Malek Awab
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malek bin Awab | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Singapore Lions | 109 | (34) |
| 1987–1991 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 82 | (9) |
| 1991–1994 | Singapore Lions | 98 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1996 | Singapore | 121[2] | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Malek Awab is a Singaporean former footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. Malek Awab also once held the record for the most number of international caps for his country, Singapore (121 caps).
Football career
Club
Malek played for the Kuala Lumpur FA side that won the Malaysia Cup in 1988.[3]
International
Malek was spotted by national coach Jita Singh and brought on to the national team on 13 October 1980.[4]
Malek played in his first international game at King's Cup, Bangkok, 1980.[4]
Representing the Lions in midfield, Malek was often seen running tirelessly for 90 minutes of the game, closing down on opposition players and making cutting runs into the opponents half. Together with Fandi Ahmad, Abbas Saad and V. Sundramoorthy, they formed the backbone of the Singapore team that won the Malaysia Cup in 1994.
Malek played his last international match during the 1996 Tiger Cup.[5]
Coaching
After retirement from professional football, Malek coaches children at the Kaki Bukit Sports Club.[4]
Career
Outside of football, Malek is a sales manager for Pacific Sports Private Limited since 1980s.[4]
Personal life
Malek is married to seamstress Sharifah Nazihah.[5][6]
Honours
Singapore Lions
- Malaysia Premier League: 1994
- Malaysia Cup: 1980, 1994
See also
References
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ King, Ian & Stokkermans, Karl (26 May 2002). "Malaysia 1988". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Catching Up With: Malek Awab | Goal.com". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b Shirlynn Ho-Pereira (1 March 1998). "Three last hurrahs". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008.
- ^ migration (9 June 2014). "Makan sambil bersantai dengan bekas pemain nasional, Berita - BeritaHarian.sg". www.beritaharian.sg. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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