Malek Awab

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Malek Awab
Personal information
Full name Malek bin Awab
Date of birth (1961-01-11) 11 January 1961 (age 63) [1]
Place of birth Singapore
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1984 Singapore Lions 109 (34)
1984–1988 Kuala Lumpur FA 82 (9)
1999–1989 PDRM FA
1990–1994 Singapore Lions 98 (15)
1998–???? Woodlands Wellington FC
International career
1980–1996 Singapore 121 [2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malek Awab is a Singaporean former footballer who played as a midfielder 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).

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Football career

Club

Malek started his football career with Farrer Park United as a right winger. [3]

Malek played for the Kuala Lumpur FA side that won the Malaysia Cup in 1988. [4] After playing for Kuala Lumpur FA, Malek joined PDRM FA for a year. [5]

In 1998, Malek joined Woodlands Wellington FC as a sweeper. [3]

International

Malek was spotted by national coach Jita Singh and brought on to the national team on 13 October 1980. [6]

Malek played in his first international game at King's Cup, Bangkok, 1980. [6]

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. [7]

Coaching

After retirement from professional football, Malek coaches children at the Kaki Bukit Sports Club. [6]

Career

Outside of football, Malek is a sales manager for Pacific Sports Private Limited since 1980s. [6]

Personal life

Malek is married to seamstress Sharifah Nazihah. [7] [8]

Honours

Singapore Lions

See also

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References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Singapore national team captain
1985-1986
Succeeded by