Abdullah Yeop Noordin Explained

Abdullah bin Yeop Noordin
Birth Date:	1941 3, df=yes^[1]
Birth Place:	Parit, Perak, Malaysia
Position:	Right-back
Years1:	1958–1959
Clubs1:	Perak FA
Years2:	1960–1970
Clubs2:	Selangor FA
Nationalyears1:	1959–1960
Nationalteam1:	Malaya U19
Nationalyears2:	1960–1962
Nationalteam2:	Malaya
Nationalyears3:	1963–1969
Nationalteam3:	Malaysia
Manageryears1:	1971–1972
Manageryears2:	1973
Manageryears3:	1988–89
Managerclubs1:	Selangor Burnley Cup
Managerclubs2:	Selangor FA
Managerclubs3:	Perak FA

Abdullah bin Yeop Noordin (sometimes spelt as Abdullah Noordin or Abdullah Nordin) was a Malaysian football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the late 1960s.

Career Overview

He start played for Perak FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia's domestic competition.^{[2] [3]}

In 1959, he was selected for the inaugural Asian Youth Championship with Ng Boon Bee and became runners-up.^[4]

He was also a part of the Malaya player that winning bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games.^[5]

Abdullah captained Malaysia from 1966 to 1969, winning the 1968 Pestabola Merdeka tournament.^[6]

After retired from playing, he became a coach for selangor youth in Burnley Cup and guiding Selangor to won 1973 Malaysia Cup.^{[7] [8]} In 1988–89 Season, he managed Perak FA.^{[9] [10]}

Honour

Player

Perak

• Malaysia Cup runner-up:1959

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup

1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969

• Malaysia FAM Cup

1961, 1962, 1966, 1968

• Asian Champion Club Tournament runner up: 1967

Malaysia U19

• AFC Youth Championship runner up: 1959, 1960

Malaysia

• Sea Games gold medal: 1961
• Asian Games bronze medal: 1962
• Pestabola Merdeka

1968

Head Coach

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup

1973

External links

• 'I quit' Noordin says: Work, family now The Straits Times, 5 April 1968, Page 20 - National Library of Singapore
• Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Piala Malaya 1962 & 1963 (In Malay) - Legasi Lagenda at Wayback Machine
• Memories keep Thanabalan giving back to the game - Level Field at Wayback Machine
• Selangor Pernah Hampir Jadi Juara Asia! (in Malay) - The Patriots Asia at Wayback Machine

Notes and References

1. https://www.geni.com/people/Abdullah-Bin-Yeop-Nordin/6000000000810832146 Abdullah Bin Yeop Nordin - Geni.com
2. News: Former National Skipper Abdullah Yeop Nordin Passes Away. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211906/http://malaysiandigest.com/news/513862-former-national-skipper-abdullah-yeop-nordin-passes-away.html. usurped. 2 May 2018. 17 August 2014. Bernama. MalaysianDigest.com. 2 May 2018.
3. News: Legenda Bola Sepak Meninggal Dunia. Malay. 17 August 2014. HarianMetro. PerakToday.com. 2 May 2018.
4. News: Badminton legend Boon Bee dies. 3 August 2022. New Straits Times. 3 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810011439/https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2022/08/819074/badminton-legend-boon-bee-dies. 10 August 2022. live.
5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames62.html "Asian Games 1962 (Indonesia)"
6. News: FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time. 15 September 2017. FourFourTwo. 2 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502212423/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/fourfourtwos-top-25-malaysian-players-all-time?page=0%2C10. 2 May 2018. dead.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026032247/https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/klfa-co-founder-mj-vincent-passes-away-90-308333?amp=1 KLFA co-founder MJ Vincent passes away at 90 - Astro Awani at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022.
8. https://bebasnews.my/2021/08/20/seabad-piala-malaysia-selangor-lawan-singapura-satu-epik-bola-sepak-reduan/ Seabad Piala Malaysia: Selangor lawan Singapura satu epik bola sepak – Reduan Bebasnews. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20181119103412/https://peraktoday.com.my/2014/08/legenda-bola-sepak-meninggal-dunia/ Legenda bola sepak meninggal dunia - Perak Today at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
10. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2014/08/1125/bekas-ketua-pasukan-bola-sepak-negara-abdullah-yeop-noordin-meninggal Bekas ketua pasukan bola sepak negara, Abdullah Yeop Noordin meninggal dunia. Berita Harian. Retrieved 17 August 2014.