Paul Hasule
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Edwin Hasule | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Date of death | 26 April 2004 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Mulago Hospital , Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Police FC (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1993 | SC Villa | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984–1993 | Uganda | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1995 | SC Villa | ||
| 1995 | State House | ||
| 1995–1998 | Simba SC | ||
| 1998–2000 | SC Villa | ||
| 2000–2004 | Police FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Edwin Hasule (20 November 1959 – 26 April 2004) was a Ugandan former footballer. He was captain and coach of the Uganda national football team (known as "The Cranes"). He had been involved in the national team setup as player and coach for 25 years. Paul Edwin Hasule was born in 1959 to John Haumba Kango and Petwa of Murandu, Mbale. Attracting attention as a striker while at Tororo College and later Makerere University, it was his short career at Mbale Heroes that made him a hot property in Ugandan football.
The turning point came when he joined SC Villa in November 1981. That came on the back of Heroes relegation from the topflight and made his Villa debut against Nile FC during the Jesse Owens Cup at Nakivubo Stadium in 1981.
The 22-year-old arrived at Villa Park along with top recruits like Cranes skipper Jimmy Kirunda, Dan Lutalo, Godfrey Kisitu and Fred Serwadda. Initially, Villa coach George Mukasa fielded Hasule on the right wing but he was unconvincing and he performed miserably when he was switched to the central striking role.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Hasule turned to his natural gifts of power and a towering frame for reprieve and in no time, at the encouragement of Kirunda, forced his way in the defensive positions.
Hasule played a significant part in the title run-in during the 1982 season, scoring a vital goal to seal a 2-1 win over Masaka Union. And he was fast becoming SC Villa’s reliable defender, combining excellent technique and distribution with his appetite for a tackle and a battle. His versatility was also valuable. He ably filled in at the right back and all across the midfield during his time at Villa Park.
After a fantastic 1982 season, in which Villa won the league title unbeaten, national coach Bidandi Ssali put faith in the explosive defender and paired him with Kirunda in most of the Cranes fixtures.
In September 1982, Hasule scored a winner in the 3-2 victory over Tanzania during a Nations Cup qualifier to seal passage to the next round. Like Kirunda, Hasule was a master of the overlap game, which helped him score several goals. One particular match that highlighted Hasule’s overlapping prowess was against Algeria in a 1984 Olympic qualifier.
Not only did he deliver assists for Phillip Omondi and Issa Sekatawa., he scored a brace in the 4-1 first leg win at Nakivubo.
He made a name for himself as a footballer with record local champions SC Villa and became the main factor in their victories between 1982 and 1994. Hasule was part of the mighty SC Villa team that won the inaugural Super League unbeaten in 1982. He also led the club to the prestigious East and Central Africa club title in 1987. Twice he took SC Villa to the finals on the continent, Africa Club Championship in 1991 and CAF Cup in 1992. Cranes skipper
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