Raja Azlan Shah (footballer)

Raja Azlan Shah bin Raja So'ib PPT, PJK (born 10 November 1968) is a Malaysian former football player and coach. His preferred playing position is as a defender.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Raja So'ib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Raja Azlan Shah. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Raja Azlan Shah
Personal information
Full name Raja Azlan Shah Bin Raja So'ib[1]
Date of birth (1968-11-10) 10 November 1968
Place of birth Ipoh, Malaysia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1986 Perak FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Perak FA
1987–1994 Kuala Lumpur FA
1995–2001 Perak FA
International career‡
1987–1991 Malaysia
Managerial career
2007 – 2008 Perak FA (youth)
2010 Perak FA
2011 – National Football Development Programme of Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2012

Career as player

He formerly played for Perak FA and Kuala Lumpur FA. He was in the Kuala Lumpur team that won Malaysia Cup three times in a row (1987, 1988, 1989) and FA Cup two times in a row (1993, 1994). Later, with Perak, he also won the Malaysia Cup two times (1998, 2000) and runners-up (2001).

Raja Azlan Shah also represents Malaysia in international tournaments. He was in the Malaysia team that competes in 1991 SEA Games in Manila.

Career as coach

After retiring from playing professionally in 2002, he has taken various coaching role in Perak football youth development. His Perak youth team has won the 2002 Sukma Games football tournament. The Perak President Cup team has also won the 2007 President Cup with him at the helm.

He has been the assistant head coach for Perak senior team under Steve Darby and M. Karathu. For the 2010 season, he was appointed the head coach of Perak. However, the exit of many senior players due to financial difficulties has forced him to play many young players. The results in Super League is a lowly 11th place out of 14 teams, where Perak narrowly avoid relegation and barely qualify for Malaysia Cup. Perak disappointingly exited the Malaysia Cup at the group stage. Due to these results, he was replaced by Norizan Bakar as head coach for 2011 season.[2]

For the 2011 season, he was appointed the Technical, Coaching & Development Director of Perak FA. In 2012, he was appointed Technical, Coaching & Development Director for the National Sports Council of Malaysia.

References
  1. General Information about the player Raja Azlan Shah - NFT
  2. Azizan Hashim. "Raja Azlan akur dengan keputusan PAFA" [Raja Azlan accepts PAFA decision]. Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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