Ali Bakar

This is a Malay name; the name Bakar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ali.

Ali Bakar

Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-11-18)18 November 1947
Place of birth	Malaysia
Date of death
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Penang FA
International career
1970s	Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2013

Ali Bakar (18 November 1947 – 9 August 2003) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s. He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.

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

Ali suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore in 2003. His body was buried in Penang.

His brother Isa Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.

See also

List of association footballers who died while playing

External links

Profile at Sports Council, Prison Department of Malaysia