Rahim Abdullah (12 September 1947 – 25 March 2025) was a Malaysian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. A police officer, Rahim played for Penang FA, Perak FA and Selangor FA during his football career. He also played for the Malaysia national team, and competed in the men's tournament at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He also coached for various teams, including as head coach of the Malaysia national team in 1991. In 2004, he was inducted in

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's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team. Rahim died on 25 March 2025, at the age of 77.

Honours

Perak *

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: 1970 Selangor *

: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 Malaysia * Merdeka Tournament:

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

References

1947 births 2025 deaths 20th-century Malaysian people Malaysian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Malaysia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Malaysia Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers from Penang Penang F.C. players Perak F.C. players Selangor F.C. players Competitors at the 1973 SEAP Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Malaysian football managers Malaysia national football team managers {{Malaysia-footy-midfielder-stub