Nafuzi Zain

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Nafuzi Zain
Personal information
Full name Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain
Date of birth (1978-10-27) 27 October 1978 (age 45) [1]
Place of birth Kelantan, Malaysia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kedah Darul Aman (head coach)
Youth career
1996–1997 Kelantan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 Terengganu
2002–2007 Kedah
2008–2010 Kelantan
International career
1994 Malaysia U-17
1997 Malaysia U-20
Managerial career
2013 Kelantan U21 (assistant coach)
2014 Kelantan U21
2015 Kelantan FA (assistant coach)
2015 Kelantan U21
2016 T-Team U21
2017–2019 Terengganu (assistant coach)
2019–2022 Terengganu
2023– Kedah Darul Aman
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain (born 27 October 1978) is a Malaysian football coach and former football player. He is the currently head coach for the Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Nafuzi played in the Kelantan youth teams between 1996 and 1997. In 1998, he had an offer to play with Terengganu senior squads. With Terengganu, he won Malaysia FA Cup in 2000 and Malaysia Cup in 2001. [6] [7] After that, he transferred to Kedah which he had successfully won treble with them in 2007. [8] Nafuzi signs with his former youth team, Kelantan in 2008.

As a national player, he also was part of the Malaysia squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship when Malaysia became a host tournament. [9]

After retired as footballer, he ventured into coaching in 2011. [9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 June 2024
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin%
Terengganu FC 16 May 2019 [10] 30 November 2022 [11] 93541524058.06
Kedah Darul Aman 6 December 2022 [12] Present3722312059.46
Total130761836058.46

Honours

Player

Terengganu

Kedah

Head Coach

Kelantan U21

Terengganu

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