Jamshed Rana


Jamshed Anwar Rana, is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Rana is among the major goalkeepers of the Pakistan national football team in the 1980s.

Club career

In 1981, Rana featured in the National Youth Football Championship. He subsequently represented departmental side Pakistan Airlines at the National football Championship.

International career

Akhtar made his international debut at the 1985 South Asian Games in Dhaka, where he was praised for his performance. He later featured in several tournaments including the 1986 Fajr International Tournament in Iran, the 1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup, 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics Qualification and the 1987 South Asian Games, which proved to be his last international tour as starting goalkeeper. He was part of the squad at the 1990 Asian Games as substitute for Mateen Akhtar.