Abdul Ghani Malik

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Abdul Ghani Malik
Personal information
Full name Abdul Ghani bin Malik
Date of birth (1972-05-25) 25 May 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Youth career
1989–1992 Kuala Lumpur U-21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Kuala Lumpur
1996–1997 Perak
1997–1998 KL Maju United
1998 Kuala Lumpur
1999–2003 Terengganu
2004 Pahang
2005 MPPJ Selangor
2006–2007 TNB Kelantan
International career‡
1995–2001 Malaysia 30 (1)
Managerial career
2016 Sime Darby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2008

Abdul Ghani Malik (born 25 May 1972) is a former Malaysian footballer. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team.

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Career

Club

Starting his career in the Kuala Lumpur youth team, he was promoted to the senior squad in 1992. [1] He also played for Perak, Terengganu and Pahang state teams in Malaysian league, as well as club teams such as KL Maju United, MPPJ Selangor and TNB Kelantan, the club where he concludes his playing career. [2]

His accolades during his playing careers including winning the 2001 Malaysia Cup with Terengganu, 2004 Super League championship with Pahang, 2000 Malaysia FA Cup with Terengganu and Malaysia Charity Shield with Kuala Lumpur (1994) and Terengganu (2001). He also received Pingat Jasa Kebaktian award from the government of Terengganu after winning the Malaysia Cup for Terengganu. [2]

National team

Ghani represented the Malaysia national football team from 1995 to 2001. He was in the squad for the SEA Games in 1995 and 1997, and also in the Tiger Cup squad in 1998 and 2000. He helped Malaysia gain third place in the 2000 Tiger Cup, beating Vietnam 3–0 in the third place play-off. He was also featured in the Malaysian team that faces Arsenal in a 1999 exhibition match. Malaysia lost 2–0 in that match. [2]

He made 30 appearances for the Malaysia national team, scoring 1 goal against Bahrain in the 2001 Merdeka Tournament. [3]

International Senior Goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2001 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2–4Lost 2001 Merdeka Tournament

Coaching career

Ghani works as assistant coach with UiTM. He was the head coach of Sime Darby in 2016 Malaysian League season. He was axed as Sime Darby head coach due to poor performance from the team. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Now It's Minus The Venglos Touch - New Straits Times, 24 March 1992.
  2. 1 2 3 Tuah tidak datang bergolek - Berita Harian, Bola page 10-11, 16 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  4. ↑ Ghani jadi `mangsa' pertama - Harian Metro (KLIK), 19 April 2016.


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