Dato'
Mohammed Bakar
AMN DSPN
Personal information
Full name Mohammed bin Bakar
Date of birth (1945-06-25)25 June 1945
Place of birth Bagan Ajam, Straits Settlements
Date of death 8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 75)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1964–1965 Penang FA
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

Dato' DSPN AMN Mohammed Bakar (or Mohamad Bakar) (25 June 1945 – 8 November 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.[1] He was the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

A teacher by profession (as Malaysia football is not professional in his time), Mohamed represented Penang FA during his football career.[3] Mohamed competed for the Malaysia national team in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and went on as a substitute to replace Shaharuddin Abdullah in the 3-0 win against the United States.[4]

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.[5] Later, he was the Malaysia head coach for the ill-fated 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1985.

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team and also awarded Maal Hijrah Sports Figure by Penang Malay Association.[6][7] On 8 November 2020, Datuk Mohamad Bakar died at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT), Kepala Batas. He was 75.[8]

Honours

Player
Coaching staff
Head coach

Orders

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mohammed Bakar". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Malaysia". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ Asmadi, Anuar (6 November 2016). "Detik manis ke Olimpik, tidak tergambar dengan kata-kata" [A sweet moment at the Olympics, cannot be described in words]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
    - "Misi mustahil di Korea Selatan bertemankan 20 penyokong" [Mission impossible in South Korea with 20 supporters]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 17 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
    - "Men's Olympic Football Tournament : Munich 1972 : Malaysia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
    - "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 : Malaysia-USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ Vijhay Vick (15 September 2017). "SEA Games, 1979: Malaysia's forgotten golden man sets the record straight". FoutFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ^ "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Senarai Tokoh Pemenang 2000-2010" (in Malay). Pemenang.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ Imran Hilmy (8 November 2020). "Football great Mohamad Bakar dies aged 75". The Star. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

External links

Malaysia squad – 1972 Summer Olympics
Malaysia national football team – managers
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