Masoodul Hassan Butt
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 Hassan in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahore, British India | ||
| Date of death | (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Lahore, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Center half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950s | Punjab | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1960 | Pakistan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978 | 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, 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.
International career
Hassan represented the Pakistan national football team from 1956 to 1962.[2] In 1959, he captained the national team in a tour to Burma under former Scottish goalkeeper turned guest coach/selector John McBride.[3] The same year, he played at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[4] He last played with the national team at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament.[5]
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.[2][6] In 1978, he acted as head coach for the Pakistan national team which participated in the Saudi Arabia Football Federation International Tournament in Riyadh.[7]
He was also guest along with German coach Holger Obermann at the 2006–07 Pakistan Premier League.[8]
Death
Hassan died on Monday of 25 March 2013 at the age of 80 after a protracted illness.[2] 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.[9][10]