Isa Bakar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Isa.

Isa Bakar (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s.^[3] He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.^[4]

Isa Bakar

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-12-25)25 December 1952[1]
Place of birth	Penang, British Malaya
Date of death	28 August 2010(2010-08-28) (aged 57)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1980	Penang
1981	Penang Port Commission
1982	Penang
1983	Penang Port Commission
1984–1986	Penang
International career
1974–1981	Malaysia	69[2]	(45)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Malaysia Asian Games 1974 Tehran Team SEA Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur Team 1979 Jakarta Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career overview

Isa first played for Penang FA in 1970.^[5] Later, he continued playing in the Penang League, having represented the Penang Port Commission team (PPC FC) in the FAM soccer competition in 1981 and 1983.^[6] Isa represented Malaysia national team when they finished third in the 1974 Asian Games in Iran when his scored two goals against the only Asian team that was at the 1966 World Cup, North Korea to won 2-1.^[7][8][9] In the same year, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side.^[10] Besides that, in 1976, he also helped the Penang side to won the Aga Khan Gold Cup international tournament held in Dhaka.^[11] He was a prolific striker and formed a deadly combination with Mokhtar Dahari when both them scored 16 goals for national team in 1976.^[12] Overall, Isa had total 69 caps with 45 international goals for Malaysia.^[13]

On 11 May 1975, Isa is also part of the Malaysia Selection that played against Arsenal FC in a friendly match which his team won by 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium.^[14][15] Later, He scored 1 goal which ended in a 1–1 draw against Arsenal in a second match at his Penang home ground, City Stadium.^[16][17]

In 2011, he was honoured by Ex-State & Ex-National Footballers Association of Malaysia to appreciate his contribution to the country as a football player.^[18]

On 17 February 2022, IFFHS selected him on their list of Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team.^[19]

Personal life

His older brother Ali Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.^[20]

Career Statistics

International

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakar goal.

List of international goals scored by Isa Bakar^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	7 September 1974	Apadana Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Philippines	—	11-0	1974 Asian Games	[2]
2				—
3	15 September 1974	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran	North Korea	1-0	2-1	1974 Asian Games	[2]
4				2-1
5	16 March 1975	Bangkok, Thailand	South Korea	1-0	2-1	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[2]
6	18 March 1975	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1-0	1-0	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[2]
7	23 March 1975	Bangkok, Thailand	South Vietnam	—	3-0	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[2]
8	14 June 1975	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	—	1-3	1975 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament	[2]
9	2 August 1975	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Japan	—	2-0	1975 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
10	6 August 1975	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bangladesh	—	3-0	1975 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
11	8 August 1975	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hong Kong	—	3-1	1975 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
12	14 August 1975	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	—	2-1	1975 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
13	15 February 1975	Jakarta, Indonesia	Papua New Guinea	—	10-1	1976 Summer Olympics qualification	[2]
14				—
15				—
16				—
17				—
18	22 February 1976	Jakarta, Indonesia	Singapore	—	6-0	1976 Summer Olympics qualification	[2]
19				—
20	24 February 1976	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	—	1-2	1976 Summer Olympics qualification	[2]
21	7 August 1976	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	South Korea	—	2-1	1976 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
22	12 August 1976	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	India	—	5-1	1976 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
23				—
24	14 August 1976	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	—	7-1	1976 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
25	17 August 1976	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Burma	—	3-1	1976 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
26	11 September 1976	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	2-0	4-4	1976 Korea Cup	[21]
27	13 September 1976	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Singapore	1-0	4-1	1976 Korea Cup	[2]
28	19 September 1976	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	India	—	4-1	1976 Korea Cup	[2]
29	1 March 1977	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Thailand	2-0	6-4	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification	[22]
30				3-0
31	29 July 1977	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia	—	5-1	1977 Merdeka Tournament	[2]
32	1 November 1977	Bangkok, Thailand	Singapore	—	4-3	1977 King's Cup	[2]
33				—
34				—
35	6 November 1977	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	—		1977 King's Cup	[2]
36				—
37	10 November 1977	Bangkok, Thailand	India	—	3-0	1977 King's Cup	[2]
38				—
39	21 November 1977	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Philippines	3-0	5-0	1977 Southeast Asian Games	[23]
40	25 November 1977	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Burma	5-1	9-1	1977 Southeast Asian Games	[2]
41				6-1
42	10 December 1978	Bangkok, Thailand	India	1-0	1-0	1978 Asian Games	[2]
43	12 December 1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Bangladesh	1-0	1-0	1978 Asian Games	[2]
44	17 December 1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	—	1-2	1978 Asian Games	[2]
45	14 November 1979	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sweden	—	1-3	Friendly	[2]

Honours

Penang

• Malaysia Cup: 1974
• Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1976
• Malaysia League: 1982

PPC

• Malaysia FAM Cup: 1981, 1983

Malaysia

• Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974
• Gold Medal SEA Games: 1977, 1979
• Merdeka Tournament: 1976
• King's Cup: 1977