Zainuddin Kassim

Haji Zainuddin bin Haji Kassim is a Bruneian former national football player and current coach.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Kassim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zainuddin.
Zainuddin Kassim
Personal information
Full name Haji Zainuddin bin Haji Kassim
Date of birth 1965 (age 55–56)[1]
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brunei
National team‡
Brunei ? (3+)
Teams managed
1988 Brunei (player-coach)
2001 Brunei
2004 Brunei
2008–2011 AM Gunners
2011 Brunei U19
2013 Brunei U23 (assistant coach)
2020 Brunei (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2015

Zainuddin played as a striker for the Bruneian representative team in the Malaysia league in the 80s and 90s.[2] He made several appearances for the national side, and scored a goal in a 1986 World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong.

Zainuddin became a football coach afterwards. After a coaching stint for Brunei's M-League side while still registered as a player in 1988,[3] he took charge of the national team for 6 games at the 2002 World Cup qualifying.[4] He then turned to club football in 2008 with AM Gunners,[5] coaching them until 2011 when the season was aborted abruptly. He was appointed Brunei Under-19 head coach in 2011,[6] followed by being Brunei Under-23 assistant coach in 2013.[7]

In 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Brunei national football team headed by Ali Hj Mustafa.[8]

References
  1. "Sheffield-trained duo". Singapore Monitor. 4 January 1985. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. "Brunei Muara 'C' champions". Borneo Bulletin. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. "Banking on Young Talent". New Straits Times. 22 June 1988. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via Google News Archive Search.
  4. "India looking to salvage some pride". The Hindu. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. "Gunners, Ranger through". The Brunei Times. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. "Brunei start training for HBT". The Brunei Times. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. "DPMM FC teach national U-23 squad a lesson". The Brunei Times. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. "Three more added to call-up list". Borneo Bulletin. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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