Ali 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, Ali.
Ali Bakar
Personal information
Date of birth18 November 1947
Place of birthMalaysia
Date of death9 August 2003 (aged 55)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Retired
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Penang FA
National team
1970sMalaysia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

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

A midfielder, Ali was a squad player for the Malaysia team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, and also represented Malaysia when it finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran. Also in 1974, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side. After two years, he also helped Penang side to win the international tournament, Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Dhaka.

Ali suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore in 2003.[1] His body was buried in Penang.[2]

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

References

External links

Profile at Sports Council, Prison Department of Malaysia