Ahmad Sabri Ismail

Ahmad Sabri Ismail (born 11 May 1963 in Alor Setar, Kedah) is a former Malaysian football goalkeeper who played most notably for Kedah FA and spent a year for Penang FA. He retired from the game in 2000. Ahmad Sabri now the goal keeping coach at Malaysia Super League side Kedah FA. He popularly known as Sobri by Malaysian football fans.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Sabri.
Ahmad Sabri Ismail
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Sabri bin Ismail
Date of birth (1963-05-11) 11 May 1963[1]
Place of birth Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[3]
Team information
Current team
 Kedah FA
(Goalkeeper Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1997 Kedah FA ? (0)
1998 Penang FA ? (0)
1999–2000 Kedah FA ? (0)
International career
1982–1989 Malaysia ? (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

The peak of his career was during his period as Kedah and Malaysia goalkeeper in the late 1980s; during his time at Kedah in the early 1990s he won many medals including one Division 2 (1992) and Division 1 title (1993), two Malaysia Cups (1990, 1993) and one FA Cup (1996). In 1998, He won Liga Perdana 1 with Penang FA.[4]

His combinations with Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah (head coach) and Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (assistant coach) had earned Kedah with the double treble title.[5]

Sabri appeared for Malaysia in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Singapore.[6]

References
  1. Ismail Ahmad Sabri National football team.
  2. "Ahmad Sobri Ismail Lagenda Kami, Legasi Kami" (in Malay). Kedah serata-rata. 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Malaysia Club Info 1996 RSSSF.
  4. "Penang Panthers on a high". The Star. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Noh, Dasheer (26 August 2008). "Radhi: Difficult to win double treble again". The Star. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. Ahmad Sabri Ismail – FIFA competition record (archived)


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