Mohammed Bakar

For the Comorian athlete, see Mohamed 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, Mohammed.

Dato' Mohammed Bin Bakar (or Mohamad Bin Bakar) DSPN AMN (25 June 1945 – 8 November 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.^[1]

Dato'
Mohammed Bakar
DSPN, AMN

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)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1964–1965	Penang FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1977	Penang FA
International career
1970–1975	Malaysia
Managerial career
1985–1986	Malaysia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A teacher by profession (as Malaysia football is not professional in his time), Mohamed represented Penang FA during his football career.^[2] Mohamed competed for the Malaysia national team in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and went on as a substitute to replace Shaharuddin Abdullah in the 3-0 win against the United States.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

Death

On 8 November 2020, Datuk Mohamad Bakar died at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT), Kepala Batas. He was 75.^[7]

Honours

Player

• Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974
• Merdeka Cup: 1973, 1974
• Burnley Cup: 1964/65
• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969
• Malaysia Cup: 1974

Coaching staff

• Gold medal SEA Games: 1979

Head coach

• Merdeka Cup: 1979
• Bronze medal SEA Games: 1985

Orders

• Malaysia
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) in 1978^[8]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato’ in 2015^[8]