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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohammed.
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Dato'
Mohammed Bakar
AMN DSPN
Personal information
Full name Mohammed bin Bakar
Date of birth (1945-06-25)25 June 1945
Place of birth Bagan Ajam, Straits Settlements
Date of death 8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 75)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
1964–1965 Penang FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1965–1977 Penang FA
National team
1970–1975 Malaysia
Teams managed
1985–1986 Malaysia
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dato' DSPN AMN Mohammed Bakar (or Mohamad Bakar) (25 June 1945 – 8 November 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.

He was also the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Career

A teacher by profession (as Malaysia football is not professional in his time), Mohamed represented Penang FA during his football career. Mohamed competed for the Malaysia national team in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and came as substitute to replaced Shaharuddin Abdullah in the 3-0 won against United States.

He was also in the coaching staff when Malaysia qualified again for the 1980 Olympics, though the Olympics were later boycotted by Malaysia. He was earlier the team head coach when Malaysia won the 1979 Southeast Asian Games gold medal, but the Football Association of Malaysia recorded Karl-Heinz Weigang, who was then the national team advisor, as the winning head coach. Later, he was the Malaysia head coach for the ill-fated 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1985.

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team and also awarded Maal Hijrah Sports Figure by Penang Malay Association. On 8 November 2020, Datuk Mohamad Bakar died at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT), Kepala Batas. He was 75.

Honours

  • Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974
  • Merdeka Cup: 1973, 1974
  • Burnley Cup: 1964/65
  • Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969
  • Malaysia Cup: 1974
  • Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1976
Coaching staff
  • Gold medal SEA Games: 1979
Head coach
  • Merdeka Cup: 1979
  • Bronze medal SEA Games: 1985

Orders

  •  Malaysia
    • MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1978)
    • MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Officer - DSPN.svg Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato’

See also

  • List of flag bearers for Malaysia at the Olympics
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