Haji Zainuddin bin Haji Kassim is a Bruneian former national football player and current coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haji Zainuddin bin Haji Kassim | ||
| Date of birth | 1965 (age 58–59)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brunei | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brunei | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| Brunei | ? | (3+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988 | Brunei (player-coach) | ||
| 2001 | Brunei | ||
| 2004 | Brunei | ||
| 2008–2011 | AM Gunners | ||
| 2011 | Brunei U19 | ||
| 2013 | Brunei U23 (assistant coach) | ||
| 2020 | Brunei (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2015 | |||
Zainuddin played as a striker for the Bruneian representative team in the Malaysia league in the 80s and 90s.[2] He made several appearances for the national side, and scored a goal in a 1986 World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong.
Zainuddin became a football coach afterwards. After a coaching stint for Brunei's M-League side while still registered as a player in 1988,[3] he took charge of the national team for 6 games at the 2002 World Cup qualifying.[4] He then turned to club football in 2008 with AM Gunners,[5] coaching them until 2011 when the season was aborted abruptly. He was appointed Brunei Under-19 head coach in 2011,[6] followed by being Brunei Under-23 assistant coach in 2013.[7]
In 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Brunei national football team headed by Ali Hj Mustafa.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Sheffield-trained duo". Singapore Monitor. 4 January 1985. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Brunei Muara 'C' champions". Borneo Bulletin. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Banking on Young Talent". New Straits Times. 22 June 1988. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via Google News Archive Search.
- ^ "India looking to salvage some pride". The Hindu. 19 May 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Gunners, Ranger through". The Brunei Times. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Brunei start training for HBT". The Brunei Times. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "DPMM FC teach national U-23 squad a lesson". The Brunei Times. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Three more added to call-up list". Borneo Bulletin. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links edit
- Zainuddin Kassim at Soccerway