{{short description|Malaysian footballer}} {{malay name|Isa|Bakar}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Isa Bakar | image =230px | image_size = 200 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1952|12|25}}<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79017/Isa_Bakar.html Isa Bakar - National Football Teams]</ref> | birth_place = Penang, British Malaya | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|8|28|1952|12|25}} | height = 1.71m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1 = 1970–1980 | clubs1 = Penang | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1981 | clubs2 = Penang Port Commission | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1982 | clubs3 = Penang | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1983 | clubs4 = Penang Port Commission | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1984–1986 | clubs5 = Penang | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 1974–1981 | nationalteam1 = Malaysia | nationalcaps1 = 69<ref name="Isa Bakar">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-bakar-intlg.html Isa Bakar – Goals in International Matches - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. (RSSSF)]</ref> | nationalgoals1 = 45 | club-update = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAS}}}} {{Medal|Comp|Asian Games}} {{Medal|3rd|1974 Tehran|Team}} {{Medal|Comp|SEA Games}} {{MedalGold|1977 Kuala Lumpur|Team}} {{MedalGold|1979 Jakarta|Team}} }}
'''Isa Bakar''' (25 December 1952 – 28 August 2010) was a football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s.<ref>[https://legasilagenda.com/2022/06/08/kelayakan-piala-asia-1976-1980/ 1976 & 1980 Asian Cup Qualification - Legasi Lagenda]</ref> He played for Penang FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/10/22/sports/2337264&sec=sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022172314/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F22%2Fsports%2F2337264&sec=sports|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2008|title=Penang withdrawal unthinkable, say fans|last=Loganath Velloo|date=22 October 2008|work=The Star|publisher=Star Publications|accessdate=28 August 2010}}</ref>
==Career overview== Isa first played for Penang FA in 1970.<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/club/3093/1970_2/Penang_Fa.html General Information for Penang FA in 1970 - National Football Teams]</ref> 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.<ref name="FAMLeagueChamp">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaycuphist.html#pialafam|title=FA of Malaysia Cup|author1=Atsushi Fujioka|author2=Erik Garin|author3=Mikael Jönsson|author4=Hans Schöggl|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=11 January 2018|access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html "Asian Games 1974"]-RSSSF.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://legasilagenda.com/2021/09/15/gangsa-di-sukan-asia-1974/|title=Gangsa Di Sukan Asia 1974|language=Malay|publisher=Legasi Lagenda|accessdate=17 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917074458/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/09/15/gangsa-di-sukan-asia-1974/|archivedate=17 September 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-05-world-football-all-time-top-scorers-malaysian-football-team|title=Top five all-time top scorers for Malaysian football team|publisher=Khelnow|accessdate=14 May 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515130333/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-05-world-football-all-time-top-scorers-malaysian-football-team|archivedate=15 May 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, he was part of the Malaysia Cup-winning Penang side.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120528014240/https://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/penang-was-once-a-feared-football-force-1.88019 Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.]</ref> Besides that, in 1976, he also helped the Penang side to won the Aga Khan Gold Cup international tournament held in Dhaka.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/agakhan.html Aga Khan Gold Cup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625170505/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/agakhan.html|date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> He was a prolific striker and formed a deadly combination with Mokhtar Dahari when both them scored 16 goals for national team in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1470|title=MEMPHIS DEPAY IN THE ALL TIME RANKING!|publisher=IFFHS|accessdate=10 August 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810090936/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1470|archivedate=10 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Overall, Isa had total 69 caps with 45 international goals for Malaysia.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF]</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bazookapenaka.com.my/2012/02/retro-bola-malaysia-v-arsenal-friendly-1975/|title=Retro Bola: Malaysia v Arsenal – Friendly 1975|language=malay|publisher=Bazookapenaka|accessdate=4 December 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005143539/https://bazookapenaka.com.my/2012/02/retro-bola-malaysia-v-arsenal-friendly-1975/|archivedate=5 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arsenal-sea75.html Arsenal FC tour of South East Asia 1975 - RSSSF]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2011/07/12/walaupun-tanpa-fabregas-wenger-janjikan-aksi-mengujakan|title=Walaupun Tanpa Fabregas, Wenger Janjikan Aksi Mengujakan|date=12 July 2011 |language=malay|publisher=Mstar|accessdate=4 December 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005143806/https://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/2011/07/12/walaupun-tanpa-fabregas-wenger-janjikan-aksi-mengujakan|archivedate=5 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19750516-1.2.37?ST=1&AT=search&k=Masadepan%20bolasepak%20M%27sia%20makin%20cerah%20%E2%80%94Hamzah&QT=masadepan,bolasepak,msia,makin,cerah,hamzah&oref=article Masa depan bolasepak M'sia makin cerah-Hamzah, Berita Harian at National Library Singapore.]</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2011/09/24/super-mokh-and-spiderman-honoured|title='Super Mokh' and 'Spiderman' honoured|work=The Star|accessdate=24 September 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118163642/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2011/09/24/super-mokh-and-spiderman-honoured|archivedate=18 November 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 17 February 2022, IFFHS selected him on their list of Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1693|title=IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA DREAM TEAM - 123|publisher=IFFHS|accessdate=29 May 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529062916/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1693|archivedate=29 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== His older brother Ali Bakar was also a football player, also playing for Penang and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/28/nation/20100828122348&sec=nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829024540/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F8%2F28%2Fnation%2F20100828122348&sec=nation|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2010|title=Former footballer Isa Bakar dies|last=K. Suthakar|date=28 August 2010|work=The Star|publisher=Star Publications|accessdate=28 August 2010}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== :''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakar goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Isa Bakar<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|7 September 1974}} |rowspan="2"|Apadana Stadium, Tehran, Iran |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Philippines}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|11-0 |rowspan="2"|1974 Asian Games |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|15 September 1974}} |rowspan="2"|Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran |rowspan="2"|{{fb|North Korea}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|1974 Asian Games |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |{{dts|16 March 1975}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|South Korea}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |{{dts|18 March 1975}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |{{dts|23 