Masoodul Hassan Butt

Masoodul Hassan Butt (Urdu: ; 1933 – 25 March 2013) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder, and manager. He represented the Pakistan national football team from 1956 to 1960, captaining in 1959. He also served as head coach of Pakistan at the 1978 Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament.

Club career Hailing from Lahore, Hassan played football from 1948 to 1968. He played for Olympians Club of Lahore in the 1950s. He also represented regional selections of Punjab and Lahore Division at the National Football Championship.

International career

Hassan represented the Pakistan national football team from 1956 to 1962. In 1959, he captained the national team in a tour to Burma under former Scottish goalkeeper turned guest coach/selector John McBride. The same year, he played at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He last played with the national team at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament.

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 Pakistan national 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.