Samad Allapitchay

This is a Malay name; the name Allapitchay is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Samad.
Samad Allapitchay
Personal information
Place of birth Singapore
Playing position Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Geylang International
Singapore FA
Tampines Rovers
National team
1968-1981 Singapore 105[1]

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Samad Allapitchay (born 1950) is a former Singapore national football team captain who played for National Football League sides Geylang International[2][3] and Tampines Rovers, and the Singapore Lions in the Malaysia Cup as a centre-back.

Samad was known as a hard-tackling, no-nonsense defender with a penchant for bulldozing his way from defence to attack.[4][5][6] He was once dubbed "The Rock of Gilbratar" by his national team coach Mick Walker.[7]

Personal life

Samad is married to Norizan Aljunied.[8] His youngest son is Tampines Rovers and Singapore international defender Shariff Samat.[9][10]

Honours

Club

Singapore Lions

References

  1. "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. S Gulam (10 January 1984). "Firm's $13,500 'Hongbao' for Geylang". Singapore Monitor. p. 30.
  3. "Geylang regain the cup". The Straits Times. 12 November 1978. p. 28.
  4. "Allapitchay: Our rivalry is a special one". FAS. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. "Players lack commitment". Today. 12 May 2004. p. 36.
  6. Wilfred Yeo, Jerry Seh (16 July 1983). "'Bye for now". The Straits Times. p. 44.
  7. 1 2 "Believe and you will win the M-League". The New Paper. 13 December 2011.
  8. "Shariff Samat: I owe Singapore call-up to my parents". Goal. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  9. Cubby Leong (24 November 2007). "Chip off the old block". Today. p. 55.
  10. Jose Raymond (7 September 2005). "Rebranding SHARIFF". Today. p. 54.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Seak Poh Leong
Singapore national team captain
1977-1981
Succeeded by
Au Yeong Pak Kuan
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