Mohammed Bakar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed bin Bakar | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagan Ajam, Straits Settlements | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 2020 (aged 75) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1977 | Penang FA | ||
| International career | |||
| 1970–1975 | Malaysia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Malaysia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Datuk Mohammed Bakar (or Mohamad Bakar) (25 June 1945 – 8 November 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.[1]
Biography
A teacher by profession (as Malaysia football is not professional in his time), Mohamed represented Penang FA during his football career.[2] Mohamed competed for the Malaysia national team in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]
He was also in the coaching staff when Malaysia qualified again for the 1980 Olympics, though the Olympics were later boycotted by Malaysia. He was earlier the team head coach when Malaysia won the 1979 Southeast Asian Games gold medal, but the Football Association of Malaysia recorded Karl-Heinz Weigang, who was then the national team advisor, as the winning head coach.[4] Later, he was the Malaysia head coach for the ill-fated 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1985.
On 8 November 2020, Datuk Mohamad Bakar died at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT), Kepala Batas. He was 75.[5]
References
- ^ "Mohammed Bakar". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Asmadi, Anuar (6 November 2016). "Detik manis ke Olimpik, tidak tergambar dengan kata-kata". Berita Harian. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohammed Bakar Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "SEA Games, 1979: Malaysia's forgotten golden man sets the record straight". 15 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Football great Mohamad Bakar dies aged 75". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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