.jpg) Fandi playing in a charity match in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fandi bin Ahmad | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore City, State of Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Singapore FA | 113 | (65) |
| 1982–1983 | Niac Mitra | 40 | (9) |
| 1983–1985 | Alkmaar | 36 | (11) |
| 1986–1989 | Inter Lilliput FA | 46 | (30) |
| 1990 | OFI | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Pahang FA | 12 | (7) |
| 1993–1994 | Singapore FA | 34 | (17) |
| 1996 | Geylang United | 17 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Singapore Armed Forces | 60 | (32) |
| Total | 332 | (170) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1997 | Singapore | 101 | (55) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Singapore (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2003 | Singapore Armed Forces | ||
| 2003–2006 | Singapore (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Young Lions | ||
| 2006–2010 | Pelita Jaya | ||
| 2012–2013 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| 2014–2015 | LionsXII | ||
| 2017–2019 | Young Lions | ||
| 2018 | Singapore (interim) | ||
| 2019 | Singapore U22 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sri Pahang (technical advisor) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Sri Pahang | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fandi bin AhmadPBM (born 29 May 1962) is a Singaporean professionalfootball manager/head coach and formerplayer.[2] During his professional career, he played mainly as astriker, but also occasionally as amidfielder. Along with theSingapore FA, he also played forMalaysia Cup state sidesKuala Lumpur FA andPahang FA, and won titles with all three, including twodoubles in 1992 and 1994, as well as the Golden Boot in 1988. Fandi also played for Indonesia'sNiac Mitra, Netherlands'Groningen as well as local Singaporean clubsGeylang United andSAFFC.[foot 1]
With theSingapore national team, Fandi earned 101caps and scored 15 goals, a record he holds today, as well as winning threeSoutheast Asian Games (SEA Games) silver medals while being captain from 1993 to 1997.[3] After his retirement, he began his managerial career in 2000 by helming his former playing club SAFFC, before moving on to Indonesia'sPelita Raya and Malaysia'sJohor Darul Ta'zim, while also serving as the assistant national coach on numerous occasions and running his own Fandi Ahmad Academy.
Fandi has been described as a national legend for Singapore.[foot 2] In 1995, he was awarded thePingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) for his achievements, which included being the first Singaporean footballer to play in Europe, the first Singaporean millionaire sportsperson and the first Singaporean sportsperson to have a published biography.
He has five children with his wife, South African model Wendy Jacobs, and his father isAhmad Wartam, a former national goalkeeper. Fandi was ranked sixth in a list ofSingapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century byThe Straits Times in 1999.[12] His children, most notablyIkhsan,Ilhan,Iryan, andIrfan, are also professional footballers.
As a young child, Fandi was obsessed with football and spent much of his time kicking a ball. His family lived in a two-room public housing flat inHougang.[8] His family was working class; Fandi had to sellnasi lemak to help support the family.[8][13] Fandi's father,Ahmad Wartam, was then a goalkeeper for the national team in the 1960s.[14] Fandi started playing as a goalkeeper, but switched to a midfield position under the advice of his teacher when he studied at Yio Chu Kang Primary[15]
When he was 12, his parents divorced, after which he lived in a kampong atJalan Eunos with his father and paternal grandparents. AtSerangoon Garden Secondary School,[16] Fandi played for the school football team, but neglected his studies and was held back a year. He then transferred to theSingapore Vocational Institute and obtained a National Trade Certificate 3. He played forKaki Bukit SC in the amateurNational Football League, where he was spotted by Singapore FA coach Sebastian Yap.[17]
By the time he was 15, Fandi had become a regular for theSingapore national youth football team. In 1977, Fandi was a member of theSingapore under-17 national team that won theLion City Cup youth tournament.[18] In 1978, he was a part of the team again and they retained the Lion City Cup.[19] In August that year, Fandi was called up for asenior national team squad for a training tour inRussia, becoming the youngest footballer to represent Singapore.[20]
