Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar (20 April 1946 – 1 June 2022) was a Malaysian

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who played as a

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Career

With the Malaysia national team, Ahmad scored four goals in the Olympics qualification matches against

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and

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that helped Malaysia to qualify for 1972 Munich Olympics. On 15 September 1974, he was a part of the team that won third place bronze medal in the

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

. He died at age 76 due to cancer.

Honours

Penang *

Burnley Cup Burnley Cup or Piala Razak is a defunct youth football competition for under-19 players in Malaysia. History On 25 January 1961, Mr.Choo Seng Quee, Malaya national football team coach departed to England to study football training techniques. Tha ...

: 1966 * Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969 *

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: runner-up 1968, 1969 Penjara * Malaya FAM Cup: 1970, 1971, 1973 Perak * Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1974 *

: runner-up 1974 Malaysia *

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1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

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: bronze medal

References

1946 births 2022 deaths Deaths from cancer in Malaysia Sportspeople from Johor Malaysian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Malaysia men's international footballers Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub