Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (born 17 November 1966) is a

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n retired

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who currently resides in

Parit Buntar Parit Buntar ( Jawi: ڤاريت بونتر) is a town in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia. It is bordering to Nibong Tebal in Penang and Bandar Baharu in Kedah.It is also the district capital of Kerian District. This district is known as t ...

. He has been refereeing in the Super League Malaysia since 1995. He has been a full international referee for

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

since 2000. In 2008, Subkhiddin became an AFC Elite referee. He is the only referee in

to be an AFC Elite Referee

Career

Subkhiddin first International game was a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match with

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playing

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. Subkhiddin booked 5 people and sent off a player.Iraq vs Nepal
Retrieved 29 December 2010 He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the group stage match between

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and

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, the quarterfinal between Chile and Portugal, where he sent off three players. In the latter match, he was involved in a bizarre incident where Portuguese player Zéquinha took the red card out of his hand while he was sending off

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, to the bemusement of spectators and sports commentators, which in turn led to the prompt sending-off of Zéquinha. He also blew the whistle at the match between

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and

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. On 31 January 2010, Subkhiddin refereed the 2010 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off match, SHB Đà Nẵng vs.

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League ...

at the

Chi Lăng Stadium Chi Lăng Stadium ( vi, Sân vận động Chi Lăng) was a multi-purpose stadium in Đà Nẵng, Vietnam. Built on the banks of the Hàn River in 1954, the stadium played host to a number of memorable games, most notably Vietnam's 3–2 win ove ...

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. He was selected as the 4th official for the

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.List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
Retrieved 29 December 2010 The Malaysian born referee was the first referee in the country to be selected to represent FIFA World Cup 2010. Subkhiddin also officiated at the

2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the fifte ...

. Subkhiddin officially retired in August 2011 and currently resides in

Tournaments

2002 Tiger Cup The 2002 AFF Championship, officially known as the 2002 Tiger Cup, was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from November 2002 to 13 January 2003 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federatio ...

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on 28 August. The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The associations ...

2004 AFC Asian Cup The 2004 AFC Asian Cup was the 13th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held from 17 July to 7 August 2004 in China. ...

* 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship * 2006 FIFA Club World Cup *

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the score ...

* 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup *

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confedera ...

Personal life

Subkhiddin currently resides at

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

. He is a local

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teaching at

Nibong Tebal Nibong Tebal ( Jawi: نيبوڠ تبل) is one of the major towns of the city of Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. Located at the northern bank of the Kerian River in South Seberang Perai District, it is the southernmost populated place of Pena ...

Pulau Pinang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Mal ...

. Subkhiddin also likes to play

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and watching

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References

External links

FIFA Profile, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

World Referee, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Football Lineups, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

AFC Profiles, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
{{Referees 2010 World Cup Malaysian football referees Malaysian educators Malaysian people of Malay descent 1966 births Living people 2010 FIFA World Cup referees People from Perak AFC Asian Cup referees