Fandi joinedSingapore FA in 1979 and became a regular midfield player, scoring four goals in his first Malaysia Cup season. The retirement of Arshad Khamis andDollah Kassim promptedJita Singh, the new Singapore FA coach, to play Fandi as a striker. During the 1980 Malaysia Cup season, Fandi scored eight goals, including the winning goal in the final againstSelangor FA.[21] He enlisted forNational Service in September 1980 and was given light duties, such as collecting the camp garbage, so he could continue playing for Singapore FA. In 1981, Fandi won theFAS Footballer of the Year award for helping Singapore FA reach the Malaysia Cup final.[14] The following year, Singapore FA did not play in theMalaysia Cup for political reasons, and Fandi underwent a shoulder operation; he could not play football for six weeks and was discharged early from the National Service.[22]
Selangor FA invited Fandi to play for them against Argentine clubBoca Juniors, which featuredDiego Maradona, in a friendly game, in which Fandi scored the only goal for Selangor FA; the score was 2–1. Fandi was just 19 while serving National Service at the time and after the match, Boca's chief coachVladislao Cap said he was keen on signing the Singaporean, whom he described as "a superb striker who can fit into any team".[23]
Fandi received offers from several Malaysia Cup teams: Indonesian sideNiac Mitra, Swiss clubYoung Boys and Dutch sideAjax. It was Ajax he eventually chose, but after a three-week trial, Fandi rejected Ajax's three-year deal and with it, the opportunity to work with and be honed by the legendaryJohan Cruyff and play up front with the likes of a youngMarco van Basten andJan Molby, whom he had been scouted along with. Fandi ended up signing a one-year contract with Niac Mitra instead, earning S$75,000 annually, choosing to ply his trade nearer to home. Fandi was joined by compatriotDavid Lee in Niac Mitra. Fandi helped Niac Mitra successfully defend theirGalatama League title and was the third-highest scorer with 13 goals. In a friendly match between Niac Mitra andArsenal, Fandi scored a goal in a 2–0 victory; however, he left Niac Mitra due to a sudden Galatama League ban on foreign players.[24]
In 1983, Fandi moved to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract withGroningen.[25] A thigh injury acquired in a friendly match kept him off the field for ten weeks, but in his firstEredivisie game he scored twice in a 2–0 victory overGo Ahead Eagles. On 19 October 1983, Fandi played in the first leg of aUEFA Cup second-round match against Italian sideInternazionale, and scored the second goal in a 2–0 win (the first being fromErwin Koeman), though in the second leg Groningen were defeated 1–5.[26] The Inter team boasted a couple of legendary names such asGiuseppe Baresi,Giuseppe Bergomi,Alessandro Altobelli,Evaristo Beccalossi,Riccardo Ferri,Fulvio Collovati and goalkeeper,Walter Zenga. The Groningen fans voted Fandi the most popular player and the most skilful player that season; he scored 10 goals in 29 games to help the Dutch club rise from ninth to fifth place in the Eredivisie. As anApril Fools' Day joke,The Straits Times published a front-page story claiming thatManchester United had signed on Fandi.[27] His second season was marred by a recurrence of his thigh injury and a dispute with his coach. He played only two full games that season and Groningen did not offer him a new contract.[28] During his time in the Netherlands, Fandi scored 11 league goals in 36 league games for Groningen.[29]
The next club that Fandi played for was Malaysia Cup sideKuala Lumpur FA, which in 1987 won its first Malaysia Cup title. It was Malaysia Cup champion again the following season; Fandi won the Golden Boot, having scored 21 goals.[30] In his third season at Kuala Lumpur FA, they won a third consecutive Malaysia Cup.[31] Fandi then signed a two-year contract with Greek clubOFI in 1990. However, problems with his International Transfer Certificate prevented him from playing for OFI, so he left Greece after two months.[32] Fandi then joinedPahang FA, where he reverted to playing mainly in midfield due to his advancing age.[33] Fandi missed several months of games because of heel and thigh injuries, and scored three goals to help Pahang FA win the Malaysia Cup andMalaysian LeagueDouble in 1992.[34] That year, he became the first Singaporean sportsperson to have career earnings exceeding a million Singapore dollars (not adjusted for inflation).[8]
