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{{Short description|Bengali footballer and referee (1916–1967)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Masudur Rahman
| image = File:Masudur Rahman - referee.jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|9|5|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|6|20|1916|9|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[British India]]
| death_place = [[Sir Salimullah Medical College]], [[Dhaka]]
| currentclub =
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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = 1932–1938
| clubs1 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Kolkata Mohammedan]]
| clubs2 = Khulna Town Club
| years2 = 1939–1946
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| years3 = 1939–
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| years4 =
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'''Masudur Rahman''' alternatively spelled '''Masoodur Rahman''' ({{langx|bn|মাসুদুর রহমান}}; 5 September 1916 – 20 June 1967) was a [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], after retirement, he became a [[FIFA]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]].

== Early life ==
Rahman was born on 5 September 1916, In [[Calcutta]], [[British India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1967.06.21 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19670621-01.1.8 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref> He used to take a keen interest in games such as [[field hockey]] and [[association football|football]]. He started his career as early as 1933.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1967.06.29 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19670629-01.1.8 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref>

== Football career ==
Rahman represented [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Calcutta Mohammedan]] from 1932 to 1938 in both football and hockey, before moving to Khulna Town Club and playing for them from 1939 till 1946. He also had a spell at [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] in 1939, and also played for [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] till the [[Pakistan Movement|Independence of Pakistan]].<ref name=":0" />

== Hockey career ==
Rahman played for clubs like [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Kolkata Mohammedan]] and the [[East Bengal field hockey team]].<ref name=":0" /> He was selected as a goalkeeper to represent bengal in the "All-India Inter-Provincial Hockey Championship" which was held in bombay in 1944.<ref name=":0" /> He also played for India XI in 1943 and also 1945. After Pakistan independence, he represented East Pakistan from 1952 till 1956, captaining the team on many occasions in the National Hockey Championship. Due to his experience he was appointed to coach the East Pakistan School Hockey XI in 1954.<ref name=":0" /> He briefly coached East Pakistan from the years 1958 and 1960-1961.

Alongside football and hockey, He participated in the "All-India Badminton Championship" from the years 1937 to 1943, In Athletics he assisted the Bengal Heroes.<ref name=":0" />

== Refereeing career ==
Masud joined the East Pakistan referee Association in 1948. He also served as the manager of the [[Pakistan men's national basketball team|Pakistan Basketball Team]] in the 2nd Asian Quadrangular Basketball Tournament in 1962.

He was a part of the Referee Association of England from 1957 to 1959. In 1959, he supervised matches at the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Monday 07 December 1959 |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19591207/121/0006 |website=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> In 1960, he was the manager of the [[Bangladesh men's national field hockey team|East Pakistan hockey team]] for their participation in the [[National Hockey Championship (Pakistan)|National Hockey Championship]] held in [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]] and also for a exhibition match against the [[Pakistan men's national field hockey team|Pakistan Olympic Hockey team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuesday, 27 December 1960, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19601227/144/0006}}</ref>

The following year, he supervised the international friendly series against the touring [[Myanmar national football team|Burma national team]] in East Pakistan. Due to his exceptional supervision, he was eventually awarded a [[List of FIFA international referees|FIFA Badge]] in 1962.<ref name=":1" />

Masud also referred the [[1959 Aga Khan Gold Cup|1959]], 1960, and 1966 finals of the [[Aga Khan Gold Cup]]. Additionally, officiating the 1963 [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]] final. He acted as assistant manager and referee for Pakistan in the [[1965 RCD Cup]], where he performed as head referee of the final match of the tournament between [[Iran national football team|Iran]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkiye - İran A Millî Maçları - A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=202&ftxtID=29342 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.tff.org}}</ref> He also refereed matches at the [[1964 Aga Khan Gold Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1964.10.17 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19641017-01.1.6&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN---------- |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1964.11.03 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19641103-01.1.6&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN---------- |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1964.11.09 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19641109-01.1.6&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN---------- |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Masudur Rahman had 8 children, He was admitted on 1 April 1967.<ref name=":0" /> It was later found that he was suffering from [[Leukemia]]. He underwent an operation on 28 April but with very little signs of improvement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Observer 1967.06.16 — South Asian Newspapers |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19670616-01.1.5 |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=gpa.eastview.com}}</ref> Referees saved up around Rs.500 to donate to Masud. He died on 20 June 1967, at 4 pm. He was buried at Azimpur Graveyard.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://worldreferee.com/referee/masudur_rahman/ Masudur Rahman] at WorldReferee.com
*[https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe656040/ Masudur Rahman] at WorldFootball.net
*[https://eu-football.info/_referee.php?id=2867 Masudur Rahman] at EU-Football.info

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[[Category:Pakistani men's footballers]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:1916 births]]
[[Category:1967 deaths]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]
[[Category:Pakistani football referees]]
[[Category:20th-century Pakistani sportsmen]]

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