March 1975}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|South Vietnam}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |{{dts|14 June 1975}} |Jakarta, Indonesia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|1-3 |1975 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |{{dts|2 August 1975}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Japan}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |1975 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |{{dts|6 August 1975}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Bangladesh}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |1975 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |{{dts|8 August 1975}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Hong Kong}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|3-1 |1975 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|12 |{{dts|14 August 1975}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1975 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|13 |rowspan="5"|{{dts|15 February 1975}} |rowspan="5"|Jakarta, Indonesia |rowspan="5"|{{fb|Papua New Guinea}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"|10-1 |rowspan="5"|1976 Summer Olympics qualification |rowspan="5"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|14 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|15 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|16 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|17 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|18 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|22 February 1976}} |rowspan="2"|Jakarta, Indonesia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Singapore}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6-0 |rowspan="2"|1976 Summer Olympics qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|19 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|20 |{{dts|24 February 1976}} |Jakarta, Indonesia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |1976 Summer Olympics qualification |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|21 |{{dts|7 August 1976}} |Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|South Korea}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1976 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|22 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|12 August 1976}} |rowspan="2"|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|India}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-1 |rowspan="2"|1976 Merdeka Tournament |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|23 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|24 |{{dts|14 August 1976}} |Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|7-1 |1976 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|25 |{{dts|17 August 1976}} |Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|BIR|1974}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|3-1 |1976 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|26 |{{dts|11 September 1976}} |Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |{{fb|South Korea}} |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |style="text-align:center"|4-4 |1976 Korea Cup |<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/national/?act=nt_man&position=&s_idx=1619&search_val=1976&cursor=#cursor_location_sub | title=Kfa | 대한축구협회 }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|27 |{{dts|13 September 1976}} |Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |{{fb|Singapore}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|4-1 |1976 Korea Cup |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|28 |{{dts|19 September 1976}} |Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |{{fb|India}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|4-1 |1976 Korea Cup |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|29 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|1 March 1977}} |rowspan="2"|National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6-4 |rowspan="2"|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malaysia v Thailand, 01 March 1977|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/malaysia-v-thailand-01-march-1977-234161/|website=11v11|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|30 |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|31 |{{dts|29 July 1977}} |Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|5-1 |1977 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|32 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|1 November 1977}} |rowspan="3"|Bangkok, Thailand |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Singapore}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4-3 |rowspan="3"|1977 King's Cup |rowspan="3"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|33 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|34 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|35 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|6 November 1977}} |rowspan="2"|Bangkok, Thailand |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| |rowspan="2"|1977 King's Cup |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|36 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|37 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 November 1977}} |rowspan="2"|Bangkok, Thailand |rowspan="2"|{{fb|India}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-0 |rowspan="2"|1977 King's Cup |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|38 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|39 |{{dts|21 November 1977}} |Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Philippines}} |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |style="text-align:center"|5-0 |1977 Southeast Asian Games |<ref>{{cite web | title=NewspaperSG | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/scjp19771123-1.2.55.22 }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|40 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 November 1977}} |rowspan="2"|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|BIR|1974}} |style="text-align:center"|5-1 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|9-1 |rowspan="2"|1977 Southeast Asian Games |rowspan="2"|<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|41 |style="text-align:center"|6-1 |- |style="text-align:center"|42 |{{dts|10 December 1978}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|India}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1978 Asian Games |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|43 |{{dts|12 December 1978}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|Bangladesh}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |1978 Asian Games |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|44 |{{dts|17 December 1978}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |1978 Asian Games |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |- |style="text-align:center"|45 |{{dts|14 November 1979}} |Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Sweden}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|1-3 |Friendly |<ref name="Isa Bakar" /> |}
==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
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20221101110344/https://m.facebook.com/harimaumalayadotcom/photos/a.10150095608352074/10158163070342074/?type=3 Piala FAM PPC FC - Harimau Malaya FB] (In Malay) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20221101112511/https://m.facebook.com/156030201108636/photos/pcb.1139946979383615/1139946789383634/?type=3&source=49&paipv=0&eav=AfYS1FV6oBSEN2ios6dsKVIKml9DUnVArKvM25yjWZwGNgD-A7ZBkkA8HIoNKIE4s3k Tak Lek Dek Panas - Isa Bakar FB] (In Malay) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20220424215010/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html#goals Players with 30 or More Goals - RSSSF]
{{Malaysia squad 1976 AFC Asian Cup}}
Category:1952 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Malaysian men's footballers Category:Malaysia men's international footballers Category:1976 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Footballers from Penang Category:Penang F.C. players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Category:Asian Games footballers for Malaysia Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Category:SEA Games medalists in football Category:Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Category:Footballers at the 1977 SEA Games Category:Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in football