Fandi rejoined Singapore FA after it was relegated to the second tier of the Malaysian League. Singapore FA was promoted and reached the Malaysia Cup final in 1993, and finished the 1994 season as Malaysia Cup and Malaysian League champions. Fandi served as acaptain and played in 39 of Singapore FA's 41 games in the double-winning season, subsequently becoming the top scorer with 26 goals and being voted Player of the Season;[35][36] he was also awarded a state medal, thePingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[14]
In its inauguralS.League season in 1996, Fandi joined and captainedGeylang United where he was the joint top scorer with 11 goals, including the equaliser that confirmed Geylang as league champions. TheAsian Football Confederation declared him the Player of the Month of June 1996.[37][38] Geylang was given special dispensation to pay Fandi thrice the S.Leaguesalary cap.[13]
Fandi's playing career concluded with three seasons atSAFFC, during which they won two S.League titles and twoSingapore Cups. Because of injuries, Fandi was limited to mainly short substitute appearances, but he continued to score crucial goals, notably two against Cambodian side Royal Dolphins in theAsian Club Championship, until his retirement in 1999.[39][40]
From 1979 to 1997, Fandi made 101 appearances for theSingapore national football team,[foot 3] scored 55 goals and earned a place in the Asian Football Confederation Hall of Fame.[9] He started as captain of the national youth team that won theLion City Cup in 1976 and 1977,[8] then joined the senior national team on a tour of Russia, where he played in two friendly games and scored two goals in the second.[21] His first seniorcap came at 17 years, 3 months and 23 days, making him Singapore's youngest-ever full international, until his record was broken byHariss Harun in 2007.[41] However, in his first international competition, the1979 SEA Games, Fandi did not score in four matches. He scored againstIndia andNorth Korea in the Olympic Games qualifiers, but did not score in threeFIFA World Cup qualifying matches. In the 1981 Ovaltine Cup, Fandi scored all Singapore goals in the 3–2 aggregate victory overMalaysia.[42] Fandi scored a goal in a 1–2 loss toThailand in the1981 King's Cup and ahat-trick against thePhilippines at the 1981 SEA Games. In 1992, Fandi scored twice againstNepal and once against Thailand in the King's Cup, then scored when Singapore beat Malaysia 3–1 in the Ovaltine Cup.[43]
The following year, Fandi helped Singapore win the first of three SEA Games silver medals, with two goals in a 3–0 group stage win overBrunei and two against Malaysia in the semi-final. Despite suffering an ankle injury in the 1–2 final defeat by Thailand,[44] he played in the 1983Merlion Cup, and scored in a 1–0 semi-final win against ofChina.[27] The second SEA Games silver medal came in1985, when Fandi scored against Malaysia and the Philippines in the group stage, then two goals against Brunei in the semi-final. At the1989 SEA Games, Fandi scored in the 4–0 victory overMyanmar that took Singapore past the group stages, the last-minute winner in the semi-final against defending championsIndonesia and Singapore's single goal in the 1–3 final defeat by Malaysia. This completed the hat-trick of silver medals, though in 2007, he said that "not winning the SEA Games gold medal" was among "his biggest regrets".[8] Fandi also played at the 1990Asian Games and scored in the 6–1 win againstPakistan.[43]
During the1991 SEA Games, Fandi scored both Singapore goals against Myanmar in the group stage, but was substituted in the semi-final match, after Indonesian fullback Herry Setyawan elbowed him in the eye. That match ended goalless and the Lions lost onpenalties.[45] Fandi also missed Singapore's failed attempt to qualify for the 1992Asian Cup, having sustained a heel injury.[46] At the1993 SEA Games, captain Fandi scored a hat-trick in the 7–0 defeat of the Philippines, followed by the second Singapore goal in the 3–3 semi-final draw with Myanmar, and scored once in the 3–1 win over Indonesia that secured a bronze medal for Singapore. Fandi also played in the inauguralTiger Cup, and scored an equaliser against Malaysia, a goal against Brunei and two against the Philippines. 1997 was a disappointing year for Fandi, who failed to score in theDunhill Cup and the World Cup qualifiers. After the 1997 SEA Games, where his goal in the semi-final could not prevent a 1–2 defeat to Indonesia, Fandi retired from international football.[43]
