Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar

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

Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar (20 April 1946 – 1 June 2022)^[3] was a Malaysian footballer who played as a striker.^[4]

Syed Ahmad

Personal information
Full name	Syed Ahmad bin Syed Abu Bakar[1][2]
Date of birth	20 April 1946
Place of birth	Johor, Malayan Union
Date of death	1 June 2022 (aged 76)
Place of death	Perlis, Malaysia
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1964	Johor FA
1965–1969	Penang
1970–1973	Penjara FC
1974–1979	Perak
1980–1981	Kedah
International career
1965–1974	Malaysia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

With the Malaysia national team, Ahmad scored four goals in the Olympics qualification matches against Japan, South Korea and Philippines that helped Malaysia to qualify for 1972 Munich Olympics.^[5]

On 15 September 1974, he was a part of the team that won third place bronze medal in the 1974 Asian Games.^[6] He died at age 76 due to cancer.^[7]

Honours

Penang

• Burnley Cup: 1966
• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969
• Malaysia Cup: runner-up 1968, 1969

Penjara

• Malaya FAM Cup: 1970, 1971, 1973

Perak

• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1974
• Malaysia Cup: runner-up 1974^[8]

Malaysia

• Pestabola Merdeka: 1968, 1974^[9]
• Asian Games: bronze medal 1974