Islahuddin Siddiqui is a field hockey

Field hockey

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 player from Pakistan. He was born on January 10, 1948 in Meerut, India

India

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A right winger from Pakistan, he led Pakistan to Hockey World Cup

Hockey World Cup

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 glory in 1978. Not only did Pakistan win the World Cup in 1978 under his leadership but it completed a grand slam by winning the Champions Trophy and an Asian Games

Asian Games

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 Gold medal as well.

Islahuddin Siddiqui played between 1967 and 1978, he was capped 93 times and scored 37 goals. He won Silver in the 1972 Olympics and Bronze in the 1976 Olympics. Islahuddin won the 1971 World Cup. When he was Captain, Isahuddin was runner-up in the 1975 and 1978 World Cups.

After his retirement from the sport he has been associated with hockey as a coach and manager of the National team along with commentator and member of the FIH

International Hockey Federation

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rules board.