| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dollah bin Salleh | ||
| Date of birth | October 23, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Malacca, Malaysia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pahang FA (Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985-1986 | Johor FA | 25 | (12) |
| 1987-1990 | Selangor FA | 76 | (39) |
| 1991-1996 | Pahang FA | 125 | (76) |
| 1997 | Malacca FA | 19 | (9) |
| 1998 | Negeri Sembilan FA | 12 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1985 - 1996 | Malaysia | 97 | (48) |
| 1996 | Malaysia futsal | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003-2004 | Selangor MPPJ | ||
| 2005-2008 | Selangor FA | ||
| 2008-2009 | Kuantan Port-Shahzan Muda FC | ||
| 2009- | Pahang FA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Dollah Salleh (born October 10, 1963) is a former Malaysian footballer and currently coach of Pahang FA.
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Dollah is one of Malaysia top footballer in the 80's and 90's. He with striking partner Zainal Abidin Hassan was memorize as the twin striker by the local football fans. Dollah was first introduce in the Malaysian football in 1985. At that time he represent Johor FA, which is one of the competitive teams in the semi-pro era.
When Dollah join Selangor FA in 1987, new twin striker was born after the era of Hassan Sani and James Wong. He and Zainal Abidin Hassan became the fierce striking partner for both Selangor FA and Malaysia national team.
In 1991, he left Selangor FA to join Pahang FA with his partner Zainal Abidin Hassan. Together with Zainal and Singapore football star Fandi Ahmad, they create a 'dream team' and manage to win both league and Malaysia Cup in 1992.
With Malaysia national team, Dollah won the gold medal for Malaysia national team in 1989 South East Asian Games. He also help Malaysia national team to win the 1993 Merdeka Tournament by beating South Korea 3-1. Dollah also playing in the first edition of ASEAN Football Championship. Malaysia national team manage to go through into the final of the competition but losing 1-0 to Thailand.
He also played for Malaysia national futsal team, and was in the squad that took part in the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Spain.[1]
Dollah retired playing football after the 1998 season ended. The last team he represent is Negeri Sembilan FA.
Dollah start his coaching career with MPPJ FC in 2003. At the same year he manage to guide the team to become the first ever club to win Malaysia Cup by beating Sabah FA 3-0. He later guide MPPJ FC to win the Malaysia Charity Shield and Malaysia Premier League in 2004.
In 2005, Selangor FA sign a long deal with him. At that year, Selangor FA won three trophy, Malaysia Premier League, Malaysia FA Cup, and Malaysia Cup. However in 2005-06 season, Selangor FA failed to keep their momentum as they failed to win any trophy.
Even though Selangor FA failed to win any trophy, the Selangor FA keep Dollah in charge for 2006-07 season. The 2007-08 season saw the restore of Selangor FA as they manage to go through in to the final of Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. However they were beaten by Kedah FA with the same score line in the two final. The failure saw Dollah were left out by the management.
In 2009 season, Dollah reunite with his partner Zainal Abidin Hassan. This time they playing the role as manager and coach for Kuantan Port-Shahzan Muda FC.
In the middle of the 2009 season, he switched to coach Pahang FA, replacing Tajuddin Noor.[2]