Abdul Ghani Minhat
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Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani bin Minhat PSM PJN AMN DSSA DIMP (Jawi: عبدالغاني منحة; 23 December 1935 – 28 September 2012)[3][4] was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Malaya and Malaysia. He was known as the Raja Bola[5] (Malay for King of Football) and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football players.[6]
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Minhat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghani. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Full name | Abdul Ghani Bin Minhat | ||
Date of birth | (1935-12-23)23 December 1935 | ||
Place of birth |
Kampung Solok, Rantau, Negeri Sembilan, British Malaya | ||
Date of death | 28 September 2012(2012-09-28) (aged 76) | ||
Place of death | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1968 | Selangor FA | 97 | (106) |
1969 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
International career | |||
1956–1962 | Malaya | 57 | (58[1]) |
1963–1966 | Malaysia | 14 | (3[2]) |
Managerial career | |||
1969 | Malaysia | ||
1970–1973 | Selangor FA | ||
1971 | Malaysia B | ||
1973 | Malaysia | ||
1975–1976 | Malaysia | ||
1983–1985 | Selangor FA | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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