Masoodul Hassan Butt

Masoodul Hassan Butt

Hassan in 1959
Personal information
Date of birth	1933
Place of birth	Lahore, British India
Date of death	25 March 2013 (aged 80)
Place of death	Lahore, Pakistan
Position(s)	Right half, Center half,
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1960	East Bengal
International career
1955–1962	Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masoodul Hassan Butt (Urdu: مسعود الحسن بٹ; 1933 – 25 March 2013) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Pakistan national football team from 1955 to 1962, captaining in 1959. Hassan also played for East Bengal in India.^[1][2]

Club career

Hailing from Lahore, Hassan represented district, division, and provincial football teams in Pakistan from 1948 to 1968.^[3]

Hassan joined East Bengal along with Moosa Ghazi in 1956. Although the latter left in 1959, Hassan stayed with the club till the end of 1960.^[2][1] He was praised for his performance against Mohun Bagan in the 1958 IFA Shield final which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[2] Down 0–1 due to a goal from Samar Banerjee, his shot just in the very next minute resulted in Mariappa Kempaiah volleying the ball into his own goal as the game leveled at 1–1 before halftime. Both teams tried to break the deadlock in the second half but canceled each other out as the game ended in a draw. The IFA decided to host a replayed final of the match later due to the unavailability of dates.^[4] He helped the side win the second game, resulting in East Bengal clinching the title.^[5] He also won the 1956–57 Durand Cup final with the club.

International career

Hassan (standing second from left) with the Pakistan national team, c. 1959

Hassan represented the Pakistan national football team from 1955 to 1962.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[6][8] He was also guest along with German coach Holger Obermann at the 2006–07 Pakistan Premier League.^[9]

Death

Hassan died on Monday of 25 March 2013 at the age of 80 after a protracted illness.^[6] 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.^[10][11]

Honours

East Bengal

• Durand Cup: 1956–57
• IFA Shield: 1958
• DCM Trophy: 1957

See also

• List of Pakistan national football team captains
• List of foreign players for SC East Bengal

References

1. "Team Archives – EAST BENGAL CLUB". eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.
2. "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
3. InpaperMagazine, From (2013-01-13). "In-depth: Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
4. "কেম্পাইয়ার আত্মঘাতী গোলে মোহনবাগান দল জয়লাভে বঞ্চিত" [Kempaiah's own goal denies victory for Mohun Bagan]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 27 September 1958.
5. "ইস্টবেঙ্গল দলের ষষ্ঠবার শিল্ড বিজয়ের গৌরব" [East Bengal wins the Shield title for the sixth time]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 30 January 1959.
6. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2013-03-26). "Former Pakistan football captain dies". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
7. Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
8. "Wohaib Club trials". DAWN.COM. 2006-07-25. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
9. "NBP posts first win". Brecorder. 2006-09-19. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
10. "Russian Football Union condoles former skipper's death". Brecorder. 2013-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
11. "Press Release-AFC General Secretary and The Football Union of Russia President Mr. Nikolai Tolstyykh send condoles Letter to PFF President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on the sad demise of Massod ul Hassan Butt-PFF-HASNAIN". Pakistan Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-05.