Yunus Alif

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Yunus Alif
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Yunus Bin Mohd Alif
Date of birth (1958-05-27) 27 May 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Terengganu, Malaysia
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978
Terengganu
1978–1990
Pahang
International career
1978–1987 Malaysia 19 (2)
Managerial career
1995–1998
Pahang
1998–2000
Terengganu
2001–2003
Pahang
2003–2004
Penang
2005–2008
Terengganu
2008–2009
Proton FC
2010
Perlis
2011–2012
T-Team FC
2013
Perlis
2014
PBAPP FC
2015 Real Mulia FC
2023–
PDRM
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmad Yunus bin Mohd Alif (born 27 May 1958 in

Pahang
in its golden era of the 1980s. He was a member of the Malaysia national football team.

Career

As player

He played for

Pahang, winning the 1983 Malaysia Cup with Pahang.[1] He won the Mlaaysia Cup Golden Boot in 1984.[1]

Yunus also represented Malaysia national football team from 1978 until 1987. He made his debut in the 1978 King's Cup.[2] He scored in a 2-1 win against Japan at the 1984 Olympic qualification.[3] He also scored against Nepal in a 5-0 win at the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]

As a head coach

After his playing career, Yunus stayed with

Selangor. Pahang also won the 1995 M-League title, and runners-up in the 1995 Malaysia FA Cup
final with Yunus at the helm.

He was appointed as head coach of

Terengganu in 1998, replacing Abdul Rahman Ibrahim who was appointed as new head coach of Malaysia national football team. With Terengganu, Yunus won the 2000 Malaysia FA Cup after being runners-up a year before.[6]

Later he returned to Pahang for two seasons, also taking the job as team manager, before taking the

Penang
helm as head coach in 2004. After only one season with Penang, he returned to Terengganu, where he held the head coach job for four years until the end of 2008.

In 2009, he was appointed the head coach of club side

Muhammad Nidzam Adzha
.

Yunus returned to Terengganu when club side

He was appointed as head coach of Real Mulia FC for 2015 Malaysia FAM League.

In 2023, he was appointed the new head coach of

PDRM FC and this is his first coaching job in eight years after his took on the role of the head coach in 2015 for the Real Mulia.[11]

Personal life

His brothers Abdah Alif and Najib Alif were also footballers, with Abdah also played with Malaysia.[12]

Honours

Club

Pahang
  • Malaysia League
    : 1987; runners-up 1984
  • Malaysia Cup: 1983; runners-up 1984

International

Malaysia

Manager

Pahang
Terengganu
PDRM

References

  1. ^ a b "Kisah Kasut Emas Piala Malaysia 1984". Nadi Bangi UKM. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ Shock pull-out of Selangor players - The Straits Times, 24 April 1978.
  3. ^ Towkay calls the tune - The Straits Times, 19 April 1984.
  4. ^ Jokes aside, our men stop at five - New Straits Times page 24, 1 April 1985. (Page 13 via Google Newspaper)
  5. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ^ "Yunus game for new challenge with Proton". Thestar.com.my. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Yunus Alif takes over T' Team | Malaysian Football Team News, Results & Ranking | Sports". Sports.mylaunchpad.com.my. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Nomad Yunus on the move again | Sports247.my". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Kumpulan Media Karangkraf". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Yunus Alif Jurulatih Baru PDRM". Makan Bola. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  12. ^ Yunus Alif, Dollah, Zainal, Ahmad Yusof kini bergelar Dato’ - Fikrah Pahang

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