Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar Explained

Syed Ahmad
Fullname:	Syed Ahmad bin Syed Abu Bakar^[1] ^[2]
Birth Date:	20 April 1946
Birth Place:	Johor, Malayan Union
Death Date:	1 June 2022 (aged 76)
Death Place:	Perlis, Malaysia
Position:	Striker
Years1:	1963–1964
Clubs1:	Johor FA
Years2:	1965–1969
Clubs2:	Penang
Years3:	1970–1973
Clubs3:	Penjara FC
Years4:	1974–1979
Clubs4:	Perak
Years5:	1980–1981
Clubs5:	Kedah
Nationalyears1:	1965–1974
Nationalteam1:	Malaysia

Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar (20 April 1946 – 1 June 2022)^[3] was a Malaysian footballer who played as a striker.^[4]

Career

With the Malaysia national team, Ahmad scored four goals in the Olympics qualification matches against Japan, South Korea and Philippines that helped Malaysia to qualify for 1972Munich Olympics.^[5]

On 15 September 1974, he was a part of the team that won third place bronze medal in the 1974 Asian Games.^[6] He died at age 76 due to cancer.^[7]

Honours

Penang

• Burnley Cup: 1966
• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969
• Malaysia Cup: runner-up 1968, 1969

Penjara

• Malaya FAM Cup: 1970, 1971, 1973

Perak

• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1974
• Malaysia Cup: runner-up 1974^[8]

Malaysia

• Pestabola Merdeka: 1968, 1974^[9]
• Asian Games: bronze medal 1974

Notes and References

1. Web site: FAM hargai jasa Syed Ahmad. Malay. Harian Metro. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123213509/https://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/2020/03/555584/fam-hargai-jasa-syed-ahmad. 23 January 2021. dead.
2. Web site: Syed Ahmad tak setuju isu pemain naturalisasi. Malay. Berita Harian. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131061348/https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2018/07/455551/syed-ahmad-tak-setuju-isu-pemain-naturalisasi. 31 January 2022. dead.
3. https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/sports/2022/06/01/national-football-legend-syed-ahmad-dies-at-age-76/10076 National football legend Syed Ahmad dies at age 76
4. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF
5. Web site: Games of the XX. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament - Munchen 1972. . 25 August 2016.
6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html "Asian Games 1974" RSSSF
7. Web site: National football legend Syed Ahmad dies at age 76 . 2022-06-02 . www.thesundaily.my . en-MY.
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201222207/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/11/30/piala-malaysia-1974-2/ Piala Malaysia 1974. (In Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
9. Web site: Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia). Neil Morrison. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 September 2015. 28 February 2018.