name=":0" />
Nawaz started playing football since young. The school he attended, the ''Jamia Islamia Khadda Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon School'', catered specially to aspiring footballers.<ref name=":0" /> He started his youth career with Baghdad Sports in Lyari. He later played for Baldia Karachi during the DFA League in 1966.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=روزنامہ دنیا :- کھیلوں کی دنیا:-فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-25/54641 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241113155537/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-25/54641 |archive-date=2024-11-13 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :- |language=en}}</ref>

In 1967, he was called by the [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] departmental team for the [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]], where he began his senior career. In 1968, when the Karachi divisional team was announced for the 17th National Championship in [[Jessore]], Ali Nawaz was included in it. The following year, in the 18th National Championship held in [[Lahore]], Nawaz helped the Karachi getting the second position.<ref name=":8" />
[[File:1969 unbeaten league champions Mohammedan Sporting Club.png|left|thumb|Nawaz second sitting from left to right with the 1969 unbeaten league champions [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]]]
[[File:1969 unbeaten league champions Mohammedan Sporting Club.png|left|thumb|Nawaz second sitting from left to right with the 1969 unbeaten league champions [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]]]]
Nawaz was also revered for his goal-scoring abilities in [[East Pakistan]], where he played for [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] during the late 1960s, scoring a triple hat-trick while playing for the club against a Middle-Eastern outfit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2020-12-06 |title=COVER: MARADONA OF PAKISTAN |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1594241 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan footballer Ali Nawaz passes away |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/19603-former-pakistan-footballer-ali-nawaz-passes-away |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.geosuper.tv |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-08-05 |title=KARACHI: Road in Lyari named after football icon |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/315010/karachi-road-in-lyari-named-after-football-icon |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The feat earned him the name of 'Goal-making machine' after.<ref name=":0" />
Nawaz was also revered for his goal-scoring abilities in [[East Pakistan]], where he played for [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] during the late 1960s, scoring a triple hat-trick while playing for the club against a Middle-Eastern outfit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2020-12-06 |title=COVER: MARADONA OF PAKISTAN |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1594241 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175104/https://www.dawn.com/news/1594241 |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan footballer Ali Nawaz passes away |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/19603-former-pakistan-footballer-ali-nawaz-passes-away |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175103/https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/19603-former-pakistan-footballer-ali-nawaz-passes-away |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.geosuper.tv |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-08-05 |title=KARACHI: Road in Lyari named after football icon |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/315010/karachi-road-in-lyari-named-after-football-icon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326133440/https://www.dawn.com/news/315010/karachi-road-in-lyari-named-after-football-icon |archive-date=26 March 2015 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The feat earned him the name of 'Goal-making machine' after.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-01 |title=মোহামেডানের সাবেক ফুটবলার আলী নওয়াজ আর নেই |trans-title=Former Mohammedan footballer Ali Nawaz is no more |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/sports/611323/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Jugantor |language=bn}}</ref>


