Hussain Killer
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.jpg) Hussain in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Hussain | ||
| Place of birth | Karachi, British India | ||
| Place of death | Karachi, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Karachi | |||
| 1956–1960 | East Bengal | ||
| 1950s | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 1960s | Victoria SC | ||
| KMC | |||
| Karachi Division | |||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Muhammad Hussain, commonly known as Hussain Killer, and sometimes misspelled as Hassan Killer, was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Pakistan national football team and is regarded as one of the most prominent Pakistani footballers of the 1950s and 1960s.[1][2][3][4][5] Hussain also played for East Bengal in India.[6][7]
Club career
Hussain represented Karachi throughout 1950s at the National Football Championship. He also played for several clubs in East Pakistan at the Dhaka First Division League.[13]
In 1956, Hussain joined East Bengal alongside Moosa Ghazi. Although the latter left in 1959, Hussain stayed with the club till the end of 1960.[7][6][14] Notably, he was praised for his performance against Mohun Bagan in the 1958 IFA Shield final which ended in a 1–1 draw.[7] 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.[15] He helped the side win the second game, resulting in East Bengal clinching the title.[16] He also won the 1956–57 Durand Cup final with the club.
He also played for and captained the Mohun Bagan team.[17][18]
In 1969, he captained Karachi Division which won the National Football Championship title.[19] Hussain also played for KMC towards the end of his career.[20]
International career
Hussain was first selected for the Pakistan national football team for the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.[21] The next year, he toured Burma with the national team. He last played for Pakistan at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament.[22] At the end of the tournament, Hussain was selected for the Eastern/Western Zones Combined football team for the proposed Asian All-Stars tour to Europe, which ultimately never materialised. Other Pakistan players selected for the combined team included Abid Hussain Ghazi, Qayyum Changezi, Ghulam Rabbani, and Moosa Ghazi.[23]
Death
Hussain, like other former Pakistan national team players, spent most his final decades in abject poverty until his death.[24]