Faizan Sameer

football and media professional at 18

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Faizan Sameer is a football manager and media personality at 18. He worked at several schools as a football instructor. He had an internship at Zong in talent acquisition, in HR.

Early life and background

Sameer has loved football since a young age. He played for a team. He has said that his team won 12 to 13 tournaments in one year. At university he was in a media club and made music videos. He says his biggest interest was filmmaking. [1]

Education

Sameer attended Cadet College Attock, a boarding school, for high school. He completed a bachelor's degree in human resources at Bahria University. He did a master's degree in project management at ZABIST. [1]

He is going on a certification course in football management. UEFA offers the course. He says he will travel for seminars at three points in the course, with the rest online. He is paying for the course himself. He gives his reasons as passion and seeing how much talent Pakistan has. [1]

Career

He worked at several schools as a football instructor. He had an internship at Zong in talent acquisition, in HR. The internship came after his bachelor's degree. He also worked at a bank for one or two months before leaving. He left the bank because he was not comfortable with interest-based work. [1]

He next worked in the development sector at an NGO. He says he did a lot of work with UNDP during that period. At one organisation he was appointed HR admin coordinator and also took on a football role. [1]

Media and drama

Sameer joined an organisation as an HR coordinator and was its HR manager when he left. His boss offered him a sales and marketing manager role at another organisation. He says he enjoyed the sales work because it was challenging. In sales he went to agencies and asked them for money. [1]

On one drama he worked more as assistant director than as an actor. He sat with the director and watched what he was doing. He says he still doubts that acting is within his ability. He said he was in talks with a production house. [1]

He says he now enjoys media work. He says he has a good platform and people to work with in media. [1]

18

Before joining 18, Sameer worked a lot in the media industry. He now works at 18. He was recommended to 18 by a member of his team. 18 needed a manager who could coach and manage the whole structure. It offered him a contract on the spot when they met. [1]

He says he has worked with 18 for about two and a half years. He says the 18 team has existed for three to four years. He says 18 is Pakistan's top futsal football team. He says 18 is an initiative that engages youth through football or other sports. He says 18 has won matches in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. [1]

He says the trend of private football teams started with 18. He says players on the 18 team are on payroll and paid to play football. He says 18 gives players free medical care, gear and bonuses. He says 18 pays the university fees of players who score 50% or more, and has paid for the degrees of five players. He says two players have been sent abroad through 18. [1]

Views

Sameer says the main problem in Pakistan football is management, not the players. He describes a power struggle between two groups in football administration. He says FIFA has banned and suspended Pakistan football. [1]

He says the next five years are crucial for Pakistan's football. He says the private sector should invest in football. He says the government lacks understanding and vision for football. [1]

He says a league needs an NOC from the federation, or it will not be recognised and its statistics will not count. He says football is not shown enough on conventional and digital media. He says young players he sees could perform in any league given the right training. [1]

He says he got a lot of hate early on. He says he did not start this work because of other people. [1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-09-25 Pakistan football's problem is the management, not the players Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Where did Faizan Sameer study?

Faizan Sameer attended Cadet College Attock, a boarding school, for high school. He completed a bachelor's degree in human resources at Bahria University. He did a master's degree in project management at ZABIST.[1]

What course is Faizan Sameer taking?

Faizan Sameer is going on a certification course in football management that UEFA offers. He says he will travel for seminars at three points in the course, with the rest online. He is paying for the course himself.[1]

What does Faizan Sameer say is wrong with football in Pakistan?

Faizan Sameer says the main problem in Pakistan football is management, not the players. He describes a power struggle between two groups in football administration. He also says the government lacks understanding and vision for football and that the private sector should invest.[1]

