Abdul Ghani Minhat
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Abdul Ghani Bin Minhat | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Kampung Solok, Rantau, Negeri Sembilan, British Malaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 September 2012 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1968 | Selangor FA | 97 | (106) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Negeri Sembilan FA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1962 | Malaya | 57 | (58) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1966 | Malaysia | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1973 | Selangor FA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Malaysia B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Selangor FA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani bin Minhat PSM PJN AMN DSSA DIMP (Jawi: عبدالغاني منحة; December 1935 – 28 September 2012) was an association football player who represented Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA from the 1950s to the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger for both the Malaya and the Malaysia national teams. He was widely known by the nickname Raja Bola ("King of Football") and is regarded as one of Malaysia's greatest football players.