Google Honour For Super Mokh

Many of you might have seen the man in mustache wearing a number 10 jersey on the Google doodle. How many ever wondered who is the man that is being honored. He is our greatest football legend the late Dato' Mokhtar Dahari. If he is still living, today is his 61st birthday. 

A replacement for Mokhtar Dahari has not been found till today at the time when football in Malaysia in a sad state. He ha been the best football player in Asia in the 70s

Watch his excellent skill when Malaysia played Arsenal 

Dato' Mokhtar Dahari was born on13th November 1953  and and succumbed to Motor Neuron Disease on 11th July 1991. that he suffered for three years. He earned a nicknamed SuperMokh because of his playing skills, his strength and his ability to score many incredible goals throughout his career. One of Mokhtar's famous moment was when he shook hands with Diego Maradona before a friendly game with Boca Juniors.

Although not recognised internationally, Mokhtar scored 175 goals for Selangor, 20 for Kwong Yik Bank, and 125 goals for Malaysia, giving a total of 320 goals in his career. Mokhtar is the all time top scorer for both Selangor and Malaysia. Mokhtar is still known as a legend for Selangor and Malaysia.