# Ayaz Butt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ayaz_Butt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ayaz_Butt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaz_Butt > Source revision: 1351648711 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Pakistani footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ayaz Butt | image = | caption = | fullname = Muhammad Ayaz Butt | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|09|27}} | birth_place = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan) | height = | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | years1 = | clubs1 = | nationalyears1 = 1982 | nationalteam1 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | managerclubs1 = [Khan Research Laboratories](/source/KRL_FC) (team manager) | manageryears1 = 2006– | manageryears2 = 2019 | managerclubs2 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) (team manager) }} '''Muhammad Ayaz Butt''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد ایاز بٹ}}}}; born 27 September 1957), is a Pakistani former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) and [manager](/source/Manager_(association_football)). Butt represented the [Pakistan national football team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) at the [1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament](/source/1982_Quaid-e-Azam_International_Tournament), and served as team manager of [Khan Research Laboratories](/source/Khan_Research_Laboratories_FC). == Playing career == Butt played as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)).{{Cite web |date=2010-09-18 |title=KRL face PAF in Pakistan Premier League today |url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Sep-2010/KRL-face-PAF-in-Pakistan-Premier-League-today |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2008-08-02 |title=Premier Football League: KRL to take on Afghans FC on August 3 |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3537979 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Brecorder |language=en}} He represented the [Pakistan national football team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) at the [1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament](/source/1982_Quaid-e-Azam_International_Tournament).{{Cite web |date=2010-04-13 |title=KRL to utilise Challenge Cup as training camp |url=https://nation.com.pk/13-Apr-2010/KRL-to-utilise-Challenge-Cup-as-training-camp |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/quaid-e-azam.html#82 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=www.rsssf.org}} == Managerial career == Butt joined [Khan Research Laboratories](/source/Khan_Research_Laboratories_FC) football setup as team manager in 2006.{{Cite web |last=Tatheer |date=2020-07-18 |title=KRL to make footballers feel more secure |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/688227-krl-to-make-footballers-feel-more-secure |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}} He also served as Principal Scientific Officer of the department. Butt subsequently oversaw the club's rise to domestic dominance, including five [Pakistan Premier League](/source/Pakistan_Premier_League) titles and six [National Challenge Cups](/source/PFF_National_Challenge_Cup), and a stunt to the [2013 AFC President's Cup](/source/2013_AFC_President's_Cup) final, the first time a Pakistani club reached an Asian club final round.{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2017-01-30 |title=After President's Cup crown, KRL hungry for more glory |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1311500 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Dawn |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2018-11-24 |title=No AFC Cup slot for winners of this season's controversy-filled PPFL |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1447261 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Dawn |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2017-11-23 |title=KRL's bid to reassert domestic supremacy begins with narrow win |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1372184 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Dawn |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2019-01-14 |title=Pakistan Premier Football League: KRL crowned champions for record fifth time |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1888117/pakistan-premier-football-league-krl-crowned-champions-record-fifth-time |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=From the |date=2012-05-05 |title=Erchim, Taipower arrive for AFC President's Cup |url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/05/05/erchim-taipower-arrive-for-afc-presidents-cup/ |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Dawn |language=en}}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In December 2019 he was named Pakistan national team manager for a friendly tour to Malaysia.{{cite news |date=27 December 2019 |title=Ayaz, Lutfi and Gohar named officials for Pakistan's tour of Malaysia |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1524600 |work=Dawn}}{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2019-12-27 |title=Ayaz, Lutfi and Gohar named officials for Pakistan's tour of Malaysia |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1524600 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=Dawn |language=en}} ==Career statistics== === International === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Ayaz Butt (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/100733/Ayaz_Butt.html |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}} !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- |[Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) |1982 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !1 !0 |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{NFT player|pid=100733}} * {{GSA player|ayaz-butt/247432}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Butt, Ayaz}} Category:1957 births Category:Pakistani men's footballers Category:Pakistan men's international footballers Category:Pakistani football managers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ayaz Butt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaz_Butt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaz_Butt?action=history)). 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