Masoodul Hassan Butt

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| birth_date = 1933

| death_date = {{death date and given age|2013|3|25|df=y|80}}

| death_place = Lahore, Pakistan

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| position = Right half, Center half,

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| years1 = 1956–1960

| clubs1 = East Bengal

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| nationalyears1 = 1955–1962

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| birth_place = Lahore, British India

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Masoodul Hassan Butt (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|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.{{cite web |title=Team Archives – EAST BENGAL CLUB |url=https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/team-archives.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609144422/https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/team-archives.php |archive-date=2019-06-09 |url-status=usurped |website=eastbengalfootballclub.com}}{{cite web |title=East Bengal Club - Legends |url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/legends.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127153453/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/legends.html |archive-date=27 November 2018 |accessdate=1 July 2021 |work=eastbengalclub.co.in}}

Club career

Hailing from Lahore, Hassan represented district, division, and provincial football teams in Pakistan from 1948 to 1968.{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2013-01-13 |title=In-depth: Pakistan football |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121032308/https://www.dawn.com/2013/01/13/in-depth-pakistan-football/ |archive-date=21 January 2016 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

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. He was praised for his performance against Mohun Bagan in the 1958 IFA Shield final which ended in a 1–1 draw. 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.{{cite news |date=27 September 1958 |title=কেম্পাইয়ার আত্মঘাতী গোলে মোহনবাগান দল জয়লাভে বঞ্চিত |trans-title=Kempaiah's own goal denies victory for Mohun Bagan |work=Jugantor |language=bn}} He helped the side win the second game, resulting in East Bengal clinching the title.{{cite news |date=30 January 1959 |title=ইস্টবেঙ্গল দলের ষষ্ঠবার শিল্ড বিজয়ের গৌরব |trans-title=East Bengal wins the Shield title for the sixth time |work=Jugantor |language=bn}} He also won the 1956–57 Durand Cup final with the club.

International career

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Hassan represented the Pakistan national football team from 1955 to 1962.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2013-03-26 |title=Former Pakistan football captain dies |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/03/26/former-pakistan-football-captain-dies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805134923/https://www.dawn.com/2013/03/26/former-pakistan-football-captain-dies/ |archive-date=5 August 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724171442/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |archive-date=24 July 2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2006-07-25 |title=Wohaib Club trials |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/203030/wohaib-club-trials |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805134929/http://beta.dawn.com/news/203030/wohaib-club-trials |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} He was also guest along with German coach Holger Obermann at the 2006–07 Pakistan Premier League.{{Cite web |date=2006-09-19 |title=NBP posts first win |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3320001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805134925/http://www.brecorder.com/news/3320001 |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2013-03-31 |title=Russian Football Union condoles former skipper's death |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/4077679 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805134925/http://www.brecorder.com/news/4077679 |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://nocpakistan.org/news_details.php?sptid=9&newsid=967 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805134924/https://nocpakistan.org/news_details.php?sptid=9&newsid=967 |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Pakistan Olympic Association}}