Malek Awab
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malek bin Awab | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980-1986 | Singapore Lions | 109 | (34) |
| 1987-1990 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 82 | (9) |
| 1991-1994 | Singapore Lions | 98 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 1980-1996 | Singapore | 121[2] | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Malek Awab is a Singaporean former footballer 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).
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 for the Kuala Lumpur FA side that won the Malaysia Cup in 1988.[3]
Married to seamstress Sharifah Nazihah.
Career details
1st international: King's Cup, Bangkok, 1980.
Kuala Lumpur FC, 1987–1991
Singapore Lions, 1993–1994
Woodlands Wellington FC, 1998
Home United FC, 2000
Final game: Tiger Cup, 1996.[4]
Honours
Singapore Lions
- Malaysia Premier League: 1994
- Malaysia Cup: 1980, 1994
References
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=45956/index.html
- ↑ "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ King, Ian and Stokkermans, Karl (2002-05-26). "Malaysia 1988". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ↑ Shirlynn Ho-Pereira (1 March 1998). "Three last hurrahs". The Sunday Times.
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| Preceded by Au Yeong Pak Kuan |
Singapore national team captain 1985-1986 |
Succeeded by Razali Saad |
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