- Abdul Rashid Hassan
Infobox Football biography
playername= Abdul Rashid Hassan
fullname = Abdul Rashid Hassan
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|07|17
cityofbirth =Alor Gajah ,Malacca
countryofbirth =Malaysia
currentclub =UPB-MyTeam FC (Goalkeeping Coach)
position = Goalkeeper (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1974-1978 1982-1990 1991-1992
clubs =Selangor FA Kuala Lumpur FA PDRM FA
caps(goals) = ? (?)
nationalyears = 1975-1990
nationalteam = flagicon|Malaysia Malaysia National Team
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1995-2006 2006-present
managerclubs = Selangor FA (Goalkeeping Coach) UPB-MyTeam FC (Goalkeeping Coach)Abdul Rashid Hassan (born
July 17 1954 inAlor Gajah ,Malacca ) is a retiredMalaysia n football player who played as a goalkeeper. Currently he is the Goalkeeping Coach forUPB-MyTeam FC since September, 2006. His main achievement as a player was a Division Two title in 1989 withPerlis FA .Career
Abdul Rashid Hassan was one of the country’s greatest ever produced goalkeeper and remains one of the most highly decorated players of all time. Even as a coach he continued winning honours. He’s the man with the golden gloves, Abdul Rashid Hassan. Rashid hailed from
Alor Gajah ,Malacca but his family moved toSingapore soon after, spending his formative years in the island. He picked up goalkeeping while playing catcher in his school’s softball team and as fate had it, caught the eye of his school’s football teacher. He began represeting at the juniors level for his secondary school inSingapore but it was underChoo Seng Kui ofBurnley United that Rashid progressed, playing for the former’s team inSingapore ’sDivision One at that time.His first job at
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in the republic also saw him action on the field.Singapore Malays roped Rashid in for the 1972Sultans Gold Cup inJohor . Seeing him in action, the lateDatuk Harun Idris ,Selangor ’sMenteri Besar at that that time offered Rashid a job at theSelangor State Economic & Development Corporation (PKNS), while playing forUMNO Selangor in the local league. They emerged champions in the competition and Rashid played a sterling role leadingUMNO Selangor to theFAM Cup in 1974. Just before that success, Rashid broke into theSelangor FA 's squad being an understudy to the legendary Spiderman,R. Arumugam . He was used sparingly in the State team, but continued to play well forSelangor Malays in theSultans Gold Cup .He was first selected to the National squad in 1975 for the
Merdeka Tournament , playing against Thailand and featured on and off for Malaysia in his battle with Arumugam for the No.1 spot from 1975-1978, culminating in victory over Thailand in the1977 SEAP Games (now known asSEA Games ) inKuala Lumpur . It seemed more difficult to break into State ranks though but after waiting patiently for a few years, his big break came in 1978 whenDatuk Harun Idris gave him the chance to start in theMalaysia Cup final against Singapore. A nervous Rashid who was caught off-guard by the announcement, conceded two blunders early on, butSelangor FA ’s fightback saw them win the cup. In 1978, Rashid leftPKNS forMajlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA ), representing the latter in theKL League , continuing his ties withSelangor FA . A year later, due to the rules back then, he was prevented from donning the Red and Yellow jersey ofSelangor FA , and found himself in limbo asFederal Territory FA (FT, known asKuala Lumpur FA after 1985) were not interested in him.He made time for personal aspects in his life, getting married a year later, and to everyone’s shock began shying away from the top level of the game, only playing for
MARA in theKL League . His second calling came in 1982 when FT offered him a chance to play, and this is what the big keeper defined as the ‘proper’ start to his career. In his first season with the City Boys, he only conceded 8 goals in their spectacular run to theMalaysia Cup quarter-finals. He also spurredMARA to the final of the 1982FAM Cup , and his efforts paid huge dividends whenFrank Lord recalled him to the National squad in 1983 for theMerdeka Tournament ,Asean Cup ,Pre-Olympics and theSEA Games . In between, FT made another run to the quarter-finals of theMalaysia Cup . He leftMARA to joinTan Sri Elyas Omar ’sKL City Hall (DBKL FC ) also in 83’, further cementing his place in the FT squad for theMalaysian League asDBKL FC usually formed the core of the team, and his years there were full of achievements. With his new employer, Rashid kept goal in their march to four FAM Cup finals, winning two of them, while with FT another run to the quarter-finals of the 1984Malaysia Cup was in the offing. Tragedy struck a year later during FT’s last match in the League when he ruptured his knee ligaments, missing the City Boys’ first ever appearance in theMalaysia Cup final in 1985.The tiger in him saw Rashid fight back for his place in 1986, but
