Abdullah Yeop Noordin

Abdullah bin Yeop Noordin (sometimes spelt as Abdullah Noordin or Abdullah Nordin) was a Malaysian football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the late 1960s.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Yeop Noordin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdullah.
Abdullah bin Yeop Noordin
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-03-07) 7 March 1941[1]
Place of birth Parit, Perak, Malaysia
Date of death 17 August 2014(2014-08-17) (aged 74)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1959 Perak FA
1960–1970 Selangor FA
International career
1959–1960 Malaya U19
1960–1962 Malaya
1963–1969 Malaysia
Managerial career
1971–1972 Selangor Burnley Cup
1973 Selangor FA
1988–89 Perak FA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career Overview

He start played for Perak FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.[2][3]

In 1959, he was selected for the inaugural Asian Youth Championship with Ng Boon Bee and became runners-up.[4]

He was also a part of the Malaya player that winning bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games.[5]

Abdullah captained Malaysia from 1966 to 1969, winning the 1968 Pestabola Merdeka tournament.[6]

After retired from playing, he became a coach for selangor youth in Burnley Cup and guiding Selangor to won 1973 Malaysia Cup.[7][8] In 1988–89 Season, he managed Perak FA.[9][10]

Honour

Player
Perak
Selangor
Malaysia U19
Malaysia

Head Coach
Selangor

References
  1. Abdullah Bin Yeop Nordin - Geni.com
  2. "Former National Skipper Abdullah Yeop Nordin Passes Away". Bernama. MalaysianDigest.com. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Legenda Bola Sepak Meninggal Dunia". HarianMetro (in Malay). PerakToday.com. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. "Badminton legend Boon Bee dies". New Straits Times. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. "Asian Games 1962 (Indonesia)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. "FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time". FourFourTwo. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. KLFA co-founder MJ Vincent passes away at 90 - Astro Awani at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022.
  8. Seabad Piala Malaysia: Selangor lawan Singapura satu epik bola sepak – Reduan Bebasnews. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. Legenda bola sepak meninggal dunia - Perak Today at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
  10. Bekas ketua pasukan bola sepak negara, Abdullah Yeop Noordin meninggal dunia. Berita Harian. Retrieved 17 August 2014.


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