Ahmad Wartam
Personal information
Date of birth 1935
Place of birth Singapore
Date of death (aged 79)
Place of death Singapore
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fathul Karib
Singapore FA
International career
1963–1969 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmad Wartam (1935 – 29 November 2014) was a Singapore international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the father of former Singapore international striker Fandi Ahmad,[1] and grandfather to Irfan, and Ikhsan, Ilhan, Iryan and Iman.[2]

Ahmad started his football career as a left winger before switching to goalkeeping after a knee injury.[3] He played for Fathul Karib in the SAFA League, and for Singapore FA in the Malaysia Cup.[4] Following a neck injury to regular custodian Wilfred Skinner, he played in Singapore's victory in the 1967 FAM Cup final.[5] He retained his place in the 1967 Malaysia Cup after Skinner was dropped from the squad and started the final in a 2–1 loss to Perak.[6][7]

In October 2014, Ahmad was admitted into intensive care at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for heart and lung problems. He died a month later on 29 November.[3][8]

Honours

Singapore FA

  • FAM Cup: 1967[5]

References

  1. ↑ Yeo, Wilfred (23 July 1978). "Schoolboy Fandi among 24 in Russia tour list". The Straits Times. p. 32.
  2. ↑ "Fandi Ahmad's father, former national goalkeeper Ahmad Wartam, dies". The New Paper. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Wang, Meng Meng (29 November 2014). "Football: Former Singapore goalkeeper Ahmad Wartam, father of Fandi, dies". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fathuls needed four goals... and they ended up with more". Singapore Free Press. 11 January 1961. p. 14.
  5. 1 2 Dorai, Joe (11 April 1967). "Cup double for first time is S'pore target". The Straits Times. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Dali Omar dropped by Armed Forces". The Straits Times. 20 April 1967. p. 16.
  7. ↑ Siebel, Norman (6 August 1967). "Malaysia Cup goes to Perak". The Straits Times. p. 20.
  8. ↑ "Obituary: Ahmad Wartam". Football Association of Singapore. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.


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