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Malek Awab

Singaporean footballer

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Awab is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Malek.

Malek Awab is a Singaporean former footballer in the 1980s and 1990s. Malek Awab also once held the record for the most number of international caps for his country, Singapore (121 caps).

Contents

  • 1 Career
    • 1.1 Club
    • 1.2 International
  • 2 Personal life
  • 3 Career details
  • 4 Honours
  • 5 See also
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

Career

Club

Malek played for the Kuala Lumpur FA side that won the Malaysia Cup in 1988.

International

Malek was spotted by national coach Jita Singh and brought on to the national team on 13 October 1980.

Malek played in his first international game at King's Cup, Bangkok, 1980.

Representing the Lions in midfield, Malek was often seen running tirelessly for 90 minutes of the game, closing down on opposition players and making cutting runs into the opponents half. Together with Fandi Ahmad, Abbas Saad and V. Sundramoorthy, they formed the backbone of the Singapore team that won the Malaysia Cup in 1994.

Personal life

Malek is married to seamstress Sharifah National Socialist German Workers' Partyhah.

Career details

Singapore Lions, 1993–1994

Woodlands Wellington FC, 1998

Home United FC, 2000

Final game: Tiger Cup, 1996.

Honours

Singapore Lions

  • Malaysia Premier League: 1994
  • Malaysia Cup: 1980, 1994

See also

  • List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

    • Malek Awab: NSmen footballers had it easier in the past | Goal.com

    External links

    • Catching up with Malek Awab
    • JPT Talk - Featuring Malek Awab