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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Date of death | 5 March 2016 (aged 73) | ||
Place of death | Singapore General Hospital, Singapore | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Warriors FC | |||
International career | |||
1970s | Singapore | 1+ | |
Managerial career | |||
1976–1977 | Singapore (assistant) | ||
1984–1986 | Singapore | ||
1983–1988 | Warriors | ||
1990–1993 | Brunei | ||
1994–1996 | Tampines Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hussein Aljunied (1943 – 5 March 2016), also called Habib, [1] was a Singaporean football player and manager. He was high respected as the national head coach of both Singapore and Brunei throughout the 1980s and 90s. [2]
In charge of the Singapore national team from 1984 to 1986. [3] [4] He guided the team to both the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Final and the Malaysia League championship in 1985. [5] [6] In the 1985 Merlion Cup, he also guided Singapore to a joint championship victory with Yugoslavia. [7] After his management in his home country, he had a managerial stint with the Brunei national team from 1990 until 1993. [8] Only two international matches were completed during his time in Brunei, each ending in a draw and defeat against the Philippines in 1991. [9] The majority of his work was with the Brunei representative team playing in the Malaysian Liga Semi-Pro second division. [10]
Habib was the national team's captain in 1971. [7]
Habib was fans of both Manchester United and Manchester City. [8] He had previously served with the Singapore Army as a warrant officer.
Habib had reportedly been warded at the Singapore General Hospital while suffering from a severe lung illness due to pneumonia, kidney failure and a weak heart. [8] The former head coach died on 5 March 2016, leaving behind his wife, son, three daughters, and ten grandkids. [11] Prayers were held at Sultan Mosque, where several football figures attended. [12] President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, sent his condolences. [7]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Date of death | 5 March 2016 (aged 73) | ||
Place of death | Singapore General Hospital, Singapore | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Warriors FC | |||
International career | |||
1970s | Singapore | 1+ | |
Managerial career | |||
1976–1977 | Singapore (assistant) | ||
1984–1986 | Singapore | ||
1983–1988 | Warriors | ||
1990–1993 | Brunei | ||
1994–1996 | Tampines Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hussein Aljunied (1943 – 5 March 2016), also called Habib, [1] was a Singaporean football player and manager. He was high respected as the national head coach of both Singapore and Brunei throughout the 1980s and 90s. [2]
In charge of the Singapore national team from 1984 to 1986. [3] [4] He guided the team to both the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Final and the Malaysia League championship in 1985. [5] [6] In the 1985 Merlion Cup, he also guided Singapore to a joint championship victory with Yugoslavia. [7] After his management in his home country, he had a managerial stint with the Brunei national team from 1990 until 1993. [8] Only two international matches were completed during his time in Brunei, each ending in a draw and defeat against the Philippines in 1991. [9] The majority of his work was with the Brunei representative team playing in the Malaysian Liga Semi-Pro second division. [10]
Habib was the national team's captain in 1971. [7]
Habib was fans of both Manchester United and Manchester City. [8] He had previously served with the Singapore Army as a warrant officer.
Habib had reportedly been warded at the Singapore General Hospital while suffering from a severe lung illness due to pneumonia, kidney failure and a weak heart. [8] The former head coach died on 5 March 2016, leaving behind his wife, son, three daughters, and ten grandkids. [11] Prayers were held at Sultan Mosque, where several football figures attended. [12] President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, sent his condolences. [7]