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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Isa.
Isa Bakar
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-12-25)25 December 1952
Place of birth Malaysia
Date of death 28 August 2010(2010-08-28) (aged 57)
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1984 Penang FA 211 (86)
International career
1971–1981 Malaysia 52 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2013

Isa Bakar (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s.[1] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.[2]

Isa represented Malaysia when it finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran. In the same year, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side. Besides that, in the year 1976, he also helped Penang side to win the international tournament, Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Dhaka. Prolific striker and formed a deadly combination with Mokhtar Dahari. Started career playing in the Penang League having represented Malayawata and later the Penang Port Commission team into the FAM soccer competition.[3]

His older brother Ali Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.[4]

References

  1. ^ K. Suthakar (28 August 2010). "Former footballer Isa Bakar dies". The Star. Star Publications. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  2. ^ Loganath Velloo (22 October 2008). "Penang withdrawal unthinkable, say fans". The Star. Star Publications. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ^ K. Kandiah (28 August 2010). "Former soccer ace Isa Bakar dies". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  4. ^ K. Suthakar (28 August 2010). "Former footballer Isa Bakar dies". The Star.


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