After his retirement from playing, Fandi worked as a coach. He started as the assistant to Singapore's national coach,Vincent Subramaniam, for the1999 SEA Games, where Singapore finished fourth.[11] In 2011, he founded the Fandi Ahmad Academy, which organises training programmes and overseas opportunities for talented young Singaporean footballers.[4] Fandi is one of seven Singaporean coaches with a professional AFC coaching diploma and is widely considered a likely future coach of theSingapore national football team.[47]
In 2000, Fandi became coach ofSAFFC and guided them to the2000 S.League title, and he won the S.League Coach of the Year Award.[48] Under Fandi, SAFFC ended the 2001 season without winning a trophy but the following year, they were the2002 S.League champions by a 20-point margin.[49] Fandi simultaneously served as assistant national coach,[11] helping Singapore win the Tiger Cup in 2005.[5] In 2005, Fandi became the coach ofYoung Lions, which rose from the bottom of the S.League in 2003 to two third-place finishes in 2004 and 2006, which was their highest league placing in the club's history.[50] From November 2006 to March 2010, Fandi managed Indonesian sidePelita Raya,[7] where he adopted a youth policy that helped them win promotion from the second division,[47] then guided the club to two mid-table finishes in theIndonesia Super League.[51]
On 3 February 2012, the owner ofMalaysian Super League sideJohor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), the Crown Prince of Johor,Tunku Ismail Idris, approached Fandi, after the club's first year of rebranding the whole organisation structure and its footballing activities, to become the club's manager, a role which he accepted.[6] Fandi reportedly earned $S30,000 a month. In his first season, he guided JDT all the way to the2013 Malaysia FA Cup Final but lost 1–0 toKelantan FA. Johor finished third in the2013 Malaysia Super League behindLionsXII andSelangor FA. The side also paraded ex-Spanish international strikerDani Güiza, who won theEuro 2008; formerSS Lazio playerSimone del Nero; and a host of Malaysian internationals, includingMalaysia captainSafiq Rahim and star playerSafee Sali,Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, and the twinsAidil Zafuan andZaquan Adha. On 30 July 2013, he was relieved of his duties.[52][53] On 7 December 2013, he became head coach of the SingaporeLionsXII, withNazri Nasir as his assistant.[54] On 23 May 2015, he ledLionsXII to clinch the2015 Malaysia FA Cup, their first trophy of the season.[55][56]
Fandi was appointed as the head coach of Young Lions for the newly revamped2018 Singapore Premier League season, replacingRichard Tardy.[57] In May 2018, he was appointed as the interim head coach of theSingapore national football team until the end of the2018 AFF Championship.[58][59] Fandi's contract with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) was extended in November 2019, with him in a new role as head of elite youth. He aimed, together with technical director Joseph Palatsides, to enhance the pathways and structure for the development of youth players for the national teams. After leading theSingapore under-22 at the2019 SEA Games, Fandi'sYoung Lions and the under-22s were taken over byNazri Nasir in 2020.[60] Fandi was also a part ofthe national team's coachTatsuma Yoshida's backroom staff.[61]
On 21 July 2022, Fandi returned toSri Pahang as a technical adviser. The appointment came three weeks after he left theFootball Association of Singapore (FAS) following a seven-year stint. His contract as head of elite youth ended on 30 June 2022. It was reported in May 2022 that Fandi had several options from club sides in the region which he had turned down, including offers from sides in Indonesia. He was also linked to Malaysian teams due to his vast connections across the Causeway, such as his good relationship with Sri Pahang president, Tengku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ahmad Shah.[62][63]
In January 2023, Fandi took over as Sri Pahang coach from Malaysian legendDollah Salleh who had taken temporary charge after the resignation of FrenchmanChristophe Gamel the previous season. This would be Fandi's second stint as head coach of aMalaysia Super League team. His team started off into the season well after 11 games with 7 wins, 4 draws, and 0 lost before losing the undefeated streak to Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0. On 9 June 2023, when all hope seemed lost with the score favouring toNegeri Sembilan 1–3 in the final 10 minutes of the match, Fandi's team bounced back unexpectedly to win the match with the score being 4–3 at full time.[64]
