Bahwandi Hiralal Explained

Bahwandi a/l Hiralal (born 1 June 1951) is a former Malaysian football player. In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.[1]

Career

A defender, Bahwandi played for Selangor FA in Malaysia Cup tournament in the late 60s and early 70s. He also played for the Malaysia national football team, and was in the team that qualified to the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition. In the finals, Bahwandi played one group games, against West Germany.[2] Bahwandi also played in the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, as well as winning silver medal in the 1971 SEAP Games. In coaching, Bahwandi has coached the PDRM FA football team in the 1990s,[3] and the Malaysia national futsal team from late 1990s to early 2000s.[4] Later, he was the president of The Ex-State and Ex-National Footballers Association of Malaysia.[5] [6]

Bahwandi also played field hockey, and was captaining Malaysia youth team from 1969 to 1971.[7] A police officer by profession, his last rank before retiring from Royal Malaysian Police was Deputy Superintendent.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST. Malay. OCM. 5 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212062830/https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/. 12 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 - Germany FR 3:0 (0:0) Malaysia - Overview . FIFA.com . 30 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Lebih 600 pemain cuba nasib bersama Polis . Utusan.com.my . 13 January 1998 . 30 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204012459/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=1998&dt=0113&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=sp_06.htm . 4 February 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Futsal Asean: Malaysia mampu catat keputusan terbaik . Utusan.com.my . 30 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204012503/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0603&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_08.htm . 4 February 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Football legend in full force for inaugural nine-a-side football competition . Utusan.com.my . 30 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204012455/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0909&pub=themessenger&sec=Sports&pg=sp_04.htm . 4 February 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bernama Images . Foto.bernama.com . 8 September 2011 . 24 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202133840/http://foto.bernama.com/foto/pages/view.php?ref=203379&search=&order_by=date&sort=DESC&offset=2688&archive=0&k= . 2 February 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Kata Alu-aluan . Mmaa.org.my . 24 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202210952/http://www.mmaa.org.my/images/mboki.pdf . 2 February 2014 . dead .

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