Murad Bakhsh (footballer)
 Bakhsh in the 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murad Bakhsh | ||
| Date of birth | 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyari, Pakistan | ||
| Date of death | (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Lyari, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Karachi Port Trust | |||
| PPWD | |||
| KMC | |||
| Habib Bank | |||
| 1960–1963 | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| 1978–1991 | Sharjah Army | ||
| International career | |||
| 1960s | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Murad Bakhsh (1951 – 11 January 2011), was a Pakistani footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed as Pencil due to his lanky physique, Bakhsh played as a left-in.[2]
He represented the Karachi Port Trust, Pakistan Public Works Department, Karachi Municipal Corporation and Habib Bank football teams while also playing for clubs in Dhaka in East Pakistan.[2][3]
In 1960, Dhaka Wanderers brought Bakhsh in, winning their seventh First Division League title. In 1963, the club finished as runner-up of the Aga Khan Gold Cup after defeating Police AC, Pakistan Western Railway and Indonesia XI in the semi-final. In the final, held on 29 October 1963, Wanderers lost 1–2 to Pakistan Railways, with Bakhsh included in the starting eleven of the game.[4]
In 1978, he left for the United Arab Emirates and represented the Sharjah Army football team for 13 years.[2]
International career
[edit]Bakhsh was part of the Pakistan national football team in the late 1960s.[2] In 1967, he featured in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Burma.[5]
Coaching career
[edit]Bakhsh served as head coach of the Pakistan Blues team at the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup.[5]
Death
[edit]Bakhsh died after a prolonged illness on 11 January 2011, aged only 59. Suffering from cancer for the past several years, he was living in precarious conditions in Lyari, forcing his lone son to leave his football career in favour of becoming a motor mechanic. He left behind his son and a daughter.[2] A-minute silence was observed before a regional league football match, three hours after his death.[6][7]
Honours
[edit]Dhaka Wanderers
- Dhaka League: 1960
References
[edit]- ^ "Editorial | Special Report | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ a b c d e Newspaper, From the (2011-01-11). "Former footballer Murad Bakhsh passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "The years of dreams | Special Report | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Dulal, Mahmud (2020). খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (transl. Liberation war in the playground) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. ISBN 978-984-8218-31-0.
- ^ a b Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part II". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Agencies (2011-01-11). "Singolane overwhelm Winder 3-1 in Lyari League". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Newspaper, From the (2011-01-11). "Idrees claims hat-trick". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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