Qadir Bakhsh

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

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

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. He was a member of the Pakistan national football team for 10 years, from 1965 to 1975. He took part in tournaments: RCD Cup 1965, RCD Cup 1967, RCD Cup 1969 and was captain of RCD Cup 1970. 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.

Managerial career
He was coach of President's Eleven that featured in the 1986 President's Gold Cup held under Pakistan Customs.

Death
After retirement from football, he served as sub engineer in the water board. 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. A stroke had left him unable to use his right leg, and in needs to undergo regular physiotherapy. He passed away soon after.