Dollah playing in a friendly game at the Jalan Besar Stadium in January 2009. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports archive photo)
Singapore, Thursday, October 14, 2010 — Dollah Kassim, 61, Singapore’s legendary footballer, has died.
Dollah, affectionately known as the “Gelek King” for his brilliant dribbling skills, fell into a coma after he suffered a heart attack on October 4th, 2009, after coming off in a friendly veterans game between Singapore and Selangor at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Dollah was part of the magical team that won the 1977 Malaysia Cup after beating Penang 3-2 in the final. He is also fondly remembered for the audacious goal he scored in the 2-0 defeat of Pahang during the 1975 Malaysia Cup at the National Stadium. Test your luck at dolphins pearl online spielen. Dollah dribbled past three opponents from the halfway line, made the goalkeeper dive the wrong way, then cheekily backheeled the ball into goal.
Dollah always had a ready smile and was unassuming even though I was star-struck when I first saw him in the flesh.
Thank you, Dollah, for bringing us together as a young nation back in the 1970s during the Malaysia Cup days. You gave us an early sense of what being a Singaporean meant as 60,000 of us cheered from the stands at the National Stadium.
May you rest in peace.
during my childhood days ,i stay in JB and remember the great singapore team,even all the players name i know at that time i dont even know any players name one in selangor
Thank you Mr Lau. Very much appreciated.
Hi Dollah’s family,
Sad to hear of Dollah’s passing away. I was in his football Team in Serangoon English School in the 1960s with Gitar Singh. Since we part from Serangoon English chool, I have been a fan of his in his soccer career. He has brought pride to Singapore through his brilliant playing. We will miss him
Please accept my deep condolence and sympathy