Fandi brought hopes to Sri Pahang during the2024–25 Malaysia Cup when he guided the team to defeatSelangor 3–2 on aggregate in the round of 16, defeatedPerak 4–3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and went on to defeatSabah 3–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals which saw the team advance to the2025 Malaysia Cup final, where it was Sri Pahang's first final since 2018.[65] In 2025, Sri Pahang was dissolved.[66]
Fandi is a Muslim,[13] avoids scandals, does not smoke or drink,[67] and has been described as humble,[10] filial, and compassionate.[7] He married South African model Wendy Jacobs in 1996 and the couple have five children, namely sonsIrfan,Ikhsan,Ilhan,Iryan, and a daughterIman;[68] the four sons are footballers. The eldest three (Irfan, Ikhsan, and Ilhan) play for theSingapore national team.[69][70] Fandi is also a cousin ofHafiz Abu Sujad and the national team's physiotherapist Nurhafizah.[71] He is the first Singaporean sportsperson to be the subject of a written biography, which was released in 1993 and calledThe Fandi Ahmad Story. It sold 17,000 copies in two months and was also translated intoMalay.[72]
In 2025, Fandi was honoured with a musical about him by theInstitute of Technical Education (ITE). ITE's ninth musical, he was portrayed by ITE student Mohammed Irfan bin Mohammed Rizal.[73]
Products Fandi has endorsed includeLotto sportswear,[74] Royal Sporting House sportswear,[13] Uncle Tobys cereal, Carnation milk, and energy drink Isomax.[67] In 1996, he released an album of English and Malay songs and producedMeniti Pelangi, a television programme about disadvantaged Malay Singaporeans.[13] Three years later, he opened a restaurant and a car dealership, but both closed down within two years.[7] He has also served as an ambassador for national anti-smoking and anti-drug campaigns,[10][27] raised funds for victims of the2004 Indonesian tsunami and participated in a NortheastCommunity Development Council initiative to organise community service programmes.[75]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 February 1980 | Singapore |  India | 1–0 | 1980 Olympic Games qualification |
| 2 | 4 March 1980 | Singapore |  North Korea | 3–1 | 1980 Olympic Games qualification |
| 3 | 5 April 1981 | Singapore |  Malaysia | 1–1 | 1981 Ovaltine Cup |
| 4 | 19 April 1981 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2–1 | 1981 Ovaltine Cup replay |
| 5 | 19 April 1981 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2–1 | 1981 Ovaltine Cup replay |
| 6 | 9 November 1981 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–2 | 1981 King's Cup |
| 7 | 9 December 1981 | Manila, Philippines |  Philippines | 4–0 | 1981 Southeast Asian Games |
| 8 | 9 December 1981 | Manila, Philippines | Philippines | 4–0 | 1981 Southeast Asian Games |
| 9 | 9 December 1981 | Manila, Philippines | Philippines | 4–0 | 1981 Southeast Asian Games |
| 10 | 7 January 1982 | Singapore |  Bahrain | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 5 May 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Nepal | 2–0 | 1982 King's Cup |
| 12 | 5 May 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand | Nepal | 2–0 | 1982 King's Cup |
| 13 | 15 May 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–2 | 1982 King's Cup |
| 14 | 15 May 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 2–2 | 1982 King's Cup |
| 15 | 8 August 1982 | Penang, Malaysia | India | 3–0 | 1982 Merdeka Tournament |
| 16 | 10 November 1982 | Singapore | Malaysia | 3–1 | 1982 Ovaltine Cup |
| 17 | 28 May 1983 | Singapore | Malaysia | 2–1 | 1983 Southeast Asian Games |
| 18 | 1 June 1983 | Singapore | Philippines | 5–0 | 1983 Southeast Asian Games |
| 19 | 4 June 1983 | Singapore |  Brunei | 4–0 | 1983 Southeast Asian Games |
| 20 | 4 June 1983 | Singapore | Brunei | 4–0 | 1983 Southeast Asian Games |
| 21 | 14 December 1983 | Singapore |  China | 1–0 | 1983 Merlion Cup |
| 22 | 13 December 1985 | Bangkok, Thailand | Brunei | 3–0 | 1985 Southeast Asian Games |
| 23 | 13 December 1985 | Bangkok, Thailand | Brunei | 3–0 | 1985 Southeast Asian Games |
| 24 | 14 December 1985 | Bangkok, Thailand | Malaysia | 2–2 | 1985 Southeast Asian Games |
| 25 | 14 December 1985 | Bangkok, Thailand | Malaysia | 2–2 | 1985 Southeast Asian Games |
