Imtiaz Butt

Muhammad Imtiaz Kashmiri (born 20 March 1968), commonly known as Imtiaz Butt, is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Crescent Textile Mills, WAPDA and Pakistan Airlines at the National Football Championship. Butt is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1990s, and also helped the national team retain gold at the 1991 South Asian Games.

Early life The youngest among six siblings, Butt was born in Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. He passed his matriculation with distinction from Government Muslim High School Tariqabad. He started playing football in 1984 with Tariqabad Football Club in Faisalabad, initially playing as both forward and goalkeeper until switching to midfield. In the 1991 National Football Championship season, he helped the team clinch the title after providing an assist to Qazi Ashfaq in the final against Habib Bank which ended in a 1–0 victory.

In 1992, Butt scored a penalty at the 107th minute in the final of the 1992 National Games, helping WAPDA win the national title. He left WAPDA on 7 November 1994.

Coaching career After his retirement as player, Butt served as manager of the Pakistan national under-19 team for the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in November 2007 in Tehran.

He also was member of the coaching staff of several clubs from Faisalabad including PMC Club Athletico, Lyallpur, SA Farms and Masha United. Later on, he opened a football academy in Faisalabad that engages veteran players while also training young footballers.

Honours

Pakistan

South Asian Games Winners (1): 1991

WAPDA

National Football Championship Winners (1): 1991

National Games: Winners (1): 1992

Pakistan Airlines

National Football Championship: Winners (1): 1997