Reduan Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Reduan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Reduan Abdullah is a retired Malaysian football player, and a current coach for UiTM FC in Malaysia Super League.

Reduan Abdullah

Personal information
Full name	Mohd Reduan bin Abdullah
Date of birth	(1952-12-26) 26 December 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth	Selangor, Malaysia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1985	Selangor FA
International career
1973–1981	Malaysia
Managerial career
2000–2003	MPPJ FC
2005	MPPJ FC
2006–2009	Felda United FC
2010	Penang FA
2014	Perlis FA
2021	UiTM F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a player, Reduan played as a midfielder, and closely associated with Selangor FA team in the Malaysia Cup competition in the 1970s and early 1980s.^[1] He won 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1984 Malaysia Cup.^[2] During that period, Reduan also played for Malaysia national football team, participating in several tournaments, including Merdeka Tournament^[3] and 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[4] On 26 November 1977, He also a part of the Malaysian player that winning gold medals in the regional SEA Games in 1977.^[5][6] In 1982, He was selected in AFC Asian All Stars.^[7]

After his playing day ended, Reduan turned into coaching and his early coaching years saw him as assistant coach for Selangor in the 1987 Malaysia Cup season.^[8] Reduan later took charge of MPPJ FC, a team in the Malaysia FAM League, in late 1990s.^[9] With the club gradually made way to the second-tier Malaysia Premier League II, Reduan was replaced by Dollah Salleh in mid-2003, who later guided the team to the 2003 Malaysia Cup victory. Reduan was back as coach of MPPJ FC in early 2005 replacing Dollah,^[10] but later was replaced again in mid-2005, this time with German coach Michael Feichtenbeiner.^[11]

Felda United FC was the next club Reduan coached, appointed in 2006.^[12][13] Reduan succeeded in getting the newly created club promoted from the FAM League to the 2007–08 Malaysia Premier League and achieving sixth place in their maiden season of the Premier League.^[14][15] However Reduan courted controversy in 2009 when he was slapped with a 12-month ban and fined by Football Association of Malaysia for his criticism of the governing body.^[16] Felda United sacked him as a result of the ban.^[17]

He briefly managed Penang FA in 2010, taking over from Mohammad Bakar. After a spell in the media as football pundit for terrestrial (RTM) and satellite television (Astro), Reduan was appointed by Perlis FA as their new head coach in early 2014.^[18] On July the same year, Reduan was appointed as assistant manager of Malaysia national team, working with head coach Dollah Salleh^[19] When Dollah was sacked in 2015, Reduan were also released from his job.^[20]

He later coached youth teams in Bukit Jalil Sports School, and leading its U-17 team to win the 2016 Piala Belia.^[21]

References

1. "Reduan is back for Cup action". The Straits Times. 2 March 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 16 April 2014 – via NewspaperSG.
2. Seabad Piala Malaysia: Selangor lawan Singapura satu epik bola sepak – Reduan Bebasnews. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
3. "Merdeka Tournament 1977". RSSSF. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
4. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
5. . 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022.
6. "South East Asian Games 1977 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)". RSSSF.
7. "นักฟุตบอลเจ้าของฉายา "กัปตันกระดูกเหล็ก" พล.ต.อำนาจ เฉลิมชวลิต" (in Thai). Siamsport. 2 March 2020. from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
8. "Reduan hits out at FAS' remarks". The Straits Times. 8 October 1987. p. 33. Retrieved 16 April 2014 – via NewspaperSG.
9. "MPPJ berazam ke Piala FAM". Utusan.com.my. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
10. "• Lihat topik - MPPJ FC". Selangorfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
11. "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
12. . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
13. . Ww2.utusan.com.my. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
14. "Felda United Beli 25 Pemain Baru". Bernama.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
15. "Football: Felda United Recruiting | Vrommm". Vrommm.wordpress.com. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
16. Samuel, Eric (27 February 2009). "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
17. "Felda Replace Reduan - new straits times - March 02, 2009 - Id. 79016019 - vLex Malaysia". My.vlex.com. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
18. "myMetro | PFA ikat Reduan bimbing Singa Utara". Hmetro.com.my. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
19. "Dollah and Reduan reunite". New Straits Times. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
20. Bernama (5 September 2015). "Ong Kim Swee appointed as interim head coach of Harimau Malaya". TheSun.my. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
21. Gagal jaringkan gol Selangor terlepas Piala Belia 2016 - Stadium Astro

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