Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 December 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Malaysia | ||
Date of death | 28 August 2010 | (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. He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.
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.
His older brother Ali Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.