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{{short description|Pakistani footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Moideen Kutty
| image = Moideen.Kutty.jpg
| fullname =
| height =
| birth_date = 1928
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|9|7|1928|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| currentclub =
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = –1947
| clubs1 = Royal Indian Air Force
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1952–1956
| nationalteam1 = [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]]
| nationalcaps1 = ??
| nationalgoals1 = ??
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| birth_place = [[Malappuram]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| manageryears1 =
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| years2 = 1947–1951
| clubs2 = [[PAF FC]]
| years3 = 1955
| clubs3 = [[Pakistan Army FC|Pakistan Army]]
| years4 = 1956
| clubs4 = Pakistan Combined Services
| caption = Kutty in Pakistan national team blazers
}}
'''Moideen Kutty''' (1928 – 7 September 2011<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Editorial |date=2011-09-08 |title=Ex-Captain Pakistan, M.D. Kutty passes away aged 83 |url=https://www.footballpakistan.com/2011/09/ex-captain-pakistan-m-d-kutty-passes-away-aged-83/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) |language=en-US}}</ref>), was a Pakistani [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].<ref name=":3" /> Considered as one of the earliest pioneering footballers in Pakistan history, he was the fourth [[Captain (association football)|captain]] in the history of the [[Pakistan national football team]] after [[Osman Jan]], [[Abdul Wahid Durrani]] and Muhammad Sharif.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kutty was born in [[Malappuram]], in the [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British Raj|British India]] 1928.<ref name=":2" />

Nicknamed as "Irumban" ({{lit|Iron man}}) due to his lethal barefoot finishing, he developed an interest in football while attending the model high school in Malappuram, where he also guided the team to victories in inter-school competitions.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Remembering Moideen Kutty, the ‘iron man’ from Kerala who captained Pakistan football team |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/remembering-moideen-kutty-the-iron-man-from-kerala-who-captained-pakistan-football-team-8675157/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Following his matriculation, he enlisted in the [[Royal Indian Air Force]] in 1944. Experiencing his inaugural moments of playing football with boots during his training in [[Bangalore]], he became an essential component of the Royal Indian Air Force football squad.<ref name=":3" />

== Club career ==

=== Early years ===
In 1947, during the [[Partition of India|Partition of British India]], Kutty was serving in the Royal Indian Air Force, where the majority of his colleagues hailed from the [[Punjab, Pakistan|western Punjab Province]], which eventually became part of Pakistan after the independence. Consequently, he opted for Pakistan in order to remain alongside his teammates and continue his football journey.<ref name=":3" /> His decision was made without a full understanding of the broader ramifications of the Partition, as he held the belief that India and Pakistan would maintain friendly relations and that travel between the two nations would be seamless.
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| quote = “He believed India and Pakistan would be two friendly countries and cross-border movements would be smooth. It was only later he realised that he was awfully wrong and these two countries were likely to stay hostile to each other for the conceivable time.”
| source = <small>Moideen's cousin-in-law Ahmed Kutty to [[The Indian Express]]<ref name=":3" /></small>
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Consequently, Kutty became a part of the Royal Pakistan Air Force, which emerged following the partition of the British Indian military forces. He continued his football involvement in his new homeland.<ref name=":3" />

=== Pakistan ===
In 1950, Kutty was chosen to be a part of the [[PAF F.C.|Pakistan Air Force football team]], assuming the role of captain for the PAF team during the 1951 All-Pakistan Inter-Services Football Championship.<ref name=":2" />

He also participated in the 1955 Army Football Tournament that took place in [[Iran]], which showcased army football teams from India, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria.<ref name=":2" /> The [[Pakistan Army F.C.|Pakistan Army]] team achieved victories against India and Iran, secured a draw against Syria and Iraq, but faced a loss to Turkey.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=1955 Six-Nation Army Tournament |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/army-six55.html |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Overall, they finished in the second position behind the Turkish team in the Army Tournament.<ref name=":4" />

During Iran's tour of Pakistan in 1956, Kutty represented a Pakistan Combined Services team in a match against Iran. After Iran secured a 1–0 victory over Pakistan at the YMCA Ground in Karachi, the Combined Services team managed to turn the tables by defeating Iran 2–1 in the subsequent game, avenging Pakistan's earlier loss.<ref name=":2" />

== International career ==
[[File:Pakistan National Football Team 1955.jpg|thumb|Kutty in the bottom left with the Pakistan national team in 1955]]
Kutty made his debut with the Pakistan national team during the [[1952 Colombo Cup]]. In his debut match, Kutty scored against the host team, [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]], making a notable debut.<ref name=":3" /> Pakistan played its first match against [[India national football team|India]] after victories over Ceylon and [[Myanmar|Burma]], which ended in a goalless draw and emerged as joint winners of the tournament after finishing with the same points in the table.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brindies-quad.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

In the subsequent edition of the tournament held in [[Myanmar|Burma]] in [[1952 Colombo Cup|1953]], he scored two goals against Ceylon in Pakistan's resounding 6–0 victory.<ref name=":0" />

He was appointed captain of the Pakistan team for the [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954 Asian Games]] in [[Manila]],<ref name=":1" /> where he made a significant impact by scoring a goal and providing an assist in Pakistan's 6–2 victory over [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 1954 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames54.html |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

== Managerial career ==
Following his playing career, Moideen Kutty transitioned into coaching roles. In 1956, he took on the position of coach for both the Pakistan Services and Air Force teams. Subsequently, he briefly coached the Pakistan senior team. His coaching journey extended to mentoring various youth teams for a span of over 12 years.<ref name=":3" />

== Personal life ==
In recognition of his significant contributions to sports, Moideen Kutty was honored with the [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Award]], a prestigious civilian accolade in Pakistan. He received this recognition from President [[Yahya Khan]] in the year 1969.<ref name=":3" />

Despite facing numerous procedural challenges, Kutty managed to make visits to Malappuram during the 1980s and 90s to see his mother and brothers.<ref name=":3" />

Moideen's spouse, Sainaba, who passed away in 1987, also originated from Malappuram. The couple had a total of two sons and three daughters, and together, they resided in Karachi.<ref name=":3" />

== Death ==
Moideen passed away on 7 September 2011 in Karachi, at the age of 83.<ref name=":2" />

== Honours ==
'''Pakistan'''

* [[Colombo Cup|Colombo Quadrangular Cup]]:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/colombocup.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030613163424/http://indianfootball.de/data/colombocup.html |archive-date=13 June 2003 |access-date=29 September 2021 |website=indianfootball.de}}</ref> [[1952 Colombo Cup|1952]]

==== [[Pride of Performance|Pride of Performance Pakistan]] ====

* 1969

==References==
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[[Category:Pakistani men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Pakistan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Pakistani football managers]]
[[Category:Pakistan national football team managers]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:PAF F.C. players]]
[[Category:Pakistan Army F.C. players]]

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