References

  1. Pakistan football's problem is the management, not the players . Thought Behind Things , 2021-09-25.
Show the source passages (64 statements)
  1. He has loved football since a young age. Football ka shauqeen main bahut shuru se tha.
  2. He attended Cadet College Attock, a boarding school, for high school. High school maine apna ek boarding school se kiya, Cadet College Attock se.
  3. He completed a bachelor's degree at Bahria University. yahan se maine Bahria se bachelors kiya, masters maine ZABIST se kiya.
  4. His bachelor's degree from Bahria is in human resources. Bahria se maine bachelors kiya hai human resources mein.
  5. He did a master's degree in project management at ZABIST. ZABIST se maine project management mein phir masters kiya.
  6. He played for a team. Red Devils naam ki hamari ek team hoti thi
  7. He says his team won 12 to 13 tournaments in one year. We were the only ones who actually won 12 to 13 tournaments in one year.
  8. His first job was as an aisle manager at a cash and carry store in Attock. woh Attock mein cash and carry hota tha uske andar ek aisle manager main hota tha
  9. He began working while still at Cadet College. Maine naukri apne cadet college ke zamane se shuru kar di thi.
  10. He said he needed money and wanted to work. maine kaha yaar bro mujhe paison ki zaroorat hai, main naukri naukri karni hai.
  11. He worked at several schools as a football instructor. maine kuch schools wagera mein kaam karna shuru kiya as a football instructor.
  12. He had an internship at Zong in talent acquisition, in HR. HR mein hi, talent acquisition mein. Main ek intern intern tha udhar.
  13. The Zong internship came after his bachelor's degree. This was this was between, haan, after my bachelors.
  14. He worked at a bank for one or two months before leaving. Bank mein maine ek mahina, do mahina survive kiya, uske baad main woh naukri nahi kar saka.
  15. He left the bank because he was not comfortable with interest-based work. interest based kaam aur yeh sara kuch to main usmein comfortable nahi tha, maine woh kaam chor diya.
  16. He next worked in the development sector at an NGO. Uske baad maine development sector mein kaam karna shuru kiya, ek idhar NGO thi Delta Associates ke naam se.
  17. He says he did a lot of work with UNDP during that period. To usmein maine UNDP ke saath maine kafi zyada kaam kiya.
  18. At one organisation he was appointed HR admin coordinator and also took on a football role. Headstart ke andar I was appointed as a HR admin coordinator but I also took the role of a football.
  19. Before joining 18, he worked a lot in the media industry. Usse pehle main ek media industry mein maine kafi kaam kiya
  20. He now works at 18. Yeah, now I am working at 18.
  21. He says 18 is an initiative that engages youth through football or other sports. it's a CS jo CSI initiative hai in boys ka, woh yeh hai ke football ke through ya kisi bhi sports ke through youth ko engage karna
  22. He was recommended to 18 by a member of his team. one of the guys from the team, my my team, Ehsan recommended me
  23. 18 needed a manager who could coach and manage the whole structure. they needed a manager who could coach and manage the whole structure.
  24. 18 offered him a contract on the spot when they met. Unhon ne mujhe on spot kaha ke main tumhein contract deta hun.
  25. He says he has worked with 18 for about two and a half years. Mujhe taqreeban dhai saal ho gaye hain.
  26. He says the 18 team has existed for three to four years. Overall team saaray teen, chaar saal se chal rahi hai.
  27. He says 18 is Pakistan's top futsal football team. is time 18 jo hai woh Pakistan ki top futsal football team hai.
  28. He says 18 has won matches in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Pindi har jagah ja ke hum jeetay huay hain
  29. He says the trend of private football teams started with 18. To start yeh silsila 18 se hua and I feel very lucky lucky to be a part of it, sir.
  30. He says players on the 18 team are on payroll and paid to play football. Hamare jitnay bhi larkay hain woh payroll pe hain, unko football khelne ke paise miltay hain.
  31. He says 18 pays the university fees of players who score 50% or more. Jo bhi larka apni respective degrees mein university mein 50% or more score kar raha hai, uski fees 18 de raha hai.
  32. He says 18 has paid for the degrees of five players. Aur hamare paas aise paanch cases hain jin larkon ki degreeyan 18 ne karwayi hain.
  33. He says two players have been sent abroad through 18. Do aise cases hain jisme larkon ko bahar bheja gaya hai.
  34. He says 18 gives players free medical care, gear and bonuses. Medical unka free hai, gear unko free milta hai, saare bonuses unko miltay hain
