Rahim Omar

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Rahim Omar
Personal information
Full name Rahim Omar
Date of birth 1934
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date of death 19 February 1990(1990-02-19) (aged 55–56)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
????–1954 Star Soccerites
1955 Argonauts
International career
Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rahim Omar (1934 - 19 February 1990) was a Singaporean football player who played as a striker. [1]

Contents

Early life

Rahim studied at St Andrew School in Singapore. [2]

Football career

Omar played for the Singapore national football team. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Outside of football

Rahim worked at the Singapore Telephone Board. [17]

Personal life

Rahim was married to Hamidah with three children. [18]

On 19 February 1990, Rahim died of a heart attack at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. [18]

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References

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  13. "Caroline tells bigamy case: I didn't give Rahim go-ahead to remarry". Straits Times.
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  17. "WE DON'T WANT HIS SERVICES, SAY ARGONAUTS". Straits Times.
  18. 1 2 "Former star striker Rahim dies". The Straits Times . 21 February 1990. p. 25.