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The early years
Allahyarham Mokhtar Dahari, second born to Dahari
Abeng and Aminah Binti Sharikan, was born on Nov 13 1953
at Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Mokhtar showed a deep interest
in football at an early age, and represented Victoria Institution
during his secondary education. As time went on, Mokhtar’s
skills improved, and he was entrusted to play for his home state of
Selangor in 1972.
Mokhtar, together with the likes of Datuk Soh Chin Aun, R.
Arumugam and Datuk Santokh Singh, played for Malaysia and
became a powerful team, defeating Asian giants such as South
Korea and Japan.
Best of the best
Mokhtar is considered to be Malaysia’s best footballer of all time. He
helped Selangor win 10 Malaysian cup titles and scored a staggering
125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia. He was also the driving
force that helped Malaysia win the 1974 Asian Games Bronze medals
and successive SEA Games gold medals in 1977 and 1979.
Fireflyz
looks at the
footballing legend that
was DatoMokhtar
Dahari, themanwho is a
legend andwas a genius
on the football pitch. No
otherMalaysian player
has ever risen to his
ranks, and this footballing
giant truly deserves his
moniker of ‘SuperMokh’.
He raised the beautiful
game to a new level and
itwas a true honour to
watch theman in action.
Malaysian fans should
never forget the talent
and force that they once
had. Hiswife,Tengku
Zarina Tengku Ibrahim,
and friend, Datuk Soh
ChinAun, share their
thoughtswith us about
‘SuperMokh’.
There Can Be Only One
We shared somany good things,
especiallywhenwe played
together for Selangor. Wewon
somany championships and
trophies playing together.”
- Datuk Soh Chin Aun