Kuala Lumpur FA failed to repeat their success of the previous year, instead were bundled out of the quarter-finals. The golden years between 1987 to 1989 sawKuala Lumpur FA bag theMalaysia Cup three times in a row, an unprecedented feat till this day by any team under the same coach, and he also starred forDBKL FC with more triumphs in theFAM Cup . At 35, he received his third stint as National goalkeeper whenTrevor Hartley was in charge and he repaid the trust put in him by gallantly performing heroics as Malaysia recaptured theSEA Games gold medal against arch enemies Singapore in 1989 at home, facing the likes of club matesFandi Ahmad ,K. Kannan andMalek Awab who were starring for Singapore. It was the inspiration Malaysian football were looking for just as the game turned semi-professional that year. Holding much promise for the future. Rashid meanwhile, ended the season on a high when he bagged theFAM Footballer of The Year Award , a tremendous achievement for a goalkeeper, even till this day.Highs of the past year were matched by lows of the following year. He was dropped from the
Kuala Lumpur FA 's squad after the 1990 season but the evergreen veteran soldiered on whenPDRM FA came to rescue him. His leadership from between the posts saw whipping boysPDRM FA climb the table from second off bottom to Top 4, something unheard of by a uniformed body asPDRM FA andATM FA regularly propped the bottom two positions of the League, back then. He leftPDRM FA in 1992 due to differences, but featured regularly forDBKL FC in the local leagues. Finally at the age of 40, Rashid left the game as a player.He did not take much convincing for him to share his experience with the younger generation as a coach. In 1995, Rashid returned to
Selangor FA as a coach and his first task was to pickAzlisham Ibrahim from oblivion, turning the latter into the hero and man of the match of theMalaysia Cup final that year. A third rateYap Kam Choon was given his second lease of life when Rashid guided him to the former’s first ever championship in theMalaysia Cup in 1996, and for the third consecutive year, Rashid helped yet anotherSelangor FA keeper to be crownedMalaysia Cup winner. This time it wasAbdul Hadi Tahir , a President Cup junior who was forced to replace the two first-team keepers.Azmin Azram Abdul Aziz was also rejuvenated under Rashid’s tutelage, and his years spent under Rashid were one of his best ever, leading to anotherMalaysia Cup winner’s medals. In total Rashid 11 years of service as a goalkeeper coach toSelangor FA , saw him help the Red Giants produced a steady stream of top notch goalies who were winners.Rashid joined the
MyTeam reality programme in 2006, as goalkeeper coach to Serbegeth Singh’sMyTeam1 , and was drafted intoUPB-MyTeam FC when they set out their objective to play in theMalaysian League . He was keen to join the unknown outfit as the young management were interested in changing the football environment in the country. It was a challenge but Rashid’s said a new team needs experience in the game to learn from. He believes that as long as the young players who he is, it makes his job much easier. He said “I have been in this game long enough, and I know the in and out of the game. I have to give my experience so that the players can benefit from it”.Rashid is tasked as the goalkeeping coach at
UPB-MyTeam FC . His day to day job involves keeping all the keepers in tip-top condition either physically or mentally. He is also known as a father figure to the players as he is the one they usually turn to for help either directly or indirectly. He is also the unofficial part translator in the team, and assists the chief coach in any circumstances arising. Apart from that, Rashid is constantly involved in boostingUPB-MyTeam FC ’s image as he’s always seen doing work in public for charity, sports and others.Rashid is a single parent to 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls. His boys, Fariq and Faizal are currently playing for
UPB-MyTeam FC , while one of his 2 daughters is currently furthering her studies in United Kingdom, while the other recently finished her PMR.Achievements
As Player
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Malaysia Cup : 1975, 1976 & 1978 (withSelangor FA ); 1987, 1988 & 1989 (withKuala Lumpur FA )
*League Championship : 1986 & 1988 (withKuala Lumpur FA )
*Malaysia Charity Shield : 1988 (withKuala Lumpur FA )
*Merdeka Tournament : 1976 & 1989 (with Malaysia National Team)
*SEA Games : 1977 & 1989 (with Malaysia National Team)As Goalkeeping Coach
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Malaysia Cup : 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002 & 2005 (withSelangor FA )
*Malaysia FA Cup : 1997, 2001 & 2005 (withSelangor FA )
*Malaysia Charity Shield : 1996, 1997 & 2002 (withSelangor FA )
*Malaysia Super League : 2000 (withSelangor FA )
*Malaysia Premier League : 2005 (withSelangor FA )
*Malaysia Premier League : Runners-up 2006 (withUPB-MyTeam FC )External links
* [http://www.myteam.com.my/v2/coach_rashid.html Abdul Rashid Hassan's Profile at MyTeam site]
Persondata
NAME= Hassan, Abdul Rashid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1954-07-17
PLACE OF BIRTH=Alor Gajah ,Malacca ,Malaysia
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