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Ali Bakar
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-11-18)18 November 1947
Place of birth	Penang, British Malaya
Date of death	16 August 2003(2003-08-16) (aged 55)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1967	Penang FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1976	Penang FA
International career
1970–1976	Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Bakar (18 November 1947 – 16 August 2003) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team from 1970 until 1976.^[1] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition. He was the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career overview

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.^[3]^[4] Also in 1974, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side.^[5] After two years, he also helped Penang side to win the international tournament, Aga Khan Gold Cup held in Dhaka.^[6]

Ali's brother, Isa Bakar, was a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.^[7]

Ali suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore on 16 August 2003.^[8] His body was buried in Penang.^[9] In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.^[10]

Penang

Malaysia

v t e Malaysia squad – 1972 Summer Olympics
1 Kam Fook 2 Othman 3 Chin Ann 4 Namat 5 Chandran 6 Luam Khen 7 Hamzah 8 Shaharuddin 9 Zawawi 10 Krishnasamy 11 Salleh 12 Harun 13 Fung Kee 14 Choon Wah 15 Ali 16 Mohammed 17 Loon Teik 18 Rahim 19 Bahwandi Coach: Jalil

v t e Malaysia squad – 1976 AFC Asian Cup
GK Arumugam GK Hamid DF Zainuddin DF Abdullah DF Santokh DF Yahya DF Radzi DF Shukor MF Khor MF Dharmalingam MF Vithilinggam FW Umaparam FW Ali FW Isa FW Mohktar FW Irfan Coach: Kuppan

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