Isa Bakar (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s.[3][4] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.[5]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1952-12-25)25 December 1952[1] | ||
Place of birth | Penang, British Malaya | ||
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) |
1970–1980 | Penang | ||
1981 | Penang Port Commission | ||
1982 | Penang | ||
1983 | Penang Port Commission | ||
1984–1986 | Penang | ||
National team | |||
1974–1981 | Malaysia | 69[2] | (45) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Isa first played for Penang FA in 1970.[6] Later, he continued playing in the Penang League, having represented the Penang Port Commission team (PPC FC) in the FAM soccer competition in 1981 and 1983.[7] Isa represented Malaysia national team when they finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran when his scored two goals against the only Asian team that was at the 1966 World Cup, North Korea to won 2-1.[8][9] In the same year, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side.[10] Besides that, in 1976, he also helped the Penang side to win the Aga Khan Gold Cup international tournament held in Dhaka.[11] He was a prolific striker and formed a deadly combination with Mokhtar Dahari when both them scored 16 goals for national team in 1976.[12]
On 11 May 1975, Isa is also part of the Malaysia Selection that played against Arsenal FC in a friendly match which his team won by 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium.[13][14] Later, He scored 1 goal which ended in a 1–1 draw against Arsenal in a second match at his Penang home ground, City Stadium.[15][16]
On 17 February 2022, IFFHS selected him on their list of Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team.[17]
His older brother Ali Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.[18]
Malaysia squad – 1976 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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