| 26 | 4 April 1987 | Singapore |  Indonesia | 2–0 | 1988 Olympic Games qualification |
| 27 | 26 April 1987 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–2 | 1988 Olympic Games qualification |
| 28 | 26 August 1989 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Myanmar | 4–0 | 1989 Southeast Asian Games |
| 29 | 28 August 1989 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Indonesia | 1–0 | 1989 Southeast Asian Games |
| 30 | 31 August 1989 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Myanmar | 1–3 | 1989 Southeast Asian Games |
| 31 | 27 September 1990 | Beijing, China |  Pakistan | 6–1 | 1990 Asian Games |
| 32 | 29 November 1991 | Manila, Philippines | Myanmar | 2–1 | 1991 Southeast Asian Games |
| 33 | 29 November 1991 | Manila, Philippines | Myanmar | 2–1 | 1991 Southeast Asian Games |
| 34 | 25 November 1992 | Yangon, Myanmar | Myanmar | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 35 | 8 December 1992 | Singapore | Malaysia | 3–0 | 1992 Merlion Cup |
| 36 | 13 April 1993 | Doha, Qatar |  Vietnam | 3–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 16 April 1993 | Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–4 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 30 April 1993 | Singapore | Qatar | 1–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 39 | 2 May 1993 | Singapore | Indonesia | 2–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 40 | 9 June 1993 | Singapore | Philippines | 7–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 41 | 9 June 1993 | Singapore | Philippines | 7–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 42 | 9 June 1993 | Singapore | Philippines | 7–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 43 | 17 June 1993 | Singapore | Myanmar | 3–3 | 1993 Southeast Asian Games |
| 44 | 19 June 1993 | Singapore | Indonesia | 3–1 | 1993 Southeast Asian Games |
| 45 | 17 July 1995 | Singapore | Myanmar | 3–3 | 1995 Tiger Beer Quadrangular |
| 46 | 4 December 1995 | Lamphun, Thailand | Brunei | 2–2 | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 47 | 6 December 1995 | Lamphun, Thailand | Myanmar | 4–2 | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 48 | 6 December 1995 | Lamphun, Thailand | Myanmar | 4–2 | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 49 | 8 December 1995 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Philippines | 4–0 | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 50 | 16 December 1995 | Singapore | Myanmar | 1–0 | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 51 | 1 September 1996 | Singapore | Malaysia | 1–1 | 1996 AFF Championship |
| 52 | 4 September 1996 | Singapore | Brunei | 3–0 | 1996 AFF Championship |
| 53 | 6 September 1996 | Singapore | Philippines | 3–0 | 1996 AFF Championship |
| 54 | 6 September 1996 | Singapore | Philippines | 3–0 | 1996 AFF Championship |
| 55 | 16 October 1997 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–2 | 1997 Southeast Asian Games |
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Young Lions |  | 1 January 2005 | 31 December 2006 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 050.00 | [77] |
| Pelita Jaya | | 1 January 2007 | 30 November 2009 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 041.18 | [78] |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | | 3 February 2012 | 29 July 2013 | 62 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 040.32 | [79] |
| LionsXII | | 7 December 2013 | 30 November 2015 | 67 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 044.78 | [80][81] |
| Young Lions | | 14 December 2017 | 31 December 2019 | 48 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 022.92 | [82][83] |
| Singapore (caretaker) | | 16 May 2018 | 16 December 2018 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.00 | [84] |
| Singapore U23 | | 1 July 2019 | 31 December 2019 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 020.00 | [85] |
| Sri Pahang | | 17 January 2023 | 30 June 2025 | 50 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 040.00 | [86][87] |
| Career Total | 304 | 120 | 70 | 114 | 039.47 | ||||
Player[edit]Niac Mitra Kuala Lumpur
Pahang Singapore FA Geylang United Singapore Armed Forces
Singapore Individual
| Manager[edit]Singapore Armed Forces LionsXII Individual[edit]
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| Preceded by | Singapore national team captain 1993–1997 | Succeeded by |
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