Pengiran
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Sallehuddin bin Pengiran Haji Damit (born 5 November 1973) is a
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
an retired footballer who is a coach for
Kasuka FC
Kasuka Football Club () is a football club from Brunei, that plays in the Brunei Super League.
History
Early days
Due to the demand from the residents of Kampong Sungai Kedayan to play in the district league, Kasuka FC was founded in 199 ...
. One of the legends of
Bruneian football, he most notably played for the
Brunei M-League representative team that won the 1999
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...
, which is regarded as Brunei football's greatest achievement.
He also played professionally for
Brunei DPMM FC for several seasons.
Prior to his marriage in 2001, his given name was
Awangku Sallehuddin due to naming rules for descendants of Bruneian royalty.
Club career
Early career
Sallehuddin began his sporting career playing
tennis
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under a government scheme,
representing Brunei at the
Davis Cup
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in
1994
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and
1995
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. It was around this time that he also made his football debut in the
Malaysia Premier League
The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system.
The ...
, appearing for the
Brunei representative team.
Towards the turn of the century Sallehuddin found more playing time in expense of the ageing
Martilu Mohamed on the left side of a back three, a formation favoured by
David Booth and his successor
Mick Jones. He started the 1999
Malaysia Cup
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final alongside captain and fellow legend
Liew Chuan Fue and first-season debutant
Norsillmy Taha and claimed a 2-1 victory in
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through two goals by
Rosli Liman.
Sallehuddin inherited the captain's armband from Liew and stayed with Brunei as the severely-depleted team were immediately relegated to Premier Two, managing only two wins and conceding the most goals (53). He stayed with Brunei in the second tier of Malaysian football until 2005.
DPMM
Sallehuddin played with local club
AH United in the
B-League (winning the 2005-06
FA Cup
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) until the middle of 2006 when he transferred to
Brunei DPMM FC who were playing in the
Malaysia Premier League
The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system.
The ...
for the first time after replacing Sallehuddin's own former team, Brunei. They achieved promotion to the
2006-07 Malaysia Super League that season and then astoundingly finished third in Malaysia's top tier thanks to goals from topscoring
Shahrazen Said
Mohammad Shah Razen bin Said (born 14 December 1985) is a Bruneian international footballer who plays as a striker for DPMM FC and the Brunei national team. He is the current record goalscorer for Brunei with eight goals.
Shah Razen is incl ...
.
DPMM moved to the Singaporean
S.League
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in
2009
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, after the deregistration of the
Brunei Football Association (BAFA) by the Registrar of Societies prompted the
Football Association of Malaysia
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to exempt DPMM from the Super League. Sallehuddin was appointed captain and won the
Singapore League Cup
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The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup. Eight of ...
of that year, despite being suspended in the final. After an incident in the 39th minute in the game against
Home United
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on 2 August, he was given a one-year ban by the
Football Association of Singapore
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for bringing the game into disrepute. A month later,
FIFA suspended Brunei which meant that DPMM could no longer play in the S.League. With only five matches to go, all of DPMM's results were expunged from record.
Sallehuddin returned to
AH United on loan in the
2010 Brunei Premier League 1, then
AM Gunners
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for the short-lived
2011 season. Recalled to his parent club after their re-entry into the S.League in
2012
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, the 39-year-old was still being relied on by coach
Vjeran Simunic. Sallehuddin won the
League Cup
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and finished second in the league behind
Tampines Rovers
Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league ...
in 2012, but after a disappointing
2013
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campaign, he was released in the close season.
Kota Ranger
After a year without league football, Sallehuddin lined up one last time alongside
Norsillmy Taha at
Kota Ranger FC
Kota Ranger Football Club (; abbrev: KRFC), formerly Perkota, is a Bruneian football club, playing in the Brunei Super League. It was formed in 1978 and was successful in the late eighties and early nineties, winning the national championships t ...
in the 2015
Brunei Premier League
DST Group Brunei Premier League ( ms, DST GROUP LIGA PERDANA BRUNEI) was the top-tier football league of Brunei until 2012, when it became the second tier of the football pyramid of Brunei with the creation of the Brunei Super League by the Nationa ...
. He helped his team go top of the table and win promotion to the
2016 Brunei Super League
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.
Kasuka
Since 2017, Sallehuddin works as a coach for
Kasuka FC
Kasuka Football Club () is a football club from Brunei, that plays in the Brunei Super League.
History
Early days
Due to the demand from the residents of Kampong Sungai Kedayan to play in the district league, Kasuka FC was founded in 199 ...
, while also registered as a player despite well being in his forties. (He had said that he plans to retire from football only after the age of 45.)
On 12 April 2019, Sallehuddin scored on the 44th minute against
Najip FC in an 8–1 victory at the
2018–19 Brunei Super League. This makes him the oldest scorer in the history of the Brunei leagues, at the age of 45 years, 5 months and 7 days.
International career
Sallehuddin played three games for the
national team
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at the
20th SEA Games held in Brunei, scoring the third goal in the first game against
Cambodia
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in a 3-3 draw. His next two international tournaments were the
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifying and the
2002 World Cup qualifying, both were disastrous campaigns where Brunei scored no goals and conceded 39.
Sallehuddin went with a team composed largely of
QAF FC
QAF FC is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club won the Brunei League in 2006 when the DPMM FC had to withdraw because they play in the Malaysian Premier League, thus the QAF FC won the title. Their captai ...
players for the 2006
AFC Challenge Cup
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held in
Bangladesh
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, Brunei failed to advance from the group stage courtesy of goal difference. His final appearances for the national team were at the
2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying held in
Cambodia
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where he scored a penalty in the 76th minute against
Timor-Leste
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in their only win from 4 games.
Honours
Team
;Brunei M-League representative team
*
Malaysia Cup
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: 1999
;AH United
* HMYC Cup: 2001
*
Brunei FA Cup
The Brunei FA Cup is Brunei's premier knockout tournament in men's football. The current format is administered by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) since 2012.
The championship winner will receive B$10,000 and first runner up ...
: 2005–06
;Brunei DPMM FC
*
Singapore League Cup
The Singapore League Cup was an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and was open to teams who play in the S.League.
The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup. Eight of ...
(2):
2009
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,
2012
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;Kota Ranger FC
*
Brunei Premier League
DST Group Brunei Premier League ( ms, DST GROUP LIGA PERDANA BRUNEI) was the top-tier football league of Brunei until 2012, when it became the second tier of the football pyramid of Brunei with the creation of the Brunei Super League by the Nationa ...
: 2015
Individual
*
Meritorius Service Medal (PJK) (1999)
External links
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References
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1973 births
Living people
Bruneian Muslims
Male tennis players
Men's association football defenders
Bruneian men's footballers
Brunei men's international footballers
DPMM FC players
Brunei (Liga Premier team) players
Kota Ranger FC players
Kasuka FC players
Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games
SEA Games competitors for Brunei