Maula Bakhsh

Maula Bakhsh Gotai (; 1947 – 30 August 2021), alternatively spelled Maula Bux, He started playing football at an early age for the local Saifi Sports Club. A graduate of Karachi University, Bakhsh played for the NJV School and SM Government Arts & Commerce College school football teams until eventually getting selected for the Karachi Division youth team.

Bakhsh played for Karachi Port Trust and Pakistan Airlines departmental teams in the domestic setup in the 1960s, while representing the Karachi Division at the National Football Championship.

Dhaka Mohammedan Like several notable players of West Pakistan, Bakhsh represented several clubs in East Pakistan at the Dhaka First Division League, where he played for Dhaka Mohammedan and EPIDC. During his stay in the Dhaka League, he also represented Dacca Division at the National Football Championship.

In 1969, Bakhsh received a suspension of two years from the East Pakistan Sports Federation, due to playing for Karachi-based club Karachi Port Trust, while still being registered to Dhaka Mohammedan.

Mersin İdman Yurdu After making a good impression with the national team in a match against Turkey at the 1967 RCD Cup, on 6 April 1968, Bakhsh along with national teammate and fellow Lyari resident Abdul Jabbar signed for Turkish First Football League club Mersin İdman Yurdu. Bakhsh made two appearances with the team against Ankara Demirspor and Bursaspor during the 1967–68 Turkish First Football League. Both stayed at the club for six months.

Bakhsh had reportedly later claimed that both faced difficulties, and struggled to match the stamina and fitness required for the Turkish football team, due to lack of focus on the players' fitness level in Pakistan at the time.

Al-Shaab During the 1970s, several local leagues were launched across the Middle East, where several Pakistani players represented club sides in these leagues and some of these players even coached the clubs’ new youth setups. Subsequently, Bakhsh moved to the United Arab Emirates, where he featured for Al-Shaab CSC in Sharjah in the mid-1970s, later also coaching the team.

15 November 1967 Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma

1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification Honours

Karachi Youth Division National Youth Football Championship Winners (1): 1966 (shared)

Dhaka Mohammedan Aga Khan Gold Cup Winners (1): 1968