Asmawi Bakiri
Personal information
Full name Asmawi bin Bakiri
Date of birth (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
Place of birth Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994 Selangor President's Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Selangor
1999 Penang
2000 Sabah
2001 Selangor
2002–2003 Sabah
2004 Perak
2005–2006 MPPJ
2007–2008 Shahzan Muda
International career
1993–1994 Malaysia U-23 3 (0)
1999 Malaysia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Asmawi Bakiri (born 10 September 1974) is a former Malaysian footballer.[1] He also a writer and sports commentator for Malaysia television Astro Arena.

Career

Club

In the early 90s, Asmawi made his debut in the Malaysian League with Selangor President's Cup team. His first goal for Selangor was in the 1997 FA Cup quarter final 2-2 draw against Kelantan at Kota Bahru.[2][3] He won three Malaysia Cup with Selangor from 1995 until 1997. He move to Penang in 1999 but only stay for one season.[4] On the next season he move to Sabah before returning to Selangor. On 4 August 2001, he played in 2001 Sultan of Selangor Cup.[5][6] In 2002 until 2003 he played for Sabah and help them reaching back to back Malaysia Cup final but only finished as the runners up. In 2004 he played for Perak and won the Malaysia FA Cup.[7]

International

In 1993 while playing for Selangor in the President's Cup, Asmawi was called up with the national under 23 team for a training stint in Sri Lanka.[8][9] In 1994 he played all matches of the Dunhill Cup against Japan U-23, Denmark U-21 and Norway U-21.[10] Under Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, he made his senior international debut in a 2-1 win over New Zealand on 1 July 1999. His only international goal is against Brunei at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia won 2-0.

Honours

Selangor

Perak

References

  1. ↑ Asmawi Bakiri | National Football Teams.com
  2. ↑ Sentuhan baru Asmawi - Harian Metro (KLIK), 24 April 1997.
  3. ↑ Tembok penyelamat Harian Metro (KLIK) - 23 April 1997
  4. ↑ Asmawi the pick of the Panthers - The Malay Mail (KLIK), 1 March 1999.
  5. ↑ "Sultan of Selangor Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "SOS Cup History". fourfourtwo. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Usah diragui kesetiaan Asmawi - Harian Metro (KLIK), 24 April 2004.
  8. ↑ Youngster Asmawi gets good break - The Malay Mail (KLIK), 3 December 1993.
  9. ↑ S. Lanka stint for back-up squad - The Malay Mail (KLIK), 3 December 1993.
  10. ↑ Dunhill Cup 1994 (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) - rsssf.org
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