Masoodul Hassan Butt


Masoodul Hassan Butt was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Pakistan national football team from 1955 to 1962, captaining in 1959.

Club career

Hailing from Lahore, Hassan represented district, division, and provincial football teams in Pakistan from 1948 to 1968.

International career

Hassan represented the Pakistan national football team from 1955 to 1962. In 1959, he captained the national team in a tour to Burma under former Scottish goalkeeper turned guest coach/selector John McBride, before the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Post-retirement

Following his retirement, he remained affiliated with the football working as coach of Sports Board Punjab, and leaded the national selection committee from 1984 to 1986. In 1978, he acted as head coach for the Pakistani team which participated in the Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament in Riyadh.
He was also guest along with German coach Holger Obermann at the 2006–07 Pakistan Premier League.

Death

Hassan died on Monday of 25 March 2013 at the age of 80 after a protracted illness. Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato' Alex Sooray and Russian Football Union President Nikolai Tolstykh sent condolence letters to Pakistan Football Federation President Faisal Saleh Hayat on his demise.