Zainuddin Kassim Explained

Zainuddin Kassim
Fullname:Haji Zainuddin bin Haji Kassim
Birth Date:1 November 1965[1]
Birth Place:Brunei
Position:Striker
Clubs1:Brunei
Nationalteam1:Brunei
Nationalcaps1:?
Nationalgoals1:3+
Manageryears1:1988
Managerclubs1:Brunei (player-coach)
Manageryears2:2001
Managerclubs2:Brunei
Manageryears3:2004
Managerclubs3:Brunei
Manageryears4:2008–2011
Managerclubs4:AM Gunners
Manageryears5:2011
Managerclubs5:Brunei U19
Manageryears6:2013
Managerclubs6:Brunei U23 (assistant coach)
Manageryears7:2020
Managerclubs7:Brunei (assistant coach)
Pcupdate:25 August 2015
Ntupdate:25 August 2015

Haji Zainuddin bin Haji Kassim is a Bruneian former national football player and current coach.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheffield-trained duo. 4 January 1985. Singapore Monitor. 25 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Brunei Muara 'C' champions. 2 July 2007. Borneo Bulletin. 25 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Banking on Young Talent. Google News Archive Search. 22 June 1988. New Straits Times. 16 September 2016.
  4. Web site: India looking to salvage some pride. https://web.archive.org/web/20020123161324/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/05/20/stories/07200441.htm. dead. 23 January 2002. 19 May 2001. The Hindu. 25 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Gunners, Ranger through. 21 April 2008. The Brunei Times. 25 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Brunei start training for HBT. 6 August 2011. The Brunei Times. 25 August 2015.
  7. Web site: DPMM FC teach national U-23 squad a lesson. 13 October 2013. The Brunei Times. 25 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Three more added to call-up list. 7 September 2020. Borneo Bulletin. 9 September 2020.