PETALING JAYA: Former football legend and national team coach Datuk Mohamad Bakar (pic) passed away yesterday at the age of 75. The former teacher holds the rare distinction of being the ultimate football servant – as a successful player, coach and football administrator.Mohamad, who had been suffering from bone marrow disease for a few years, passed away at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Kepala Batas.
Nicknamed Ma Baker by his teammates due to the Boney M hit in the ‘70s, he represented Penang from 1963-1975, scored the winner in the 1974 Malaysia Cup final against Perak for a 2-1 victory.
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