Abdullah Yeop Noordin

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Abdullah bin Yeop Noordin
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-03-07) 7 March 1941 (age 82) [1]
Place of birth Parit, Perak, Malaysia
Date of death 17 August 2014(2014-08-17) (aged 74)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1959 Perak FA
1960–1970 Selangor FA
International career
1959–1960 Malaya U19
1960–1962 Malaya
1963–1969 Malaysia
Managerial career
1971–1972 Selangor Burnley Cup
1973 Selangor FA
1988–89 Perak FA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdullah bin Yeop Noordin (sometimes spelt as Abdullah Noordin or Abdullah Nordin) was a Malaysian football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the late 1960s.

Contents

Career Overview

He start played for Perak FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia's domestic competition. [2] [3]

In 1959, he was selected for the inaugural Asian Youth Championship with Ng Boon Bee and became runners-up. [4]

He was also a part of the Malaya player that winning bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games. [5]

Abdullah captained Malaysia from 1966 to 1969, winning the 1968 Pestabola Merdeka tournament. [6]

After retired from playing, he became a coach for selangor youth in Burnley Cup and guiding Selangor to won 1973 Malaysia Cup. [7] [8] In 1988–89 Season, he managed Perak FA. [9] [10]

Honour

Player

Perak
Selangor
Malaysia U19
Malaysia

Head Coach

Selangor

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