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Full name
  
Namat Abdullah

1967-1977
  
Penang FA

Date of birth
  
30 Mac 1946

1967-1975
  
Malaysia


Place of birth
  
Penang, Malaysia

Name
  
Namat Abdullah

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Defender


Namat Abdullah is a Malaysian football player.

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Career overview

He was born in Butterworth, Penang. He played for Malaysia in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and in the 1974 World Cup qualifying matches. For a period, Namat was also captain of Penang FA. In 2014, FourFourTwo ranked him 22nd on their list of best Malaysian footballers of all time.

Personal life

Shahruddin Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang FA and Malaysia national football team.

Honours

  • 1969 : Won Burnley Cup
  • 1972 : Played in 1972 Munich Olympics, Won Thailand Kings Cup
  • 1973 : Won Merdeka Cup
  • 1974 : Won bronze medal in Asian Games Tehran, Won Merdeka Cup, Won Malaysia Cup
  • 1976 : Won Aga Khan Gold Cup in Bangladesh

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