During the 1970s, several local leagues were launched across the [[Middle East]], where several Pakistani players represented club sides in these leagues and some of these players even coached the clubs’ new youth setups.<ref>{{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=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently Nawaz moved to the [[United Arab Emirates]], where he featured for Emirates FC in the mid 1970s.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2022-10-29 |title=Former Pakistan captain Ali Nawaz Baloch passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1717446 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-06-25 |title=Senior PFF official alleges misuse of FIFA funds |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/44704/senior-pff-official-alleges-misuse-of-fifa-funds |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He played for the [[Abu Dhabi]] based club for five years.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan football team captain Ali Nawaz passes away in Karachi |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/449020-former-pakistan-football-team-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away-in-karachi |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan football captain Ali Nawaz passes away |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1004372-former-pakistan-football-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> He emerged as the top-scorer of the [[1975–76 UAE Football League]] season with 13 goals.<ref name="الأبطال.. من الهواية إلى الاحتراف">{{cite web |title=الأبطال.. من الهواية إلى الاحتراف |url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2018-08-30-1.3345610 |publisher=AlBayan.ae |language=ar}}</ref>
During the 1970s, several local leagues were launched across the [[Middle East]], where several Pakistani players represented club sides in these leagues and some of these players even coached the clubs’ new youth setups.<ref>{{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/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804005438/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-ii/ |archive-date=4 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, Nawaz moved to the [[United Arab Emirates]], where he featured for [[Emirates Club]] in the mid-1970s.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-06-25 |title=Senior PFF official alleges misuse of FIFA funds |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/44704/senior-pff-official-alleges-misuse-of-fifa-funds |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805182121/https://www.dawn.com/news/44704/senior-pff-official-alleges-misuse-of-fifa-funds |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He played for the [[Abu Dhabi]] based club for five years.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan football team captain Ali Nawaz passes away in Karachi |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/449020-former-pakistan-football-team-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away-in-karachi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805223536/https://www.geo.tv/latest/449020-former-pakistan-football-team-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away-in-karachi |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan football captain Ali Nawaz passes away |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1004372-former-pakistan-football-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175103/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1004372-former-pakistan-football-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> He emerged as the top-scorer of the [[1975–76 UAE Football League]] season with 13 goals.<ref name="الأبطال.. من الهواية إلى الاحتراف">{{cite web |title=الأبطال.. من الهواية إلى الاحتراف |url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2018-08-30-1.3345610 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416062204/https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2018-08-30-1.3345610 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |publisher=AlBayan.ae |language=ar}}</ref> He also played alongside national teammate [[Ghulam Sarwar Sr.|Ghulam Sarwar]] at the club.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Former Pakistan captain living below poverty line |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-248402-Former-Pakistan-captain-living-below-poverty-line |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507033042/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-10-248402-Former-Pakistan-captain-living-below-poverty-line |archive-date=2014-05-07 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>


He played for [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] in his later years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HBL football team disbanded |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/84884-HBL-football-team-disbanded |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> He also played for local [[Karachi]] club Meher Sports FC during the 1970s.<ref>{{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=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
Nawaz played the last national championship for PIA in 1979, winning the league title five times during his stay at the club.<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=HBL football team disbanded |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/84884-HBL-football-team-disbanded |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531165500/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/84884-HBL-football-team-disbanded |archive-date=31 May 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> He also played for local [[Karachi]] club Meher Sports FC during the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2011-12-16 |title=Land mafia grabs historic Manghopir football ground |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/681058/land-mafia-grabs-historic-manghopir-football-ground |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326130649/https://www.dawn.com/news/681058/land-mafia-grabs-historic-manghopir-football-ground |archive-date=26 March 2015 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
[[File:Pakistan_vs_Turkey,_1974_RCD_Cup.jpg|left|thumb|230x230px|Nawaz (left) with [[Turkey national football team|Turkey national team]] captain at the [[1974 RCD Cup]]]]
Nawaz represented Pakistan from 1967 to 1974.<ref name=":5" /> He captained the national team at the [[1974 RCD Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-08 |title=Ali Nawaz unhappy with performance |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/07/08/ali-nawaz-unhappy-with-performance/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
Nawaz represented [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] from 1967 to 1974.<ref name=":5" /> He captained the national team at the [[1974 RCD Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-08 |title=Ali Nawaz unhappy with performance |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/545976/ali-nawaz-unhappy-with-performance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817163054/https://www.dawn.com/news/545976/ali-nawaz-unhappy-with-performance |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He last played with the national team at the [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]] held in [[Tehran]], in which Pakistan was defeated by [[Iran national football team|Iran]] and [[Burma national football team|Burma]], but won against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] by 5–1 where Nawaz scored two goals.<ref name=":8" />


