Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1977) : Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (D.I.M.P.) - Dato' (2000-posthumously) : Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (P.J.K.) (1977) Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (D.S.S.A.) - Dato' (2001-posthumously) Career statistics International goals During his international career, Mokhtar scored a total of 125 goals in 167 appearances for Malaysia (including matches played against club sides, national 'B' teams and selection teams). Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he scored 89 goals in 142 appearances. This made him once the world's top scorer for men's national teams. Malaysia Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first. Filmography Legacy Several places and honours were named after him, including: The Mokhtar Dahari Community Square (Dataran Komuniti Mokhtar Dahari), a community hall located at Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur was named after him where Mokhtar used to stay, occasionally playing football there. There is a futsal court called Gelanggang Mokhtar Dahari (Moktar Dahari Futsal Court) located at Putrajaya Futsal Complex in Putrajaya. There is a national football academy was named after him, Mokhtar Dahari National Football Academy (Akademi Bola Sepak Negara Mokhtar Dahari) located at Gambang, Pahang was established on 10 April 2014. The Shah Alam-Batu Arang Highway which connecting Shah Alam and Puncak Alam was renamed Persiaran Mokhtar Dahari in 2014. In 2014, Google celebrates his 61st birthday. There is also a theatre showcase his legendary football career in Istana Budaya called "Super Mokh" portrayed by Malaysian actor named Awie. Footnotes See also List of top international men's football goalscorers by country List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals List of progression men's association football goalscoring record References Bibliography Mokhtar Dahari Wira Bolasepak Negara. Zabidi Ismail. (in Malay). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (1999). Mokhtar Dahari: Legenda Bola Sepak Malaysia. Zinnitulniza Abdul Kadir. (in Malay). Institute of Translation & Books of Malaysia (2013). Further reading Mokhtar Dahari: Permata bola sepak negara Berita Harian Remembering 'SuperMokh' 25 years later Sports247 External links Biography at Selangor FC.com 1953 births 1991 deaths Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in Malaysia Malaysian footballers 1976 AFC Asian Cup players Malaysia international footballers Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims People from Selangor Selangor FA players Association football forwards Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in football