Bakri Ibni

This is a Malay name; the name Ibni is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Bakri.

Bakri Ibni (born 25 August 1952) is a Malaysian former football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s and early 1980s. He played for Perlis FA in Malaysia's domestic competition until 1984.

A midfielder, Bakri was in the Malaysia squad that qualified for the 1980 Moscow Olympics football competition (though later Malaysia boycotted the Games). He scored one of the two goals in the 2-1 win over South Korea that decided the qualifiers for the Olympics, the other goal was scored by James Wong. Bakri also represented Malaysia in other competitions, playing in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait, and winning gold medals in the regional Southeast Asian Games in 1977 and 1979.

As a coach, Bakri has coached Perlis FA from 1981 to 1983, while he was still playing with them. He later returned to coach them again in the 1990s. Bakri has also coached Bank Rakyat football team in the local inter-bank championship, JKR Perlis, and as assistant head coach to Malaysia national team coach Rahim Abdullah in 1991.

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Malaysia squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup

GK Yu Tiang GK Peter DF Jamal DF Wan Jamak DF Davendran DF Yahya DF Kamaruddin DF Nik Fauzi DF Chin Aun DF Bakri DF Shukor MF Pusphanathan MF Torairaju MF Abdah FW Ramli FW Tukamin FW Zulkifli Coach: Che Su

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