Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

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Subkhiddin Salleh
Full nameMohd Subkhiddin Bin Mohd Salleh
Born (1966-11-17) November 17, 1966
Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia
Other occupationTeacher
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
19952011Super League MalaysiaReferee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2000–2011FIFA listedReferee
2008–2011AFC EliteReferee

Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (born November 17, 1966) is a Malaysian retired football referee who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2000.[1] In 2008, Subkhiddin became an AFC Elite referee. He is the only referee in Malaysia to be an AFC Elite Referee[2]

Career

Subkhiddin first International game was a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match with Iraq playing Nepal. Subkhiddin booked 5 people and sent off a player[3]

He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the group stage match between Panama and Argentina, the quarterfinal between Chile and Portugal, where he sent off three players. In the latter match, he was involved in a bizarre incident where Portuguese player Zéquinha took the red card out of his hand while sending off Mano, to the bemusement of spectators and sports commentators, which in turn led to the prompt sending-off of the player. He blew the whistle as well at the match between Scotland and Costa Rica. On January 31, 2010, Subkhiddin will be the referee for the qualifying play-off match of the 2010 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, SHB Ðà Nẵng vs. Muangthong United at the Chi Lăng Stadium in Da Nang.

He was selected as the 4th official for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]

The Malaysian born referee was the first referee in the country to be selected to represent FIFA World Cup 2010. Subkhiddin also officiated at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Subkhiddin officially retired in August 2011 and currently resides in Parit Buntar.

Tournaments

Personal life

Subkhiddin currently resides at Bandar Baharu, Kedah. He is a local Teacher teaching at Nibong Tebal. Subkhiddin also likes to play Bowling.

References

  1. FIFA U20 World Cup Profiles: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Retrieved December 29, 2010
  2. World Referees, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Retrieved December 29, 2010
  3. Iraq vs Nepal Retrieved December 29, 2010
  4. List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees Retrieved December 29, 2010

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