Mohamed Nihan Nasir

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Full name Mohamed Nihan Nasir
Date of birth (1981-04-16) 16 April 1981 (age 42) [1]
Place of birth Maldives
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Malé English School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
New Radiant
Club Eagles
New Radiant
International career
Maldives
Managerial career
2002 Muli Zuvaanunge Jamiyya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Nihan Nasir (born 16 April 1981) is a retired Maldivian international footballer. He was a member of FAM Referees' Committee. [2]

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Club career

Nihan was first spotted during his youth years at Malé English School. [2] He spent almost all of his senior career at New Radiant [2] but played a season [2] for Club Eagles.

He spent most of his career, suffering with serious injuries and was forced to retire at the age of 26. [2]

He once coached for Muli Zuvaanunge Jamiyya in Zone 5 Championship, in the year 2002. [3]

International career

Nihan represented Maldives in FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [4]

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References

  1. Mohamed Nihan Nasir at SoccerPunter
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nihan Nasir to referees' committee (Haveeru Online DHIVEHI)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. "Nihan Nasir to coach Muli Team (Haveeru Online DHIVEHI)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  4. Mohamed NASIR at FIFA.com