Salim Moin

Salim Moin (26 September 1961 – 6 November 2020) was a former Singaporean footballer who played for the Singapore national football team and managed S.League side Hougang United.

Salim Moin
Salim Moin with Woodlands Wellington in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Salim Bin Moin
Date of birth 26 September 1961
Place of birth Singapore
Date of death 6 November 2020 (aged 59)
Place of death Singapore
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1993 Singapore FA 176 (63)
International career
Singapore
Managerial career
2006–2007 Gombak United
2009–2010 National Football Academy (coach)
2011 Balestier Khalsa
2012–2013 Woodlands Wellington
2014 Tampines Rovers
2014 Woodlands Wellington
2015 Hougang United
2019 Hougang United (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2015

He played for the Lions in the Malaysia Cup during the 1980s alongside stars such as David Lee, Terry Pathmanathan, S. Anthonysamy, Malek Awab and Borhan Abu Samah. During his playing career, Salim served a six-year ban from 1984 for assaulting referee M. Kunalan in a President's Cup match between Jubilee and Farrer Park United in September 1983; The ban was lifted at the end of 1986 following a successful third appeal.[1]

Coaching career

After retiring, Salim started his coaching career with NFL side Tampines SC at the end of the 1996.

Salim spent two seasons with Gombak United as their Prime League and senior team coach before he joined National Football Academy for two years from 2009 to 2010.[2] Upon expiry of his NFA contract, he joined Balestier Khalsa Football Club, first as an assistant coach to Nasaruddin Jalil for the 2010 season, and as head coach for their 2011 season. In 2012, he replaced R. Balasubramaniam as the head coach of Woodlands Wellington FC,[3] who were seeking to rejuvenate their squad after two disappointing seasons as back to back wooden spoonists.

Several players from Balestier also followed Salim after his switch to Woodlands, including young midfielders Armanizam Dolah, Shamsurin Abdul Rahman and K. Sathiaraj, as well as custodian Ahmadulhaq Che Omar, who was back with a second stint at the northern club.

Although the Rams finished last with their third successive wooden spoon in as many seasons during their first season under Salim, he was working with players who were chosen under former Woodlands coach, R. Balasubramaniam. After a major clearout of the team following the end of the 2012 season, he was given a chance to transfer in some of his preferred players for the 2013 season. He has also targeted a top six finish for the club during a pre-season interview in December 2012,[4] which is a higher target than the top eight finish set by the club a month earlier.[5]

Appointed as Tampines Rovers head coach at the start of the 2014 season,[6] Salim only lasts until 27 April 2014, when he resigned as Tampines coach following the club's exit from the 2014 AFC Cup.[7]

Salim made his return to Woodlands Wellington as head coach in June 2014, replacing sacked Darren Stewart.[8] After the merger of Woodlands Wellington with Hougang United in 2015, Salim was announced as the new head coach of Hougang United.[9] Towards the end of that season, Salim was replaced by K. Balagumaran, as Hougang would eventually finished last in the table.[10]

Death

Salim died on 6 November 2020 at age 59 due to a heart attack.[2]

Coaching career statistics

League career statistics
Club Season P W D L Win %
Singapore Balestier Khalsa 2011 24 7 5 12 029.17
Singapore Woodlands Wellington 2012 24 3 5 16 012.50
2013 14 4 5 5 028.57

Key: P–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
Updated on 7 June 2013. Only data for matches played in the S.League are tabulated.

Cup competition statistics

Honours

Singapore FA

References
  1. "Still out in the cold". The Straits Times. 31 December 1986. p. 37.
  2. Laura, Chia. "Obituary: Former Lions star Salim Moin dies at 59". Laura Chia. Straits Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. "2012 S-League Preview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
  4. "Salim: Expect A More Attack-Oriented Woodlands in 2013". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
  5. "Tay assures supporters of Rams' participation in 2013 S.League, targets top 8 finish". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
  6. "Salim Moin to coach Tampines Rovers". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. Dan, Guen Chin (28 April 2014). "Rafi Ali to lead Tampines Rovers". Today.
  8. "S.League: Stewart out, Salim back with Rams". AsiaOne. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  9. "S League".
  10. Lee, David (November 5, 2015). "New Hougang coach Balagumaran targets revival in 2016". The New Paper.
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