Salman Akbar (born 3 January 1982, in Lahore)[1] is a Pakistani field hockey player and coach.

In 2007, he was the captain of Pakistan Hockey Team in champions Trophy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In November 2010, Akbar was a part of the gold medal winning team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

At the 2010 Asian Games he was rewarded as the best goalkeeper in the tournament in Beijing, China and played world cup in Delhi, India.

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