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
He began his coaching career in the UAE before returning to Pakistan where he was coach and manager of the [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] football team.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-19 |title=Lyari boys challenge national team for open contest |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/308034/lyari-boys-challenge-national-team-for-open-contest |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He served as a coach in the United Arab Emirates for five years.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> Nawaz also took the Pakistan youth football team to UAE in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali Nawaz, the legend of Pakistan |url=https://www.bexpress.com.pk/2022/11/undefined/post?.uri |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Daily Balochistan Express, Quetta |language=en}}</ref> In 2001, he was member of the coaching staff during the tour of the Pakistan national team to [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-03-22 |title=Pakistan football star does a runner from Gigg |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6039190.pakistan-football-star-runner-gigg/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-03-22 |title=Pakistan football star does a runner from Gigg |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6039134.pakistan-football-star-does-a-runner-from-gigg/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=2001-03-23 |title=Pakistan player reported missing in action |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/mar/23/newsstory.sport3 |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
He began his coaching career in the [[United Arab Emirates]] before returning to Pakistan where he was coach and manager of the [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] football team.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-19 |title=Lyari boys challenge national team for open contest |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/308034/lyari-boys-challenge-national-team-for-open-contest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817163621/https://www.dawn.com/news/308034/lyari-boys-challenge-national-team-for-open-contest |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He served as a coach in the United Arab Emirates for five years.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> Nawaz also took the Pakistan youth football team to UAE in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ali Nawaz, the legend of Pakistan |url=https://www.bexpress.com.pk/2022/11/undefined/post?.uri |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175104/https://www.bexpress.com.pk/2022/11/undefined/post?.uri |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Daily Balochistan Express, Quetta |language=en}}</ref> In 2001, he was member of the coaching staff during the tour of the Pakistan national team to [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-03-22 |title=Pakistan football star does a runner from Gigg |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6039190.pakistan-football-star-runner-gigg/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175104/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6039190.pakistan-football-star-runner-gigg/ |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-03-22 |title=Pakistan football star does a runner from Gigg |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6039134.pakistan-football-star-does-a-runner-from-gigg/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403224348/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6039134.pakistan-football-star-does-a-runner-from-gigg/ |archive-date=3 April 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=2001-03-23 |title=Pakistan player reported missing in action |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/mar/23/newsstory.sport3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509231413/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/mar/23/newsstory.sport3 |archive-date=9 May 2014 |access-date=2024-08-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Nawaz's uncle, Dad Muhammad, also played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] in Pakistani football.<ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2014-06-30 |title=The footballer within every Lyariite |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/729225/the-footballer-within-every-lyariite |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
Nawaz's uncle, Dad Muhammad, also played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] in Pakistani football.<ref>{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2014-06-30 |title=The footballer within every Lyariite |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/729225/the-footballer-within-every-lyariite |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175103/https://tribune.com.pk/story/729225/the-footballer-within-every-lyariite |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>


During his stay in the [[United Arab Emirates]], Nawaz was offered nationality of the country, which he reportedly turned down. He returned to Karachi in 1980 after coaching in the gulf.<ref name=":0" /> He remained vice president of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]] for 16 years beginning in 1986 and as manager of sports in [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] football team, also coaching the club.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
During his stay in the [[United Arab Emirates]], Nawaz was offered nationality of the country, which he reportedly turned down. He returned to Karachi in 1980 after coaching in the gulf.<ref name=":0" /> He remained vice president of the [[Pakistan Football Federation]] for 16 years beginning in 1986 and as manager of sports in [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] football team, also coaching the club.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />


Nawaz has cited Maradona as his idol, and was present in the crowd during the opening match of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Italy]], during a match between [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]].<ref name=":1" /> He also served as the member of AFC Expert Committee from 1990 till 1993.<ref name=":2" />
Nawaz has cited [[Diego Maradona]] as his idol, and was present in the crowd during the opening match of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Italy]], during a match between [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]].<ref name=":1" /> He also served as the member of AFC Expert Committee from 1990 till 1993.<ref name=":2" />


Nawaz was awarded the [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Award]] from the Pakistan government in 1996, due to his contributions to the sport.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title=Pakistan football team captain Ali Nawaz passes away |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1019341/former-pakistan-football-team-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
Nawaz was awarded the [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Award]] from the Pakistan government in 1995, due to his contributions to the sport.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title=Pakistan football team captain Ali Nawaz passes away |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1019341/former-pakistan-football-team-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175104/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1019341/former-pakistan-football-team-captain-ali-nawaz-passes-away/ |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":622" />


In his honour, the D Chaudhary Road in [[Lyari]] where the house in which Baloch was born, was renamed as Ali Nawaz Baloch Road on 4 August 2008.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
In his honour, the D Chaudhary Road in [[Lyari]] where the house in which Baloch was born, was renamed as Ali Nawaz Baloch Road on 4 August 2008.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />


