Yusri bin Che Lah (born 29 April 1976) is a Malaysian football coach and former

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, who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier Leag ...

club Perak.

Career

Playing

Born in

Kangar Kangar ( Northern Malay: ''Kangaq''; Jawi: كڠار) is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point ...

Perlis Perlis, ( Northern Malay: ''Peghelih''), also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it borders the Thai provinces ...

, Yusri played and captained for hometown side

in the

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

. He was formerly with

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

, MPPJ and Perak before retiring when he played for his former club,

. He represented

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from 1999 until 2001. He made his international debut with Malaysia senior team in 1999 Dunhill Cup, although it is not FIFA 'A' international matches. In 2000, he scored two goals in 6–0 win over

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in a friendly match, which also his only international goals. His last appearance was at the 2001 Merdeka Tournament.

Coaching

Yusri started his coaching career as Perlis U21 team head coach in 2014. In 2015, Yusri has been appointed as

Malaysia FAM League The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysian football league system, Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a thi ...

side

first team. In 2016, he signed a contract with Felcra. On 1 July 2017, his contract with Felcra has been terminated. In November 2017, Yusri joined

side

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in th ...

as an assistant coach under Sathit Bensoh for 2018 Malaysia Super League. In 2018, Yusri have held the head coach role in a caretaker capacity twice: first when Bensoh resigned on February, and then when his replacement Fajr Ibrahim also resigned in June. Despite his best efforts, he failed to avoid Kelantan's relegation to

that year, after finishing bottom of the table. Kelantan agreed with Yusri verbally to extend his contract for one more year on 20 November, however after Kelantan failed to provide Yusri with official contract, he signed for

Kuala Lumpur FA Kuala Lumpur City Football Club, known simply as KL City FC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kuala Lumpur. The club competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top level of Malaysian football, and was founded in 1974 as Feder ...

on 5 December. On 11 March 2019, he resigned because poor results. On 15 April 2019, Yusri was appointed as the head coach of Kelantan FA.

Honours

Player

Selangor * Malaysia Premier 1: 2000 * Malaysia FA Cup: 2001 * Malaysia Cup: 2002 *

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 ...

: 2002 Perak * Malaysia Premier 1: 2003 Perlis * Malaysia Cup: 2004 *

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Manager

Perlis *

runner-up: 2015

References

External links

* 1974 births Living people Malaysian footballers Malaysian people of Malay descent Perlis FA players Selangor FA players Perak F.C. players People from Perlis Association football midfielders Malaysia international footballers Kuala Lumpur City F.C. managers {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub