Personal information | |||
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Full name | Salleh bin Ibrahim | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 October 1947||
Place of birth | Ketereh, Malayan Union | ||
Date of death | 8 March 2020 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan, Malaysia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Jabatan Penjara | |||
1963–1964 | Kelantan FA | ||
1965–1970 | Singapore FA | ||
1971–1972 | Kelantan FA | ||
1973–1980 | Perak FA | ||
International career | |||
1970–1978 | Malaysia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Salleh Ibrahim (15 October 1947 – 8 March 2020) was a Malaysian footballer.[1][2] A prison officer by profession (as Malaysian football was not professional in his time), Salleh represented Prison Department, Kelantan FA, Perak FA and Singapore FA during his football career.[3] He also played for Malaysian national team, and competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics,[4] scoring in the 3–0 win against the United States in the group stage.[5][6][7]
In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.[8]