Nafuzi_Zain
Nafuzi Zain
Malaysian footballer and coach
Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain (born 27 October 1978) is a Malaysian football coach and former football player. He is the currently head coach for the Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman.[2][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-10-27) 27 October 1978 (age 45)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kelantan, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kedah Darul Aman (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Kelantan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Terengganu | ||
| 2002–2007 | Kedah | ||
| 2008–2010 | Kelantan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Malaysia U-17 | ||
| 1997 | Malaysia U-20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Kelantan U21 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2014 | Kelantan U21 | ||
| 2015 | Kelantan FA (assistant coach) | ||
| 2015 | Kelantan U21 | ||
| 2016 | T-Team U21 | ||
| 2017–2019 | Terengganu (assistant coach) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Terengganu | ||
| 2023– | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nafuzi played in the Kelantan youth teams between 1996 and 1997. In 1998, he had an offer to play with Terengganu senior squads. With Terengganu, he won Malaysia FA Cup in 2000 and Malaysia Cup in 2001.[6][7] After that, he transferred to Kedah which he had successfully won treble with them in 2007.[8] Nafuzi signs with his former youth team, Kelantan in 2008.
As a national player, he also was part of the Malaysia squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship when Malaysia became a host tournament.[9]
After retired as footballer, he ventured into coaching in 2011.[9]
- As of match played 24 May 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win% | |||
| Terengganu FC | 16 May 2019[10] | 30 November 2022[11] | 93 | 54 | 15 | 24 | 058.06 |
| Kedah Darul Aman | 6 December 2022[12] | Present | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 055.88 |
| Total | 127 | 73 | 18 | 36 | 057.48 | ||
Player
Terengganu
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2000[6]
- Malaysia Cup: 2001[7]
Kedah
- Malaysia Super League: 2006/07[8]
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2007[8]
- Malaysia Cup: 2007[8]
Head Coach
Kelantan U21
Terengganu
- Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2022
- Malaysia FA Cup runner-up: 2022
- Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup: 2019
- "Nafuzi named as Kedah coach". nst.com.my. 6 December 2022.
- "Nafuzi Zain Ambil Alih Tugas Sebagai Ketua Jurulatih Terengganu FC". Semuanya BOLA. 17 May 2019.
- "Pengendali sementara, Nafuzi Zain puji semangat kebangkitan Terengganu FC". FOX Sports. 16 June 2019.
- "Nafuzi-Zain yakin pemain-pemain mampu mengekalkan momentum walaupun dengan ketiadaannya". Terengganu FC Official website. 9 July 2019.
- "Sang Penyu sedia tamatkan kemarau trofi – Nafuzi Zain" (in Malay). Kosmo. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- "Flashback: When Terengganu beat Perak in 2001". Goal. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- "Nafuzi Zain: Skuad Piala Dunia Remaja 1997 Tidaklah Gagal Sepenuhnya". Semuanya Bola. 24 April 2020.
- "irfan bakti letak jawatan". BH Online. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Salam perpisahan terakhir Nafuzi berakhir tangisan". BH Online. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- "Nafuzi Zain sah Hijau Kuning". Utusan Malaysia. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- "piala presiden 2015 kelantan muncul juara setelah menewaskan pulau pinang". The Sukan. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- Nafuzi Zain at Soccerway
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