Qadir Bakhsh

Qadir Bakhsh (born 1945), was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] Nicknamed as Putla, Qadir played in the in the 1960s and 1970s and captained the Pakistan national team on several occasions.[1]

Qadir Bakhsh
Bakhsh in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth 1945
Place of birth Lyari, Karachi, British India
Date of death 2008
Place of death Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962– Victoria SC
–1967 Mohammedan SC
1968 EPIDC
1969 Dilkusha SC
– Sindh Red
International career
1965–1975 Pakistan ?? (?)
Managerial career
1986 President XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bakhsh rose to the ranks from school football.[2][3] He also led Sindh Red that clinched the 1975 National Championship at Quetta.[4] He also played pro-football for Dhaka PIDC, Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC), Dilkusha SC, and Victoria SC.[1]

International career

Joining the national youth team in 1965, he was noticed while playing in the local Lyari side that beat Turkey’s visiting national team 4–0 in a charity match played to benefit the flood victims of East Pakistan.[5]

He was a member of the Pakistan national football team for 10 years, from 1965 to 1975.[1] He took part in tournaments: RCD Cup 1965, RCD Cup 1967, RCD Cup 1969 and was captain of RCD Cup 1970.[1] In 1967, he also featured for Pakistan in four friendly matches in Pakistan against Saudi Arabia, scoring the equalizer in the last match that ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]

Managerial career

He was coach of President's Eleven that featured in the 1986 President's Gold Cup held under Pakistan Customs.[7][1]

Death

After retirement from football, he served as sub engineer in the water board.[5] In 2008, it was reported that Bakhsh had been partially paralyzed at the age of 63, and been receiving treatment at the Lyari General Hospital.[4][5] A stroke had left him unable to use his right leg, and in needs to undergo regular physiotherapy.[1] He passed away soon after.[1]

See also

References
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  2. "Unique Star School edge Ibrahim Ali Bhai School". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  3. "Leisure Leagues set to hold school football". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  4. "Ibad hailed for financially supporting Lyari footballer". Brecorder. 2008-06-10. Archived from the original on 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. Hasan, Shazia (2008-06-08). "Ailing football legend receives govt's assistance". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  6. "Pakistan - National Team Players". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  7. "President's Gold Cup 1986 (Karachi)". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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