Nafuzi Zain

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Zain is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Nafuzi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Nafuzi Zain
Personal information
Full name Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain
Date of birth (1978-10-27) 27 October 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Kelantan, Malaysia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1997 Kelantan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Terengganu
2002–2007 Kedah
2008–2010 Kelantan
International career
1994 Malaysia U-17
1997 Malaysia U20
Managerial career
2013 Kelantan U21 (assistant)
2014 Kelantan U21
2015 Kelantan FA (assistant)
2015 Kelantan U21
2016 T-Team U21
2017–2019 Terengganu (assistant)
2019–2022 Terengganu
2023–2024 Kedah Darul Aman
2025– Malaysia U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain (born 27 October 1978) is a Malaysian football coach and former football player who is the current head coach of Malaysia national under-23 team.[2][3][4][5]

Career

Nafuzi played in the Kelantan youth teams between 1996 and 1997. In 1998, he had an offer to play with Terengganu senior squads. With Terengganu, he won Malaysia FA Cup in 2000 and Malaysia Cup in 2001.[6][7] After that, he transferred to Kedah which he had successfully won treble with them in 2007.[8] Nafuzi signs with his former youth team, Kelantan in 2008.

As a national player, he also was part of the Malaysia squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship when Malaysia became a host tournament.[9]

After retired as footballer, he ventured into coaching in 2011.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 22 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win%
Terengganu Malaysia 16 May 2019 30 November 2022 94 54 16 24 057.45
Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia 6 December 2022 24 November 2024 51 25 8 18 049.02
Malaysia U23 Malaysia 1 January 2025 Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Career Total 145 79 24 42 054.48

Honours

Player

Terengganu

Kedah

Head Coach

Kelantan U21

Terengganu

References

  1. ^ Muhammad Nafuzi - worldfootball.net
  2. ^ "Nafuzi named as Kedah coach". nst.com.my. 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Nafuzi Zain Ambil Alih Tugas Sebagai Ketua Jurulatih Terengganu FC". Semuanya BOLA. 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Pengendali sementara, Nafuzi Zain puji semangat kebangkitan Terengganu FC". FOX Sports. 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Nafuzi-Zain yakin pemain-pemain mampu mengekalkan momentum walaupun dengan ketiadaannya". Terengganu FC Official website. 9 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Sang Penyu sedia tamatkan kemarau trofi – Nafuzi Zain" (in Malay). Kosmo. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Flashback: When Terengganu beat Perak in 2001". Goal. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d 'Happy football'the secret to Terengganu's winning ways. New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019
  9. ^ a b "Nafuzi Zain: Skuad Piala Dunia Remaja 1997 Tidaklah Gagal Sepenuhnya". Semuanya Bola. 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ "piala presiden 2015 kelantan muncul juara setelah menewaskan pulau pinang". The Sukan. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2020.


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