Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 November 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Penang, British Malaya | ||
Date of death | 16 August 2003 | (aged 55)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1967 | Penang FA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1968–1976 | Penang FA | ||
International career | |||
1970–1976 | Malaysia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Bakar (18 November 1947 – 16 August 2003) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team from 1970 until 1976. [1] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition. He was the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2]
A midfielder, Ali was a squad player for the Malaysia team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, and also represented Malaysia when it finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran. [3] [4] Also in 1974, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side. [5] After two years, he also helped Penang side to win the international tournament, Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Dhaka. [6]
Ali's brother, Isa Bakar, was a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia. [7]
Ali suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore on 16 August 2003. [8] His body was buried in Penang. [9] In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team. [10]
Penang
Malaysia
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 18 November 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Penang, British Malaya | ||
Date of death | 16 August 2003 | (aged 55)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1967 | Penang FA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1968–1976 | Penang FA | ||
International career | |||
1970–1976 | Malaysia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Bakar (18 November 1947 – 16 August 2003) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team from 1970 until 1976. [1] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition. He was the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2]
A midfielder, Ali was a squad player for the Malaysia team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, and also represented Malaysia when it finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran. [3] [4] Also in 1974, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side. [5] After two years, he also helped Penang side to win the international tournament, Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Dhaka. [6]
Ali's brother, Isa Bakar, was a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia. [7]
Ali suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore on 16 August 2003. [8] His body was buried in Penang. [9] In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team. [10]
Penang
Malaysia