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Murad Bakhsh (footballer)
Murad Bakhsh Makwa (1951 – 11 January 2011) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a defender.[1] Club careerNicknamed as Pencil due to his lanky physique, Bakhsh 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, Nepal XI, 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 1962, Bakhsh represented eventual winners, Victoria SC, at the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka.[5] In 1978, he left for the United Arab Emirates and represented the Sharjah Army football team for 13 years.[2] International career Bakhsh was part of the Pakistan national football team in the 1960s.[2] In 1963, he played against Iran at the 1964 Summer Olympics qualification.[6][7] During the 1965 RCD Cup, he was praised for his defensive abilities as left fullback, preventing several goals in the eventual 1–3 defeat against Turkey.[8] In 1967, he featured in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Burma.[9] In 1968, he captained the national team during test matches against FC Kairat from the Soviet Union. The next year he was again appointed as captain when the national side toured the Soviet Union for unofficial test matches against club sides.[10] Coaching careerBakhsh served as head coach of the Pakistan Blues team at the 1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup.[9] DeathBakhsh died after a prolonged illness on 11 January 2011. 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.[11][12] HonoursDhaka Wanderers
Victoria SC
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