Isa Bakar

This is a Malay name; the name Bakar is a patronymic, not a family name, 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
Place of birth Malaysia
Date of death 28 August 2010(2010-08-28) (aged 57)
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970-1984 Penang FA 211 (86)
National team
1971-1981 Malaysia 52 (20)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013.


Isa Bakar (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s.[1] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.[2]

Isa represented Malaysia when it finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran. In the same year, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side. Besides that, in the year 1976, he also helped Penang side to win the international tournament, Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Dhaka. Prolific striker and formed a deadly combination with Mokhtar Dahari. Started career playing in the Penang League having represented Malayawata and later the Penang Port Commission team into the FAM soccer competition.[3]

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

References

  1. ↑ K. Suthakar (28 August 2010). "Former footballer Isa Bakar dies". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Loganath Velloo (22 October 2008). "Penang withdrawal unthinkable, say fans". The Star. Star Publications. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. ↑ K. Kandiah (28 August 2010). "Former soccer ace Isa Bakar dies". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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