Nawaz received the AFC Distinguished Service Award in 2013, which was presented by FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] and AFC President [[Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2013-05-01 |title=Four Pakistanis to receive prestigious AFC awards |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/05/01/invaluable-services-to-football-four-pakistanis-to-receive-prestigious-afc-awards/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
Nawaz received the AFC Distinguished Service Award in 2013, which was presented by FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] and AFC President [[Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2013-05-01 |title=Four Pakistanis to receive prestigious AFC awards |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/05/01/invaluable-services-to-football-four-pakistanis-to-receive-prestigious-afc-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508015717/https://www.dawn.com/2013/05/01/invaluable-services-to-football-four-pakistanis-to-receive-prestigious-afc-awards/ |archive-date=8 May 2013 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
He also served as member of the Sindh Football Association,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-12-27 |title=PFF puts off Goal Project in Karachi: SFA fails to transfer land |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/336041/pff-puts-off-goal-project-in-karachi-sfa-fails-to-transfer-land |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> and as match commissioner of the [[Pakistan Premier League]] in his late years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-28 |title=Officials to submit misconduct report to PFF |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/154213/officials-to-submit-misconduct-report-to-pff |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SSGC storm into PFF Cup main round |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/95075-SSGC-storm-into-PFF-Cup-main-round |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=our.correspondent |date=2015-01-01 |title=Pakistan Premier Football League: K-Electric defeat Railways 1-0 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/815719/pakistan-premier-football-league-k-electric-defeat-railways-1-0 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Akhtar slams ongoing National Women Football C’ship over ‘loopholes’ |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/803838-akhtar-slams-ongoing-national-women-football-c-ship-over-loopholes |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
He also served as member of the Sindh Football Association,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2008-12-27 |title=PFF puts off Goal Project in Karachi: SFA fails to transfer land |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/336041/pff-puts-off-goal-project-in-karachi-sfa-fails-to-transfer-land |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805182123/https://www.dawn.com/news/336041/pff-puts-off-goal-project-in-karachi-sfa-fails-to-transfer-land |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> and as match commissioner of the [[Pakistan Premier League]] in his late years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-28 |title=Officials to submit misconduct report to PFF |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/154213/officials-to-submit-misconduct-report-to-pff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805182122/https://www.dawn.com/news/154213/officials-to-submit-misconduct-report-to-pff |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SSGC storm into PFF Cup main round |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/95075-SSGC-storm-into-PFF-Cup-main-round |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175103/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/95075-SSGC-storm-into-PFF-Cup-main-round |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=our.correspondent |date=2015-01-01 |title=Pakistan Premier Football League: K-Electric defeat Railways 1-0 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/815719/pakistan-premier-football-league-k-electric-defeat-railways-1-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175103/https://tribune.com.pk/story/815719/pakistan-premier-football-league-k-electric-defeat-railways-1-0 |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Akhtar slams ongoing National Women Football C’ship over ‘loopholes’ |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/803838-akhtar-slams-ongoing-national-women-football-c-ship-over-loopholes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175104/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/803838-akhtar-slams-ongoing-national-women-football-c-ship-over-loopholes |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>


On 28 June 2013, Nawaz's nephew Saqib Baloch who was a practising boxer was killed in Lyari, allegedly by the [[Pakistan Rangers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baloch |first=Saher |date=2013-06-29 |title=PPP accuses Rangers of extra-judicial killings in Lyari |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1021578/ppp-accuses-rangers-of-extra-judicial-killings-in-lyari |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
On 28 June 2013, Nawaz's nephew Saqib Baloch who was a practising boxer was killed in Lyari, allegedly by the [[Pakistan Rangers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baloch |first=Saher |date=2013-06-29 |title=PPP accuses Rangers of extra-judicial killings in Lyari |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1021578/ppp-accuses-rangers-of-extra-judicial-killings-in-lyari |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805175112/https://www.dawn.com/news/1021578/ppp-accuses-rangers-of-extra-judicial-killings-in-lyari |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Nawaz died on 28 October 2022 in [[Karachi]]. He had been in hospital for the past several days after suffering a [[brain haemorrhage]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Hamza |date=2022-10-28 |title=Ali Nawaz, a former captain of Pakistan's football team, dies |url=https://www.bolnews.com/sports/2022/10/ali-nawaz-a-former-captain-of-pakistans-football-team-dies-in-karachi/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=BOL News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-29 |title=Haroon Malik, NC members express grief over the death of Ali Nawaz |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Oct-2022/haroon-malik-nc-members-express-grief-over-the-death-of-ali-nawaz |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[KMC Football Stadium|KMC Stadium]] where Nawaz played often in the 1960s and 1970s while playing for the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] and [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] saw a large gathering of former players, coaches, referees and officials in his funeral prayers.<ref name=":4" />
Nawaz died on 28 October 2022 in [[Karachi]]. He had been in hospital for the past several days after suffering a [[brain haemorrhage]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-29 |title=Haroon Malik, NC members express grief over the death of Ali Nawaz |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Oct-2022/haroon-malik-nc-members-express-grief-over-the-death-of-ali-nawaz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029181807/https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Oct-2022/haroon-malik-nc-members-express-grief-over-the-death-of-ali-nawaz |archive-date=29 October 2022 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[KMC Football Stadium|KMC Stadium]] where Nawaz played often in the 1960s and 1970s while playing for the [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan national team]] and [[PIA F.C.|Pakistan Airlines]] saw a large gathering of former players, coaches, referees and officials in his funeral prayers.<ref name=":4" />
== Career statistics ==

=== International goals ===
''Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before [[Pakistan national football team results (1950–1989)|1989]] are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Ali Nawaz Baloch
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
|10 September 1969
|[[Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium]], Ankara, Turkey
|{{Fb|TUR}}
| align="center" |'''1'''–2
| align="center" |2–4
|[[1969 RCD Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=TURKEY PAKISTAN - Match Details TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macID=3079 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240901152726/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macID=3079 |archive-date=2024-09-01 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.tff.org}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
| rowspan="2" |5 September 1974
| rowspan="2" |[[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium|Amjadiyeh Stadium]], Tehran, Iran
| rowspan="2" |{{Fb|BHR}}
| align="center" |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |5–1
| rowspan="2" |[[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974 Asian Games]]
|<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=روزنامہ دنیا :- کھیلوں کی دنیا:-فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا |trans-title=World of Football Heroes |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/sports/2013-01-25/54641 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :- |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |
|<ref name=":7" />
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''Individual'''
'''Individual'''
*[[1975–76 UAE Football League|1975–76]] − UAE Football League top scorer
*UAE Football League top scorer: [[1975–76 UAE Football League|1975–76]]
*[[Pride of Performance Awards (1990–1999)|1996]] − [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Award]]
*[[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Award]]: [[Pride of Performance Awards (1990–1999)|1995]]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[List of Pakistan national football team captains]]
* [[List of Pakistan national football team captains]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
==References==
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Ali Nawaz Baloch
PP
Nawaz in 1967
Personal information
Full name Ali Nawaz Baloch
Date of birth (1949-07-03)3 July 1949
Place of birth Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
Date of death 28 October 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 73)
Place of death Karachi, Pakistan
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Baghdad Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1979 Pakistan Airlines
1969 Dhaka Mohammedan
1970 EPIDC
1970s Emirates
International career
1967–1974 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Nawaz Baloch PP (Urdu: علی نواز بلوچ; 3 July 1949 – 28 October 2022) was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a striker. Renowned for his goal-scoring abilities and hat-tricks, he is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time.[1][2][3]

Rising through the ranks from school football, Nawaz represented clubs from Dhaka in East Pakistan and is one of the Pakistani footballers who represented clubs in the United Arab Emirates in the 1970s. He emerged as the top-scorer of the 1975–76 UAE Football League with Emirates SC. He later represented Pakistan Airlines in his later years. Nawaz also served as a coach in the United Arab Emirates for five years. Nawaz represented the Pakistan national football team from 1967 to 1974, captaining the team in the last year.[4]

In recognition of his contributions to the sport, Nawaz was honored with the Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1995.[4][5]

Early life

[edit]

Nawaz was born in Lyari on 3 July 1949.[3][6][7]

Club career

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Nawaz started playing football since young. The school he attended, the Jamia Islamia Khadda Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon School, catered specially to aspiring footballers.[3] He started his youth career with Baghdad Sports in Lyari. He later played for Baldia Karachi during the DFA League in 1966.[8]

In 1967, he was called by the Pakistan Airlines departmental team for the National Football Championship, where he began his senior career. In 1968, when the Karachi divisional team was announced for the 17th National Championship in Jessore, Ali Nawaz was included in it. The following year, in the 18th National Championship held in Lahore, Nawaz helped the Karachi getting the second position.[8]

Nawaz second sitting from left to right with the 1969 unbeaten league champions Dhaka Mohammedan

Nawaz was also revered for his goal-scoring abilities in East Pakistan, where he played for Dhaka Mohammedan during the late 1960s, scoring a triple hat-trick while playing for the club against a Middle-Eastern outfit.[9][10][11] The feat earned him the name of 'Goal-making machine' after.[3][12]

During the 1970s, several local leagues were launched across the Middle East, where several Pakistani players represented club sides in these leagues and some of these players even coached the clubs’ new youth setups.[13] Subsequently, Nawaz moved to the United Arab Emirates, where he featured for Emirates Club in the mid-1970s.[4][14] He played for the Abu Dhabi based club for five years.[15][16] He emerged as the top-scorer of the 1975–76 UAE Football League season with 13 goals.[17] He also played alongside national teammate Ghulam Sarwar at the club.[18]

Nawaz played the last national championship for PIA in 1979, winning the league title five times during his stay at the club.[8][19] He also played for local Karachi club Meher Sports FC during the 1970s.[20]

International career

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Nawaz (left) with Turkey national team captain at the 1974 RCD Cup

Nawaz represented Pakistan from 1967 to 1974.[15] He captained the national team at the 1974 RCD Cup.[21] He last played with the national team at the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, in which Pakistan was defeated by Iran and Burma, but won against Bahrain by 5–1 where Nawaz scored two goals.[8]

Coaching career

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He began his coaching career in the United Arab Emirates before returning to Pakistan where he was coach and manager of the Pakistan Airlines football team.[4][22] He served as a coach in the United Arab Emirates for five years.[10][15][16] Nawaz also took the Pakistan youth football team to UAE in 1993.[23] In 2001, he was member of the coaching staff during the tour of the Pakistan national team to England.[24][25][26]

Personal life

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Nawaz's uncle, Dad Muhammad, also played as a striker in Pakistani football.[27]

During his stay in the United Arab Emirates, Nawaz was offered nationality of the country, which he reportedly turned down. He returned to Karachi in 1980 after coaching in the gulf.[3] He remained vice president of the Pakistan Football Federation for 16 years beginning in 1986 and as manager of sports in Pakistan Airlines football team, also coaching the club.[3][10]

Nawaz has cited Diego Maradona as his idol, and was present in the crowd during the opening match of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, during a match between Argentina against Cameroon.[9] He also served as the member of AFC Expert Committee from 1990 till 1993.[10]

Nawaz was awarded the Pride of Performance Award from the Pakistan government in 1995, due to his contributions to the sport.[4][28][5]

In his honour, the D Chaudhary Road in Lyari where the house in which Baloch was born, was renamed as Ali Nawaz Baloch Road on 4 August 2008.[3][11]

Nawaz received the AFC Distinguished Service Award in 2013, which was presented by FIFA President Sepp Blatter and AFC President Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.[10][29] He also served as member of the Sindh Football Association,[3][30] and as match commissioner of the Pakistan Premier League in his late years.[31][32][33][34]

On 28 June 2013, Nawaz's nephew Saqib Baloch who was a practising boxer was killed in Lyari, allegedly by the Pakistan Rangers.[35]

Death

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Nawaz died on 28 October 2022 in Karachi. He had been in hospital for the past several days after suffering a brain haemorrhage.[36] The KMC Stadium where Nawaz played often in the 1960s and 1970s while playing for the Pakistan national team and Pakistan Airlines saw a large gathering of former players, coaches, referees and officials in his funeral prayers.[4]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before 1989 are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.

List of international goals scored by Ali Nawaz Baloch
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 September 1969 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey  Turkey 1–2 2–4 1969 RCD Cup [37]
2 5 September 1974 Amjadiyeh Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Bahrain 5–1 1974 Asian Games [38]
3 [38]

Honours

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Individual

See also

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Notes

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