Allahyarham Dato' Mokhtar Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a Malaysian Association football player from Setapak

Setapak

Setapak is a major suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formerly a tin-mining and rubber-growing area, in Malay tapak means 'step' so so Setapak means 'one step', probably referring to the close proximity of the suburb to Kuala Lumpur...

, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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. He was one of the best players in Asia

Asia

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 in the 1970s and is known as the best Malaysian footballer during that time, a legend in Malaysian football. During the 1970s, Mokhtar played for Malaysia and Malaysia became a powerful team and defeated asian giants such as South Korea and Japan

Japan national football team

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He was nicknamed SuperMokh because of his playing skills, his strength and his ability to score many incredible goals throughout his career.