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Syamsul Saad

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Syamsul Saad
Personal information
Full name Syamsul Mohd Saad
Date of birth (1975-03-03) 3 March 1975 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Kelantan United Football Club (Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Terengganu FA (1)
2000–2008 Perak FA (9)
International career
2004 Malaysia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Perak FA
2017 Perlis FA
2021– Perak FC II
2022 Kelantan United Football Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Syamsul Saad (born 3 March 1975) is a former Malaysian footballer who was a defender with Perak FA and Terengganu FA. He had a successful career with Perak.

In his first season with Perak, he won the Malaysia Cup. He clinched two Malaysian League title with Perak in 2002 and 2003. On 2004 he won the Malaysia FA Cup. His career was cut short after receiving a serious injury.

After retiring, he has worked as head coach at Kiddo Kickers Academy, before re-joining Perak as youth coach. He was promoted to head coach role for the senior team in 2016.[2]

Syamsul appeared once for the Malaysia national football team, in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong in 2004.[3]

He has two younger brother who is also footballers themselves: Shahrizal Saad who has played for Perak and Johor FC,[4] and Shahrul Saad, former Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda A player and currently in the Perak senior squad.

On 8 March 2017, he was appointed as a Perlis FA head coach.

References

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  1. ^ Syamsul Saad - NFT
  2. ^ "Coach Profile: Syamsul Saad, Perak | FourFourTwo". www.fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ Syamsul SaadFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Azizan Hashim (15 November 2010). "Perak hilang khidmat Shahrizal" [Perak lose Sharizal's services] (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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