{{short description|Malaysian former football player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{malay name|Bakri|Ibni|note=on}} {{Infobox football biography |embed = |name = Bakri Ibni |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|08|25|df=y}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |height = |position = |currentclub = |youthyears1 = 1972–1973 |youthclubs1 = [[Perlis FA]] |collegeyears1 = |college1 = |collegecaps1 = |collegegoals1 = |years1 = 1974–1984 |clubs1 = [[Perlis FA]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 1984–1985 |clubs2 = Talasco |caps2 = |goals2 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |nationalyears1 = 1976–1983 |nationalteam1 = [[Malaysian national football team|Malaysia]] |nationalcaps1 = 63 |nationalgoals1 = 16 |medaltemplates = |manageryears1 = 1981–1989 |managerclubs1 = [[Perlis FA]] |manageryears2 = |managerclubs2 = Bank Rakyat |manageryears3 = 1991 |managerclubs3 = [[Malaysian national football team|Malaysia]] (assistant) }} '''Bakri Ibni''' (born 25 August 1952) is a Malaysian former [[association football|football]] player who represented the [[Malaysian national football team]] in the 1970s - 1980s.<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/88038/Bakri_Ibni.html General Information about the player Bakri Ibni - National Football Teams]</ref>
==Career Overview== He played for [[Perlis FA]] in Malaysia's domestic competition until 1984 and joined Selangor club Talasco to unite with legendary national striker [[Mokhtar Dahari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0514&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana_Sukan&pg=rs_01.htm|publisher=Utusan|title=Bakri Ibni bintang yang dilupakan|date=14 May 2011|access-date=14 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225192130/https://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0514&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana_Sukan&pg=rs_01.htm|archive-date=25 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> With Talasco, he won Selangor [[Dunhill (cigarette)|Dunhill]] Cup and reached Semi-final [[Malaysia FAM Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://semuanyabola.com/dipanggil-ayah-oleh-kiatisuk-senamuang-siapakah-sebenarnya-tuan-haji-bakri-ibni/|publisher=Semuanya Bola|title=Dipanggil "Ayah" Oleh Kiatisuk Senamuang, Siapakah Sebenarnya Tuan Haji Bakri Ibni|date=20 August 2021|access-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027000542/https://semuanyabola.com/dipanggil-ayah-oleh-kiatisuk-senamuang-siapakah-sebenarnya-tuan-haji-bakri-ibni/|archive-date=27 October 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a national player, Bakri scored 16 international goals in 63 appearances for Malaysia.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html Malaysia - Record International Players] - [[RSSSF]].</ref><ref name="Bakri Ibni RSSSF">{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Bakri Ibni - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-ibni-intl.html|access-date=29 November 2021 }}</ref>
A midfielder, Bakri was in the Malaysia squad that qualified for the [[1980 Moscow Olympics]] [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|football competition]] (though later Malaysia boycotted the Games).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://says.com/my/entertainment/malaysian-football-s-golden-age-the-true-story-behind-ola-bola-the-movie|title=Road To Moscow 1980: The True Story Of Malaysia's Football Team That Inspired 'Ola Bola'|date=3 February 2016 |publisher=Says|accessdate=25 July 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206220426/https://says.com/my/entertainment/malaysian-football-s-golden-age-the-true-story-behind-ola-bola-the-movie|archivedate=6 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored one of the two goals in the 2-1 win over [[Republic of Korea national football team|South Korea]] that decided the qualifiers for the Olympics, the other goal was scored by [[James Wong (footballer)|James Wong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/raja-bola-king-james-spiderman-safiq-rahim-best-malaysia-xi/18nvjl5zn21c1md4pjsxgh2ct|title=From Raja Bola to King James, 'Spiderman' to Safiq - The best Malaysia XI of all time|publisher=[[Goal.com|Goal]]|accessdate=30 May 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608035634/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/raja-bola-king-james-spiderman-safiq-rahim-best-malaysia-xi/18nvjl5zn21c1md4pjsxgh2ct|archivedate=8 June 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], Bakri represented Malaysia in the [[AFC Asian Cup]] in Kuwait.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rizalhashim.blogspot.com/2010/09/mirage-in-kuwait.html?m=1|publisher= The Star at Rizal Hashim|title= A mirage in Kuwait|date=5 September 2010|access-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023220637/http://rizalhashim.blogspot.com/2010/09/mirage-in-kuwait.html?m=1|archive-date=23 October 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html Asian Nations Cup 1980 - RSSSF]</ref> Bakri also represented Malaysia in other competitions, winning the 1979 [[Merdeka Cup]] and 1978 [[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]]. On 26 November 1977, He was also in the national squads that won gold medals in the regional [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legasilagenda.com/2021/11/26/sukan-sea-1977/|title=Sukan SEA 1977|publisher=Legasi Lagenda|accessdate=6 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224740/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/11/26/sukan-sea-1977/|archivedate=26 November 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
From 1981-1983, Bakri had coached [[Perlis FA]] while he was still playing for them.<ref>[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19841121-1.2.65.17?ST=1&AT=search&k=Bakri%20may%20play%20for%20Selangor&QT=bakri,may,play,for,selangor&oref=article Bakri may play for Selangor - National Library of Singapore]</ref> He later returned to coach them again in the 1990s. Bakri has also coached Bank Rakyat football team in the local inter-bank championship, JKR Perlis, and as assistant head coach to Malaysia national team coach [[Rahim Abdullah (Malaysian footballer)|Rahim Abdullah]] in 1991.{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}
In 2020, [[Goal (website)|Goal.com]] selected him on their list of The best Malaysia XI of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/raja-bola-king-james-spiderman-safiq-rahim-best-malaysia-xi/18nvjl5zn21c1md4pjsxgh2ct|title=From Raja Bola to King James, 'Spiderman' to Safiq - The best Malaysia XI of all time|publisher=[[Goal.com|Goal]]|accessdate=30 May 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608035634/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/raja-bola-king-james-spiderman-safiq-rahim-best-malaysia-xi/18nvjl5zn21c1md4pjsxgh2ct|archivedate=8 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Perlis * [[Piala Emas Raja-Raja|Malaysia Kings Gold Cup]]: runners-up 1974, 1977
;Malaysia * [[Football at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games|SEA Games]]: 1977 * [[King's Cup (Thailand)|King's Cup]]: 1978 * [[Merdeka Tournament]]: 1979
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Malaysia squad 1980 AFC Asian Cup}}
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