Abdul Ghani Malik (born 25 May 1972) is a former

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. He is a former member of the Malaysian

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. Currently he works as assistant coach in the

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

Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

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

National team

Ghani represented the

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

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in 1995 and 1997, and also in the

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squad in 1998 and 2000. He helped Malaysia gain 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. 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

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International Senior Goals

References

* Most informations are taken from the article "Tuah tidak datang bergolek" by Nazri Abu Bakar, published in

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, pullout Bola, page 10-11, 16 July 2011.

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* Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Perak F.C. players Terengganu FC players Sri Pahang FC players Living people 1972 births Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur Association football defenders {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub