Abdul Ghani Malik is a former Malaysian footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

. Currently he works as assistant coach in the Sime Darby F.C.

Sime Darby F.C.

Sime Darby FC is a football club from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which represents and are backed by Sime Darby, one of Malaysia's largest conglomerates. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League and finished 5th in season 2011. Sime Darby has a presence of more than 100,000 employees...

 football team.

Career

Starting his career in the Kuala Lumpur youth team, he was promoted to the senior squad in 1993. He also played for Perak, Terengganu and Pahang state teams in Malaysian league, as well as club teams such as Maju United, MPPJ FC and TNB Kelantan, the club where he concludes his playing career.

His accolades during his playing careers including winning the 2001 Malaysia Cup

Malaysia Cup

The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

 with Terengganu, 2004 Super League championship with Pahang, 2000 Malaysia FA Cup

Malaysia FA Cup

The FA Cup Malaysia is a national knock-out football competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia. The tournament was introduced during the Semi-Pro League era in 1990...

 with Terengganu and Malaysia Charity Shield with Kuala Lumpur(1994) and Terengganu(2001). He also received Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) award from the government of Terengganu after winning the Malaysia Cup for Terengganu.

National team

Ghani represented the Malaysia national football team

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

 from 1995 to 2001. He was in the squad for the SEA Games

Southeast Asian Games

The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

 in 1995 and 1997, and also in the Tiger Cup

Tiger Cup

The ASEAN Football Championship , is a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation , contested by the national teams of Southeast Asia...

 squad in 1998 and 2000. He helped Malaysia gained third place in the 2000 Tiger Cup, beating Vietnam 3-0 in the third place play-off. He was also featured in the Malaysian team that faces Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal F.C.

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 in a 1999 friendly match. Malaysia lost 2-0 in that match.

He made 8 appearances for the national team, scoring 1 goal against Bahrain in the 2001 Merdeka Tournament

2001 Merdeka Tournament

The 2001 Merdeka Tournament is the 37th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on June 21 to June 30, 2001.-Group stage:Group A--------------------Group B---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi finals:...

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International Senior Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 21, 2001	Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam Stadium Shah Alam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Shah Alam, Malaysia. It is used mostly for football matches but also has facilities for athletics... , Malaysia		2-4	Lost	2001 Merdeka Tournament 2001 Merdeka Tournament The 2001 Merdeka Tournament is the 37th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on June 21 to June 30, 2001.-Group stage:Group A--------------------Group B---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi finals:...

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