Muhammad Imtiaz Butt (born 1973) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for WAPDA and Pakistan Airlines at the National Football Championship. Butt is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1990s,[1][2][3] and also helped the national team retain gold at the 1991 South Asian Games.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Imtiaz Butt | ||
| Date of birth | 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Faisalabad, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1994 | WAPDA | ||
| 1994–1999 | Pakistan Airlines | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–1995 | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editButt played for WAPDA at the National Football Championship from 1987 to 1994. In 1990, Butt also participated in the National Youth Championship held in Faisalabad and represented Punjab, where his team secured the second position.[4][5][6]
Butt joined Pakistan Airlines in 1994 and helped the team win the National Football Championship title in 1997.[7]
International career
editButt got selected by the national under-23 side for the 1992 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 1991. He also featured for the Pakistan under-19 national team at the 1992 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers in Kannur, India.
Butt was first called by the senior Pakistan national team at the 1991 South Asian Games in Sri Lanka. Butt made his first bench appearance for the senior national team in the opening game against Maldives. He featured as starter in the final against Maldives, winning the match by 2–0 and clinching the title.[8]
Coaching career
editAfter 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.[9]
Later on, he opened a football academy in Faisalabad that engages veteran players while also training young footballers.[10][11]
Honours
editPakistan
editPakistan Airlines
editReferences
edit- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "PFF chief's efforts for Asian Games football hailed". Brecorder. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Pakistan-India football series to go ahead". DAWN.COM. 2005-03-31. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "PFF approves Lahore as championship host". DAWN.COM. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "U-18 Football Championship starts". Brecorder. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Faisalabad win U-18 soccer final". Brecorder. 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Imtiaz Mohamed Butt (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pakistan vs. Maldives". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "U-19 football championship: Pakistan to take on Oman today". Brecorder. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Pakistan International Veterans Football Mela Kicks Off on August 14 - Sport bulletin". sports-bulletin.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Committee Formed To Revive Football". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
External links
edit- Imtiaz Butt at National-Football-Teams.com