Hussain Killer

Hussain Killer
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)
1956–1960 East Bengal
1961–1965 Victoria SC
1966 Dacca Wanderers
1960s KMC
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]

Early life

Belonging to the Makrani Baloch community (also known as Sheedi) of African descent, Hussain hailed from the Lyari locality of Karachi.[8][9][10][11][12]

Club career

Early career

Hussain represented representative side Karachi throughout 1950s at the National Football Championship. He also played for Karachi Kickers.

East Bengal

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][13] 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.[14] He helped the side win the second game, resulting in East Bengal clinching the title.[15] He also won the 1956–57 Durand Cup final with the club.

Victoria SC

Hussain (second from right, standing row) with Victoria in 1962.

In 1961, Hussain was among the several West Pakistani footballers imported to the Dhaka Football League, being signed by Victoria Sporting, helping them to a runners-up position in his debut season.[16] The following year, he helped the club win the league along with the 1962 Aga Khan Gold Cup and the Independence Day Football Tournament.[17][18][19] Hussain would also help the club win the league in 1964.[20]

Dhaka Wanderers

Later on in 1966, Hussain alongside Muhammad Umer, joined Dacca Wanderers Club, helping the team finish as runners-up in the league.[21][22]

Later career

Hussain played for KMC in the 1960s, and won the All-Pakistan Mohammad Ali Bogra Memorial Football Tournament with the team in 1967.[23][24] In 1969, he also captained Karachi Division which won the National Football Championship title.[25]

International career

Hussain (standing far right) with the Pakistan national team during the tour to Burma in 1959

Hussain was first selected for the Pakistan national football team for the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.[26] The next year, he toured Burma with the national team. He last played for Pakistan at the 1960 Merdeka Tournament.[27] 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.[28]

Death

Hussain, like other former Pakistan national team players, spent most his final decades in abject poverty until his death.[29]

Honours

East Bengal

Victoria SC

Dhaka Wanderers

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  2. ↑ Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan's 'Pele' passes away". The Nation. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  4. ↑ InpaperMagazine, From (2013-01-13). "In-depth: Pakistan football". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  5. ↑ Hasan, Shazia (2009-03-22). "Football: Kottan on". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  6. 1 2 "Team Archives – EAST BENGAL CLUB". eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.
  7. 1 2 3 "East Bengal Club - Legends". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Ammar.Haider (2010-06-12). "Bullets, drugs and football". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Lyari footballers turn to life of crime". Dawn. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  10. ↑ "KARACHI CHRONICLE: decline in sporting activity". Brecorder. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  11. ↑ Shahnawaz, Mohammad (2017-03-12). "Football: THE SONG OF LYARI". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  12. ↑ "SPOT LIGHT: Lyari Soccer Documentary Touches Many Hearts". Dawn. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  13. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1964.07.26 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  14. ↑ "কেম্পাইয়ার আত্মঘাতী গোলে মোহনবাগান দল জয়লাভে বঞ্চিত" [Kempaiah's own goal denies victory for Mohun Bagan]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 27 September 1958.
  15. ↑ "ইস্টবেঙ্গল দলের ষষ্ঠবার শিল্ড বিজয়ের গৌরব" [East Bengal wins the Shield title for the sixth time]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 30 January 1959.
  16. ↑ Iqbal, Ayaz Khan | Nayir (2024-09-22). "FOOTBALL: GLORY DAYS, PASS ME BY". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  17. ↑ "Bangladesh - List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  18. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1962.10.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  19. ↑ আলম, মাসুদ (2020-10-19). "শতবর্ষী ভিক্টোরিয়ায় এখন ঘোর অন্ধকার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  20. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1964.07.28 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  21. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1966.05.20 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  22. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1966.07.02 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  23. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1968.10.30 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  24. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1971.10.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  25. ↑ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا: پرائیڈ آف پرفارمنس ایوارڈ یافتہ علی نواز بلوچ" [World of Football Heroes: Pride of Performance Award Winner Ali Nawaz Baloch]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  26. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 10 May 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  27. ↑ "MERDEKA SCCER: THE FULL PROGRAMME AND TEAMS The Straits Times, 5 August 1960, Page 15". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  28. ↑ "The Straits Times, 11 August 1960, Page 13". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  29. ↑ InpaperMagazine, From (2012-04-15). "Dying legends". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
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