Isa Bakar (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the

Malaysian national football team The Malaysia national football team () represents Malaysia in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya national football t ...

in the 1970s. He played for

Penang FA Penang Football Club (or simply known as Penang FC) is a Malaysian professional football club based in George Town, Penang, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. Unofficially founded in 1920, officially as Football Association of Pena ...

in Malaysia's domestic competition.

Career overview

Isa first played for

in 1970. 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. Isa represented Malaysia national team when they finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in

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when his scored two goals against the only Asian team that was at the

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to won 2-1. In the same year, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side. Besides that, in 1976, he also helped the Penang side to won the

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international tournament held in Dhaka. He was a prolific striker and formed a deadly combination with

Mokhtar Dahari Dato' Mohd Mokhtar bin Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a Malaysian football player from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, he played for F.A. Selangor for most of his life. He is considered a legendary footballer in Malaysian football hi ...

when both them scored 16 goals for national team in 1976. Overall, Isa had total 69 caps with 45 international goals for Malaysia. On 11 May 1975, Isa is also part of the Malaysia Selection that played against

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in a friendly match which his team won by 2-0 at

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. 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. 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. On 17 February 2022,

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selected him on their list of Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team.

Personal life

His older brother

Ali Bakar Ali Bakar (18 November 1947 – 9 August 2003) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team from 1970 until 1976. He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition. Career overview A midfielder, Ali was ...

was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.

Honours

Penang * Malaysia Cup: 1974 *

: 1976 * Malaysia League: 1982 PPC *

Malaysia FAM Cup The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and use ...

: 1981, 1983 Malaysia * Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974 * Gold Medal

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1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

Merdeka Cup Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in ...

: 1976 *

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: 1977

References

External links

Piala FAM PPC FC - Harimau Malaya FB
(In Malay)
Tak Lek Dek Panas - Isa Bakar FB
(In Malay)

1952 births 2010 deaths Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers 1976 AFC Asian Cup players People from Penang Penang F.C. players Association football forwards Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in football Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Competitors at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub