Dollah Salleh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dollah Bin Salleh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Malacca, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sri Pahang (interim) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 |
Johor | 25 | (12) |
| 1987–1990 |
Selangor | 180 | (39) |
| 1991–1996 |
Pahang | 125 | (76) |
| 1997 |
Malacca | 19 | (9) |
| 1998 |
Negeri Sembilan | 12 | (7) |
| Total | 257 | (143) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1996 | Malaysia | 81[1] | (33) |
| 1996 | Malaysia Futsal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 |
Selangor MPPJ | ||
| 2005–2008 |
Selangor | ||
| 2008–2009 |
Kuantan Port-Shahzan Muda | ||
| 2010–2013 |
Pahang | ||
| 2014 |
PDRM | ||
| 2014–2015 | Malaysia | ||
| 2015–2016 |
Perlis FA | ||
| 2017–2021 |
Sri Pahang | ||
| 2022– |
Sri Pahang (Interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dollah Salleh (born 10 October 1963) is a Malaysian football coach and former player. He is well-known to MSL fans as Pablo Dollah.[2] One of Malaysia's most decorated players, he has also been manager of Malaysia's national team.
Playing career
Dollah was one of Malaysia's top footballers in the 1980s and 90s. With striking partner
Pahang with Zainal and Singapore football star Fandi Ahmad where they created a 'dream team', winning both the league and Malaysia Cup in 1992.[3]
With the national team, Dollah won the gold medal at the
Negeri Sembilan. Overall, Dollah had total 81 caps with 33 international goals for Malaysia.[6] He has also been a influence on players such as Safee Sali
and LJ Green.
Coaching career
Dollah started his coaching career with
Kedah
with the same score line in the two finals. This failure saw Dollah let go by the management.
In the 2009 season, Dollah reunited with his old partner Zainal. This time they played the role of manager and coach for
PDRM for the 2014 season in the Malaysian second-tier league. In his only season with PDRM, he guided them to the 2014 Malaysia Premier League
title and a promotion to the Super League.
Dollah was appointed as the new head coach of
Timor Leste, Bangladesh and Hong Kong, and losing to Tajikistan and Syria that were once at the same standard as Malaysia earlier in 2014. On 3 September 2015, he had similar fate as Otto Rehhagel (12–0 loss), Aji Santoso (10–0 loss) and Luiz Felipe Scolari (1–7 loss) when his straw the largest record defeat of the national team, a 0–10 loss at the hands of the United Arab Emirates. This subsequently led him to resign as the head coach.[9][10]
Honours (player)
Club
- Johor
- Winners: 1985 Malaysia Cup
- Winners: 1986 Malaysia Charity Shield
- Selangor
- Winners: 1989, 1990 M-League
- Winners: 1987, 1990 Malaysia Charity Shield
- Pahang
- Winners: 1992 M-League
- Winners: 1992 Malaysia Cup
- Winners: 1992, 1993 Malaysia Charity Shield
International
- Malaysia
- Gold medal: 1989 Southeast Asian Games
- Winners: 1986, 1993 Merdeka Tournament
Achievements (coach)
Malaysia
- Runners-up: 2014 AFF Championship
With Selangor MPPJ
- Winners: 2003 Malaysia Cup
- Winners: 2004 Malaysia Premier League
- Winners: 2004 Malaysia Charity Shield
With Selangor
- Winners: 2005 Malaysia Premier League
- Winners: 2005 Malaysia FA Cup
- Winners: 2005 Malaysia Cup
With Pahang
- Runners-up: 2012 Malaysia Premier League
- Winners: 2013 Malaysia Cup
- Winner: 2018 Malaysia FA Cup
With PDRM
- Winners: 2014 Malaysia Premier League
References
- ^ Dollah Salleh - International Appearances. RSSSF
- ^ "Longlai lawan kelab M3, nama Pablo Dollah jadi sebutan" (in Malay). Majoriti. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b Eric Samuel (5 November 2013). "Patience pays off for Pahang coach Dollah". The Star. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Team Malaysia". FIFA. 1996. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Top five all-time top scorers for Malaysian football team". Khelnow. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF
- ^ "Statistik: Kenali 5 Ketua Jurulatih Paling Berjaya Di Liga-M Sejak 1994" (in Malay). Axello.net. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Nik Afiq (30 June 2014). "Dollah Salleh appointed the new head coach of Harimau Malaya". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Darren Goon (9 May 2015). "Is Dollah Salleh the worst Malaysia head coach over the past decade?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Suryati Mohd Nor; T Avineshwaran (4 September 2015). "Dollah Salleh: I quit". The Star. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
External links
- Dollah Salleh – FIFA competition record (archived)