Nazri Nasir
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Nazri Nasir is a retired football
player from Singapore
. He was the captain of the Singapore national football team
in the late-1990s and early-2000s, and led the team which won the regional Tiger Cup (later renamed the ASEAN Football Championship) in 1998.
In 1994, Nazri was a member of the Singapore
side which won the Malaysian League
and Malaysia Cup
double. After the formation of Singapore's S.League
in 1996, he played for Sembawang Rangers in 1996, the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
(SAFFC) from 1997-2001, and Tampines Rovers from 2002-2008. He won the S.League title with SAFFC in 1997, 1998 and 2000, and with Tampines Rovers in 2004 and 2005.
Nazri retired as a player in 2008 at the age of 37. He is currently the Director of Football at Tampines Rovers.
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...
player from Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. He was the captain of the Singapore national football team
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
in the late-1990s and early-2000s, and led the team which won the regional Tiger Cup (later renamed the ASEAN Football Championship) in 1998.
In 1994, Nazri was a member of the Singapore
Singapore Lions
The Singapore Lions is the name given to a representative team of footballers representing the Football Association of Singapore in domestic competitions run by the Football Association of Malaysia...
side which won the Malaysian League
Malaysian Super League
The Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia...
and 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...
double. After the formation of Singapore's S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
in 1996, he played for Sembawang Rangers in 1996, the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
The Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...
(SAFFC) from 1997-2001, and Tampines Rovers from 2002-2008. He won the S.League title with SAFFC in 1997, 1998 and 2000, and with Tampines Rovers in 2004 and 2005.
Nazri retired as a player in 2008 at the age of 37. He is currently the Director of Football at Tampines Rovers.
Singapore (Malaysian League Team)
- M.League: 1994
- Malaysia CupMalaysia CupThe Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...
: 1994
External links
- Article at S.League website
- http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1303#2