Razif Onn
Razif Onn is a professional football coach from Singapore.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Razif Bin Onn | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1999–2015 | Warriors FC (youth) | ||
2015 | Warriors FC (interim) | ||
2016 | Warriors FC (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Warriors FC |
Warriors FC
First taking the reins of Warriors FC in 2015 right before the end of the season, he was in charge of them for five games. Calculated in total, he lost three, won one, and drew one despite winning the first game, a 2–0 victory over Hougang United.[1] In the end, they finished fifth and the youth coach asseverated that it was unequivocally 'unacceptable' for a club like Warriors FC. On their last fixture, Geylang International beat them 6-0 as well.[2]
After Jorg Steinebrunner's unheralded departure in May 2016, Onn was appointed coach of Warriors FC;there was already speculation about Onn's return anyway.[3] His first match would be a round 13 clash opposing Tampines Rovers;[4] he managed to hold them to a scoreless draw.[1] Unlike his predecessor, he managed to get 18 points from 13 matches,[1] and recorded only one defeat in his first five games in charge which signified an improvement.[5]
However, he lost all his cup matches in 2016 by exiting the Singapore Cup and losing three times in the League Cup.[1]
In the 2017 season, he improved well in terms of the Warriors FC style of play bringing back the lights of Shahril Ishak and Baihakki Khaizan. He finished the season 5th as a first full season manager at Warriors FC. At the end of the season, Razif were reassigned as Warriors FC head of youth development, the head coach position later taken by Mirko Grabovac.[6]
References
- "Is Razif the right man for Warriors FC? | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31.
- "S.League.com - Razif: Fifth is Unacceptable for Warriors". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- Panditurai, Yogaraj (16 May 2016). "Football: Razif in frame for Warriors' top job". The Straits Times.
- "Razif's ready for Warriors baptism of fire". 17 May 2016.
- "Onn-wards and upwards for Warriors since Jorg sacking". The Straits Times. 4 August 2016.
- Lee, David (4 January 2018). "Grabovac returns as Warriors coach". The Straits Times.