Razali Alias

Razali Alias
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Razali bin Alias
Date of birth17 September 1961
Place of birthSingapore
Date of death27 January 2012 (aged 51)[1]
Place of deathSelayang, Malaysia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder, Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1977–1981Singapore FA
1982–1992Selangor FA
National team
1980-1982Singapore
Teams managed
2005-2007Selangor FA (assistant head coach)
2007-2008Proton FC (head coach)
2009ATM FA (head coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Razali Alias (1961 – 27 January 2012) was a Singaporean football player and coach.

Born in Singapore, Razali started his career with the Singapore FA team,[2] but he is more known in Malaysian football scene as a striker for Selangor FA in the 1980s, helping the team to Malaysia Cup championship in 1982, 1984 and 1986. In the 1986 Malaysia Cup final, Razali scored the equalizing goal with a volley[3] as Selangor came back from 1-0 deficit to win 6-1 against Johor FA.[4][5]

He also have played for the Singapore national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6] Razali was later not selected for Singapore after acquiring Malaysian citizenship while playing for Selangor.[7] Later in 1985 Football Association of Malaysia invited Razali to join Malaysia national football team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, based on his acquired citizenship. However FIFA blocked Razali from playing for Malaysia as he has played for Singapore.

After he retired from playing, Razali have coached Proton FC and ATM FA in 2008 and 2009 respectively, and also worked as assistant coach for Selangor FA from 2005 until 2007. He also served as general manager of ATM FA from 2010 until 2011.

Razali died at the age of 51 on 27 January 2012 in Selayang Hospital, after suffering from Hepatitis B since 2008.[8][9][10] Both Football Association of Singapore and Football Association of Selangor, the only two teams Razali played for, placed obituaries on their websites.[1][11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The passing of a midfield maestro - Razali Alias". Football Association of Singapore.
  2. ↑ http://cyberita.asia1.com.sg/msukan/story/0,6879,206592,00.html
  3. ↑ Video on YouTube
  4. ↑ http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Golfinal1986jadikenangan/Article
  5. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19860504&id=n4JUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9I8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4941,940097
  6. ↑ http://cyberita.asia1.com.sg/msukan/story/0,6879,206666,00.html
  7. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19870808&id=QXtPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YpADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1570,1597893
  8. ↑ http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Tidaksempatpulang/Article/index_html
  9. ↑ http://my.news.yahoo.com/former-selangor-player-razali-alias-passes-away-115717107--spt.html
  10. ↑ http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/razali-dies-1.38285
  11. ↑ http://faselangor.my/umum/razali-alias-meninggal-dunia

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