Isa Bakar

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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]

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)
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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 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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
Third place1974 TehranTeam
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place1977 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place1979 JakartaTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakar goal.
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List of international goals scored by Isa Bakar[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 September 1974 Apadana Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Philippines — 11-0 1974 Asian Games [2]
2 —
3 15 September 1974 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran  North Korea 1-0 2-1 1974 Asian Games [2]
4 2-1
5 16 March 1975 Bangkok, Thailand  South Korea 1-0 2-1 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification [2]
6 18 March 1975 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1-0 1-0 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification [2]
7 23 March 1975 Bangkok, Thailand  South Vietnam — 3-0 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification [2]
8 14 June 1975 Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia — 1-3 1975 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament [2]
9 2 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Japan — 2-0 1975 Merdeka Tournament [2]
10 6 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Bangladesh — 3-0 1975 Merdeka Tournament [2]
11 8 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Hong Kong — 3-1 1975 Merdeka Tournament [2]
12 14 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia — 2-1 1975 Merdeka Tournament [2]
13 15 February 1975 Jakarta, Indonesia  Papua New Guinea — 10-1 1976 Summer Olympics qualification [2]
14 —
15 —
16 —
17 —
18 22 February 1976 Jakarta, Indonesia  Singapore — 6-0 1976 Summer Olympics qualification [2]
19 —
20 24 February 1976 Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia — 1-2 1976 Summer Olympics qualification [2]
21 7 August 1976 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  South Korea — 2-1 1976 Merdeka Tournament [2]
22 12 August 1976 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  India — 5-1 1976 Merdeka Tournament [2]
23 —
24 14 August 1976 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia — 7-1 1976 Merdeka Tournament [2]
25 17 August 1976 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Burma — 3-1 1976 Merdeka Tournament [2]
26 11 September 1976 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 2-0 4-4 1976 Korea Cup [21]
27 13 September 1976 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Singapore 1-0 4-1 1976 Korea Cup [2]
28 19 September 1976 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  India — 4-1 1976 Korea Cup [2]
29 1 March 1977 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 2-0 6-4 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
30 3-0
31 29 July 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia — 5-1 1977 Merdeka Tournament [2]
32 1 November 1977 Bangkok, Thailand  Singapore — 4-3 1977 King's Cup [2]
33 —
34 —
35 6 November 1977 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand — 1977 King's Cup [2]
36 —
37 10 November 1977 Bangkok, Thailand  India — 3-0 1977 King's Cup [2]
38 —
39 21 November 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Philippines 3-0 5-0 1977 Southeast Asian Games [23]
40 25 November 1977 Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Burma 5-1 9-1 1977 Southeast Asian Games [2]
41 6-1
42 10 December 1978 Bangkok, Thailand  India 1-0 1-0 1978 Asian Games [2]
43 12 December 1978 Bangkok, Thailand  Bangladesh 1-0 1-0 1978 Asian Games [2]
44 17 December 1978 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand — 1-2 1978 Asian Games [2]
45 14 November 1979 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Sweden — 1-3 Friendly [2]
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Honours

Penang

PPC

Malaysia

References

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