Malek Awab

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).

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Awab is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Malek.
Malek Awab
Personal information
Full name Malek bin Awab
Date of birth (1961-01-11) 11 January 1961[1]
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1986 Singapore Lions 109 (34)
1987–1991 Kuala Lumpur FA 82 (9)
1991–1994 Singapore Lions 98 (15)
International career
1980–1996 Singapore 121[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Club

Malek played for the Kuala Lumpur FA side that won the Malaysia Cup in 1988.[3]

International

Malek was spotted by national coach Jita Singh and brought on to the national team on 13 October 1980.[4]

Malek played in his first international game at King's Cup, Bangkok, 1980.[4]

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 his last international match during the 1996 Tiger Cup.[5]

Coaching

After retirement from professional football, Malek coaches children at the Kaki Bukit Sports Club.[4]

Career

Outside of football, Malek is a sales manager for Pacific Sports Private Limited since 1980s.[4]

Personal life

Malek is married to seamstress Sharifah Nazihah.[5][6]

Honours

Singapore Lions

See also

References
  1. FIFA.com
  2. "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. King, Ian & Stokkermans, Karl (26 May 2002). "Malaysia 1988". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  4. "Catching Up With: Malek Awab | Goal.com". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. Shirlynn Ho-Pereira (1 March 1998). "Three last hurrahs". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008.
  6. migration (9 June 2014). "Makan sambil bersantai dengan bekas pemain nasional, Berita - BeritaHarian.sg". www.beritaharian.sg. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.


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