Bakri Ibni

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ibni is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Bakri. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Bakri Ibni

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-08-25) 25 August 1952 (age 72)
Youth career
1972–1973	Perlis FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1984	Perlis FA
1984–1985	Talasco
International career
1976–1983	Malaysia	63	(16)
Managerial career
1981–1989	Perlis FA
	Bank Rakyat
1991	Malaysia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bakri Ibni (born 25 August 1952) is a Malaysian former football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s - 1980s.[1]

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.[2] With Talasco, he won Selangor Dunhill Cup and reached Semi-final Malaysia FAM Cup.[3] As a national player, Bakri scored 16 international goals in 63 appearances for Malaysia.[4][5]

A midfielder, Bakri was in the Malaysia squad that qualified for the 1980 Moscow Olympics football competition (though later Malaysia boycotted the Games).[6] He scored one of the two goals in the 2-1 win over South Korea that decided the qualifiers for the Olympics, the other goal was scored by James Wong.[7] In 1980, Bakri represented Malaysia in the AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait.[8][9] Bakri also represented Malaysia in other competitions, winning the 1979 Merdeka Cup and 1978 King's Cup. On 26 November 1977, He was also in the national squads that won gold medals in the regional SEA Games.[10]

From 1981-1983, Bakri had coached Perlis FA while he was still playing for them.[11] 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 in 1991.[12]

In 2020, Goal.com had selected him on their list of The best Malaysia XI of all time.[13]

Honours

Perlis

• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: runners-up 1974, 1977

Malaysia

• SEA Games: 1977
• King's Cup: 1978
• Merdeka Tournament: 1979

References

1. General Information about the player Bakri Ibni - National Football Teams
2. "Bakri Ibni bintang yang dilupakan". Utusan. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
3. "Dipanggil "Ayah" Oleh Kiatisuk Senamuang, Siapakah Sebenarnya Tuan Haji Bakri Ibni". Semuanya Bola. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
5. Mamrud, Roberto. "Bakri Ibni - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
6. "Road To Moscow 1980: The True Story Of Malaysia's Football Team That Inspired 'Ola Bola'". Says. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
7. "From Raja Bola to King James, 'Spiderman' to Safiq - The best Malaysia XI of all time". Goal. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
8. "A mirage in Kuwait". The Star at Rizal Hashim. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
9. Asian Nations Cup 1980 - RSSSF
10. "Sukan SEA 1977". Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
11. Bakri may play for Selangor - National Library of Singapore
12. "A mirage in Kuwait". Tmcnet. 1 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2006.
13. "From Raja Bola to King James, 'Spiderman' to Safiq - The best Malaysia XI of all time". Goal. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.