He is the head coach of Malaysia Premier League club Perak FA II.
Abu Bakar took a job as an assistant technical director with Perak after retiring as a player.
He was appointed as head coach of Perak in October 2013, after the resignation of Azraai Khor.
On 31 July 2015, Abu Bakar has been appointed as the PKNP FC as the club's head coach.
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