Namat Abdullah
Personal information
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]

Career overview

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]

Personal life

Shahruddin Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.[21]

Death

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]

Honours

Penang

Penjara

Malaysia

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ Namat Abdullah - International Appearances - RSSSF.
  2. ↑ Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
  3. ↑ "August 27 - September 10, Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972: Malaysia". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jejak Wira Olimpik 1972: Namat sukar kawal Uli Hoeness" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Namat Abdullah-Worldfootball.net
  6. ↑ "Namat Abdullah meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Football Tribe. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ↑ XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
  8. ↑ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  9. ↑ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
  10. ↑ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  11. ↑ Abdullah NAMAT - FIFA.com at Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Malaysia Famous Players". Malaysiafootball2u. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "Retro Bola: Malaysia v Arsenal – Friendly 1975" (in Malay). Bazookapenaka. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  15. ↑ Arsenal FC tour of South East Asia 1975 - RSSSF
  16. ↑ "Namat sudah tiada! Perginya lagi wira Olimpik Munich 1972!" (in Malay). Kita Reporters. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Malaysia NOC mourns Munich Olympics football legend Namat Abdullah". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  18. ↑ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  19. ↑ "Senarai Tokoh Pemenang 2000-2010" (in Malay). Pemenang.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time: 22) Namat Abdullah". FourFourTwo. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Former football ace defender Namat succumbs to cancer". Buletin Mutiara. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Legenda bola sepak Namat Abdullah meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Sinar Harian.com.my. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Perginya seorang legenda bola sepak, Datuk Namat Abdullah" (in Malay). Kosmo.com.my. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Football legend Namat Abdullah dies". NST. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "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.
  27. ↑ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA DREAM TEAM - 123". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  28. 1 2 "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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