  35. He says the main problem in Pakistan football is management, not the players. Sir, the issue is not with the players, issue is with the management.
  36. He describes a power struggle between two groups in football administration. Hum ek power struggle ke beech mein hain jisme do groups aapas mein lar rahe thay
  37. He says FIFA has banned and suspended Pakistan football. FIFA ne hamain suspend pehle ban kiya, phir abhi hum suspend huay huay hain
  38. He says the next five years are crucial for Pakistan's football. woh aglay paanch saal baray crucial hain in terms of ke Pakistan ki football bahut develop hone wali hai.
  39. He says the private sector should invest in football. But private sector ko to nazar aa jana chahiye yaar.
  40. He says the government lacks understanding and vision for football. government ko to nahi samajh, na unki samajh hai na unka vision hai.
  41. He says a league needs an NOC from the federation, or it will not be recognised and its statistics will not count. woh federation se NOC NOC leke yeh league karwaye, warna woh recognize nahi hogi, uske stats recognize nahi honge.
  42. He says football is not shown enough on conventional and digital media. Is is puri sports ko mujhe lagta hai jo hum lack kar rahe hain na woh hum conventional media, even digital media, basically screen ke upar lane mein hum lack kar rahe hain.
  43. He says young players he sees could perform in any league given the right training. aane wale bachon mein dekh raha hoon ke woh is tarah ke ladke hain ke jo kisi bhi league mein ja ke duniya ki perform kar sakte hain, given the right training, obviously.
  44. He is going on a certification course in football management. Jis course ke liye main ja raha hoon, woh certification in football management hai
  45. The course he is taking is offered by UEFA. it's a course that is offered by UEFA.
  46. He says he will travel for seminars at three points in the course, with the rest online. So I will go to different countries, three different on three different point of times for different seminars and conferences. Theek hai. Baki sara online hoga.
  47. He is paying for the course himself. kyun main paise laga ke khud ja raha hoon
  48. He says his reasons for the course are passion and seeing how much talent Pakistan has. Number one, shauq. Right. Number two, sir, main dekh raha hoon ke Pakistan mein kitna talent hai aur hum log kya kuch kar sakte hain agar hamare yeh upar wale masle solve ho jaye toh.
  49. He joined an organisation as an HR coordinator and was its HR manager when he left. ATV mein maine naukri shuru ki as HR coordinator. Aur maine jab wahan se naukri chodi toh main HR manager tha unka.
  50. His boss offered him a sales and marketing manager role at another organisation. Lekin ATV mein hi mujhe mere boss ne opportunity di ke A plus mein aap as a sales and marketing manager aa jao aur wahan pe aa ke kaam karo.
  51. He says he enjoyed the sales work because it was challenging. Yaar jab maine woh kaam karna shuru kiya na, toh mujhe us kaam mein maza aaya. Uski wajah yeh thi ke woh challenging kaam tha.
  52. In sales he went to agencies and asked them for money. Agencies se ja ke main paise mangta tha.
  53. He got a small opportunity to work on a show. Wahan pe ek choti si opportunity mujhe mili, Boom on Live naam ka ek show aata tha.
  54. He produced the show for a year and hosted it for a year. Maine ek saal woh produce bhi kiya, maine ek saal woh host bhi kiya.
  55. At university he was in a media club and made music videos. main university mein media club mein tha, music videos maine ki hui thi
  56. He says his biggest interest was filmmaking. mujhe sabse zyada jo shauq tha, woh thodi bohot film making ka tha
  57. He says he still doubts that acting is within his ability. Mujhe apne pe abhi bhi hai ke shayad acting mere bas ki baat nahi hai.
  58. On one drama he worked more as assistant director than as an actor. Main sir us us drame mein maine acting kam aur AD zyada kiya.
  59. He sat with the director and watched what he was doing. Main director ke sath baith jata tha aur main dekhta tha ke woh kar kya raha hai basically.
  60. He said he was in talks with a production house. Meri aaj kal ek production house ke sath baat chal rahi hai
  61. He says he now enjoys media work. Sir of course main toh ab bada enjoy karta hoon is kaam ko.
  62. He says he has a good platform and people to work with in media. Toh ab mujhe lagta hai ke mere paas ek right right platform hai, right log hain jinke sath main kaam kar sakta hoon
  63. He says he got a lot of hate early on. Sir mujhe bahut shuru mein mujhe bahut hate dekhne ko mila hai
  64. He says he did not start this work because of other people. Maine logon ki wajah se yeh kaam nahi shuru kiya.