Razali Alias

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Alias is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Razali. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Razali Alias (17 September 1961 – 27 January 2012) was a Singaporean football player and coach.

Razali Alias

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Razali bin Alias
Date of birth	17 September 1961
Place of birth	Singapore
Date of death	27 January 2012 (aged 51)[1]
Place of death	Selayang, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
????–????	Armed Forces FC
????–1980	Kaki Bukit SC
1981–1981	Cairnhill FC
1977–1981	Singapore FA
1982–1992	Selangor FA
International career
1980–1982	Singapore	19	(5)
1985	Malaysia	2	(0)
Managerial career
2005–2007	Selangor FA (assistant head coach)
2007–2008	Proton FC (head coach)
2009	ATM FA (head coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club career

Razali started his career with the Singapore FA team in 1977.^[2] In 1981, along with Tohari bin Paijan, Razali was found guilty of accepting bribes to win or lose matches during the 10th Marah Halim tournament.^[3]

In 1982, Razali was offered to join either Terengganu FC or Selangor FA but declined both offers as he wished to be employed in Singapore and play for the Singapore national football team.^[4] However, Razali eventually joined Selangor FA after his National Football League club, Cairnhill FC,^[5] released him

Razali would go on to help Selangor FA to win Malaysia Cup championship in 1982, 1984 and 1986. In the 1986 Malaysia Cup final, Razali scored the equalizing goal with a volley^[6] as Selangor came back from 1-0 deficit to win 6-1 against Johor FA.^[7][8]

International career

Razali also has played for the Singapore national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[9] He was later not selected for Singapore after acquiring Malaysian citizenship while playing for Selangor.^[10] Later in 1985 Football Association of Malaysia invited Razali to join Malaysia national football team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, based on his acquired citizenship. He made his debut in a friendly match against United Arab Emirates in March 1985 thus becoming the first naturalized player for Malaysia.^[11] However FIFA blocked Razali from playing for Malaysia as he has played for Singapore.^[12]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing, Razali worked as assistant coach for Selangor FA from 2005 until 2007. He then coached Proton FC and ATM FA in 2008 and 2009 respectively and served as general manager of ATM FA from 2010 until 2011.

Personal life

Razali is married to his longtime girlfriend Rosnah at the age of 24, and has five children in total. Two sons, Raqib and Wasim Akram, and 3 daughters, Raihan, Yasmin, and Siti Umairah. Only the youngest son, Wasim Akram, follows his footsteps in football. Razali died at the age of 51 on 27 January 2012 in Selayang Hospital, after suffering from Hepatitis B since 2008.^[13][14][15] Both Football Association of Singapore and Football Association of Selangor, the only two teams Razali played for, placed obituaries on their websites.^[16][1]

Honours

Selangor

• Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1: 1989, 1990^[16]
• Malaysia Cup: 1982, 1984, 1986^[16]

Singapore U16

• Lion City Cup: 1977^[17]