Sohail Abbas
Sohail Abbas (born June 9, 1977 in Karachi) is a field hockey defender from Pakistan, and one of the most prolific hockey player from the Asian nation. He is specialized in penalty corners. He is yet another student of hockey fanatic Habib Public School, Karachi. The other famous Hockey players from the renowned school inculde Hasan Sardar, Shahid Ali Khan and his uncle Safdar Abbas to name the few.
Abbas holds the world record for most goals scored by an individual. The defender scored 274 international goals surpassing the 22-year-old record of legendary Dutch penalty corner specialist Paul Litjens. He retired in Decemeber 2004, just after the Champions Trophy in Lahore, when he was only 27 years of age. He has left his mark with a bright international career and his record will be there for a long time. Since the summer of 2005 he is playing for Dutch club Rotterdam.
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