Personal information | |||
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Full name | Namat Abdullah | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Butterworth, Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia | ||
Date of death | 17 December 2020 (aged 74) | ||
Place of death | Kamunting, Perak, Malaysia | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1966 | Penang FA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1969 | Penang FA | ?? | (?) |
1970–1973 | Penjara FC | ?? | (?) |
1974–1977 | Penang FA | ?? | (?) |
International career | |||
1967–1975 | Malaysia | 95[1] | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dato' Namat Abdullah DSPN AMN (30 March 1946 – 17 December 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.[2] He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
He was born in Butterworth, Penang.[5] Namat played as a striker when he helped Penang won the Burnley Cup in 1965 before playing as a right-back.[6] Namat featured for the Malaysian national team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, playing all three group games.[7][8][9][10] He also played for Malaysia in the 1974 World Cup qualifying matches.[11][12] For a period, Namat was captain of Penang FA. He led Penang to a 2-1 victory in 1974 Malaysia Cup final against Perak.[13]
On 11 May 1975, Namat was 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.[14][15][16]
During his international career, Namat went on to play a total of 115 matches for Malaysia (including non-FIFA 'A' international matches).[17] Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he had total of 95 caps.[18]
In 2003, he was awarded Maal Hijrah Sports Figure by Penang Malay Association.[19]
On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo he was listed among the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.[20]
Shahruddin Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.[21]
He died at his son-in-law's residence in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia at 74 after a long battle with intestinal cancer at 5.30 pm on 17 December 2020.[22] His body was brought to his residence in Taman Peruda, Sungai Petani the same day and his funeral was held at 9 pm the following day on 18 December 2020.[23][24]
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Penjara
Malaysia
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