Isa Bakar

Isa Bakar (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s.[3] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.[4]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Isa.
Isa Bakar
Personal information
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
International career
1974–1981 Malaysia 69[2] (45)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career overview

Isa first played for Penang FA in 1970.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][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 won 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] Overall, Isa had total 69 caps with 45 international goals for Malaysia.[13]

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.[14][15] 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.[16][17]

In 2011, he was honoured by Ex-State & Ex-National Footballers Association of Malaysia to appreciate his contribution to the country as a football player.[18]

On 17 February 2022, IFFHS selected him on their list of Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team.[19]

Personal life

His older brother Ali Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.[20]

Honours

Penang

PPC

Malaysia

References
  1. Isa Bakar - National Football Teams
  2. Isa Bakar – Goals in International Matches - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. (RSSSF)
  3. 1976 & 1980 Asian Cup Qualification - Legasi Lagenda
  4. 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.
  5. General Information for Penang FA in 1970 - National Football Teams
  6. Atsushi Fujioka; Erik Garin; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (11 January 2018). "FA of Malaysia Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. "Asian Games 1974"-RSSSF.
  8. "Gangsa Di Sukan Asia 1974" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. "Top five all-time top scorers for Malaysian football team". Khelnow. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  10. Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  11. Aga Khan Gold Cup Archived 25 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "MEMPHIS DEPAY IN THE ALL TIME RANKING!". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  13. Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF
  14. "Retro Bola: Malaysia v Arsenal – Friendly 1975" (in Malay). Bazookapenaka. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  15. Arsenal FC tour of South East Asia 1975 - RSSSF
  16. "Walaupun Tanpa Fabregas, Wenger Janjikan Aksi Mengujakan" (in Malay). Mstar. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  17. Masa depan bolasepak M'sia makin cerah-Hamzah, Berita Harian at National Library Singapore.
  18. "'Super Mokh' and 'Spiderman' honoured". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  19. "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA DREAM TEAM - 123". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  20. 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.


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