Abdul Ghani Minhat
Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani bin Minhat PSM PJN AMN DSSA DIMP (Jawi: عبدالغاني منحة; 23 December 1935 – 28 September 2012) was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Malaya and Malaysia. He was known as the Raja Bola (Malay for King of ball) and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football players.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Ghani Bin Minhat | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth |
Kampung Solok, Rantau, Negeri Sembilan, British Malaya | ||
| Date of death | 28 September 2012 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1968 | Selangor FA | 97 | (106) |
| 1969 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1962 | Malaya | 57 | (58) |
| 1963–1966 | Malaysia | 14 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969 | Malaysia | ||
| 1970–1973 | Selangor FA | ||
| 1971 | Malaysia B | ||
| 1973 | Malaysia | ||
| 1975–1976 | Malaysia | ||
| 1983–1985 | Selangor FA | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.