Dato' Namat Abdullah (30 March 1946 – 17 December 2020) was a

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footballer. He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the

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Career overview

He was born in

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. Namat played as a striker when he helped Penang won the Burnley Cup in 1965 before playing as a

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. Namat featured for the Malaysian national team in the

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football competition, playing all three group games. He also played for Malaysia in the 1974 World Cup qualifying matches. For a period, Namat was captain of Penang FA. He led Penang to a 2-1 victory in 1974 Malaysia Cup final against

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. On 11 May 1975, Namat was 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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. During his international career, Namat went on to play a total of 115 matches for Malaysia (including non-FIFA 'A' international matches). Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he had total of 95 caps. In 2003, he was awarded Maal Hijrah Sports Figure by Penang Malay Association. On 17 September 2014,

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he was listed among the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.

Personal life

Shahruddin Abdullah, his brother also played for

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and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.

Death

He died at his son-in-law's residence in

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at 74 after a long battle with

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at 5.30 pm on 17 December 2020. His body was brought to his residence in Taman Peruda,

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the same day and his funeral was held at 9 pm the following day on 18 December 2020.

Honours

Penang * Burnley Cup: 1964/65, 1966 * Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969 *

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: 1974 *

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: 1976 Penjara *

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: 1970, 1971, 1973 Malaysia * Bronze medal

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: 1972 *

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: 1968, 1973, 1974 Individual * OCM Hall of Fame - 1972 Summer Olympics football team: 2004 *

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The best Malaysia XI of all time: 2020 *

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Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022

Orders

* : ** Member of the

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(AMN) (1975) * : ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Officer - DSPN

Officer of the

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(DSPN) – Dato’ (2011)

References

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at Sports Council, Prison Department of Malaysia
1946 births Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers People from Penang Penang F.C. players Olympic footballers of Malaysia Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics 2020 deaths Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in football Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Association football defenders Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Competitors at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in Malaysia {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub