Fandi Ahmad

Fandi bin Ahmad, PBM (born 29 May 1962) is a Singaporean former footballer who is currently the head coach of Singapore Premier League club Young Lions.[2] He mainly played as a striker, but also played as a midfielder. He played for Malaysia Cup state sides Singapore FA, Kuala Lumpur FA and Pahang FA, and won titles with all three, including two Doubles in 1992 and 1994, and the Golden Boot in 1988. Fandi also played for Niac Mitra (Indonesia), Groningen (Netherlands), Geylang United (Singapore) and SAFFC (Singapore).[foot 1] With the Singapore national team, Fandi won 101 caps, scored 55 goals, won three Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) silver medals and was captain from 1993 to 1997.[3] He managed SAFFC, Pelita Raya (Indonesia) and Johor Darul Takzim (Malaysia), served as assistant national coach and runs the Fandi Ahmad Academy. As a 1994 winner of the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (state medal), the first Singaporean footballer to play in Europe, the first Singaporean millionaire sportsperson and first Singaporean sportsperson to have a published biography, Fandi has been called a national legend.[foot 2] He has five children with his wife, South African model Wendy Jacobs, and his father is Ahmad Wartam, a former national goalkeeper. Fandi was ranked sixth in a list of Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century by The Straits Times in 1999.[12]

This article is about Singaporean retired footballer. For the Indonesian footballer of the same name, see Fandi Achmad.

In this Malay name, the name Ahmad is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fandi.
Fandi Ahmad
Fandi playing in a friendly in 2017
Personal information
Full name Fandi bin Ahmad
Date of birth (1962-05-29) 29 May 1962
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Young Lions (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Singapore FA 113 (65)
1982–1983 Niac Mitra 16 (4)
1983–1985 Groningen 36 (11)
1986–1989 Kuala Lumpur FA 46 (30)
1990 OFI Crete 0 (0)
1991–1992 Pahang FA 12 (7)
1993–1994 Singapore FA 34 (17)
1996 Geylang United 17 (5)
1997–1999 Singapore Armed Forces 60 (32)
Total 332 (170)
National team
1979–1997 Singapore 101 (55)
Teams managed
2000–2002 Singapore Armed Forces
2003–2006 Young Lions
2006–2010 Pelita Jaya
2012–2013 Johor DT
2014–2015 LionsXII
2017–2018 Young Lions
2018 Singapore
2019 Young Lions
2019– Singapore U22
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

As a young child, Fandi was obsessed with football and spent much of his time kicking a ball. His family lived in a two-room HDB flat near the Woodbridge Hospital. They were not rich; Fandi had to sell nasi lemak to help support the family.[8][13] Fandi's father, Ahmad Wartam was then a goalkeeper for the national team.[14] Fandi started playing as a goalkeeper, but was advised by a teacher to switch to midfield.[15] When he was 12, his parents divorced, after which he lived with his father and paternal grandparents. At Serangoon Gardens Secondary School, Fandi played for the school football team, but neglected his studies and was held back a year. He then transferred to the Singapore Vocational Institute and obtained a National Trade Certificate 3. He played for Kaki Bukit Football Club in the amateur National Football League, where he was spotted by Singapore FA coach Sebastian Yap.[16]

Club career

Fandi joined Singapore FA in 1979 and became a regular midfield player, scoring four goals in his first Malaysia Cup season. The retirement of Arshad Khamis and Dollah Kassim prompted Jita Singh, the new Singapore FA coach, to play Fandi as a striker. During the 1980 Malaysia Cup season, Fandi scored eight goals, including the winning goal in the final against Selangor FA.[17] He enlisted for National Service in September 1980 and was given light duties, such as collecting the camp garbage, so he could continue playing for Singapore FA. In 1981, Fandi won the FAS Footballer of the Year award for helping Singapore FA reach the Malaysia Cup final.[14] The following year, Singapore FA did not play in the Malaysia Cup for political reasons, and Fandi underwent a shoulder operation; he could not play football for six weeks and was discharged early from National Service.[18]

Selangor FA invited Fandi to play for them against Argentine club Boca Juniors in a friendly game, in which Fandi scored the only goal for Selangor FA; the score was 2–1. Fandi received offers from several Malaysia Cup teams, Indonesian side Niac Mitra, Swiss club Young Boys and Dutch side Ajax. After a three-week trial, Ajax offered Fandi a three-year contract,[19] but Fandi instead signed a one-year contract with Niac Mitra, where he spent one season, helped them successfully defend their Galatama League title and was the third-highest scorer with 13 goals. In a friendly match between Niac Mitra and Arsenal, Fandi scored a goal in a 2–0 victory; however, he left Niac Mitra due to a sudden Galatama League ban on foreign players.[20]

In 1983, Fandi moved to the Netherlands and signed a two-year contract with FC Groningen.[21] A thigh injury acquired in a friendly match kept him off the field for ten weeks, but in his first Eredivisie game he scored twice in a 2–0 victory over Go Ahead Eagles. Three days later, he played in the first leg of a UEFA Cup second-round match against Italian side Internazionale, and scored the second goal in a 2–0 win, though in the second leg Groningen were defeated 1–5.[22] The Groningen fans voted Fandi the most popular player and the most skilful player that season; he scored 10 goals in 29 games to help the Dutch club rise from ninth to fifth place in the Eredivisie. As an April Fools' Day joke, The Straits Times published a front-page story claiming that Manchester United had signed on Fandi.[23] His second season was marred by a recurrence of his thigh injury and a dispute with his coach. He played only two full games that season and Groningen did not offer him a new contract.[24] During his time in the Netherlands, Fandi scored 11 league goals in 36 league games for Groningen.[25]

The next club that Fandi played for was Malaysia Cup side Kuala Lumpur FA, which in 1987 won its first Malaysia Cup title. It was Malaysia Cup champions again the following season; Fandi won the Golden Boot, having scored 21 goals.[26] After a third season at Kuala Lumpur FA, in which it won a third consecutive Malaysia Cup, Fandi signed a two-year contract with Greek club OFI Crete in 1990. However, problems with his International Transfer Certificate prevented him from playing for Crete, so he left Greece after two months.[27] Fandi then joined Pahang FA, where he reverted to playing mainly in midfield due to his advancing age.[28] Fandi missed several months of games because of heel and thigh injuries, and scored three goals to help Pahang FA win the Malaysia Cup and Malaysian League Double in 1992.[29] That year, he became the first Singaporean sportsperson to have career earnings exceeding a million Singapore dollars (not adjusted for inflation).[8]

Fandi rejoined Singapore FA after it was relegated to the second tier of the Malaysian League. Singapore FA was promoted and reached the Malaysia Cup final in 1993, and finished the 1994 season as Malaysia Cup and Malaysian League champions. Captain Fandi played in 39 of Singapore FA's 41 games in the double-winning season, was the top scorer with 26 goals and was voted Player of the Season;[30][31] he was also awarded a state medal, the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal).[14] The following season, Singapore FA withdrew from the Malaysia Cup and a fully professional Singaporean league, the S.League, was formed. In its inaugural season in 1996, Fandi captained Geylang United and was the joint top scorer with 11 goals, including the equaliser that confirmed Geylang as league champions. The Asian Football Confederation declared him the Player of the Month of June 1996.[32][33] Geylang was given special dispensation to pay Fandi thrice the S.League salary cap.[13] His playing career concluded with three seasons at SAFFC, during which they won two S.League titles and two Singapore Cups. Because of injuries, Fandi was limited to mainly short substitute appearances, but he continued to score crucial goals, notably two against Cambodian side Royal Dolphins in the Asian Club Championship, until his retirement in 1999.[34][35]

International career

From 1979 to 1997, Fandi made 101 appearances for the Singapore national football team,[foot 3] scored 55 goals and earned a place in the Asian Football Confederation Hall of Fame.[9] He started as captain of the national youth team that won the Lion City Cup in 1976 and 1977,[8] then joined the senior national team on a tour of Russia, where he played in two friendly games and scored two goals in the second.[17] His first senior cap came at 17 years, 3 months and 23 days, making him Singapore's youngest-ever full international, until his record was broken by Hariss Harun in 2007.[36] However, in his first international competition, the 1979 SEA Games, Fandi did not score in four matches. He scored against India and North Korea in the Olympic Games qualifiers, but did not score in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. In the 1981 Ovaltine Cup, Fandi scored all Singapore goals in the 3–2 aggregate victory over Malaysia.[19] Fandi scored a goal in a 1–2 loss to Thailand in the 1981 King's Cup and a hat-trick against the Philippines at the 1981 SEA Games. In 1992, Fandi scored twice against Nepal and once against Thailand in the King's Cup, then scored when Singapore beat Malaysia 3–1 in the Ovaltine Cup.[37]

The following year, Fandi helped Singapore win the first of three SEA Games silver medals, with two goals in a 3–0 group stage win over Brunei and two against Malaysia in the semi-final. Despite suffering an ankle injury in the 1–2 final defeat by Thailand,[38] he played in the 1983 Merlion Cup, and scored in a 1–0 semi-final win against of China.[23] The second SEA Games silver medal came in 1985, when Fandi scored against Malaysia and the Philippines in the group stage, then two goals against Brunei in the semi-final. At the 1989 SEA Games, Fandi scored in the 4–0 victory over Myanmar that took Singapore past the group stages, the last-minute winner in the semi-final against defending champions Indonesia and Singapore's single goal in the 1–3 final defeat by Malaysia. This completed the hat-trick of silver medals, though in 2007, he said that "not winning the SEA Games gold medal" was among "his biggest regrets".[8] Fandi also played at the 1990 Asian Games and scored in the 6–1 win against Pakistan.[37]

During the 1991 SEA Games, Fandi scored both Singapore goals against Myanmar in the group stage, but was substituted in the semi-final match, after Indonesian fullback Herry Setyawan elbowed him in the eye. That match ended goalless and the Lions lost on penalties.[39] Fandi also missed Singapore's failed attempt to qualify for the 1992 Asian Cup, having sustained a heel injury.[40] At the 1993 SEA Games, captain Fandi scored a hat-trick in the 7–0 defeat of the Philippines, followed by the second Singapore goal in the 3–3 semi-final draw with Myanmar and scored once in the 3–1 win over Indonesia that secured a bronze medal for Singapore. Fandi also played in the inaugural Tiger Cup, and scored an equaliser against Malaysia, a goal against Brunei and two against the Philippines. 1997 was a disappointing year for Fandi, who failed to score in the Dunhill Cup and the World Cup qualifiers. After the 1997 SEA Games, where his goal in the semi-final could not prevent a 1–2 defeat to Indonesia, Fandi retired from international football.[37]

Coaching career
Fandi in 2014 as head coach of LionsXII

After his retirement from playing, Fandi worked as a coach. He started as the assistant to Singapore's national coach, Vincent Subramaniam, for the 1999 SEA Games, where Singapore finished fourth.[11] In 2000, Fandi became coach of SAFFC and guided them to the S.League title, and he won the S.League Coach of the Year Award.[41] Under Fandi, SAFFC ended the 2001 season without winning a trophy and were 2002 S.League champions by a 20-point margin.[42] Fandi then simultaneously served as assistant national coach,[11] helping Singapore win the Tiger Cup in 2005,[5] and coach of the Young Lions, which rose from the bottom of the S.League in 2003 to two third-place finishes in 2004 and 2006.[43]

From November 2006 to March 2010, Fandi managed Indonesian side Pelita Raya,[7] where he adopted a youth policy that helped them win promotion from the second division,[44] then guided the club to two mid-table finishes in the Indonesia Super League.[45] Since then, he has been a scout for Italian club Vicenza Calcio, a regional project manager for the Genova International Soccer School and manager of Malaysian Super League side Johor Darul Takzim.[6] In 2011, he founded the Fandi Ahmad Academy, which organises training programmes and overseas opportunities for talented young Singaporean footballers.[4] Fandi is one of seven Singaporean coaches with a professional AFC coaching diploma and is widely considered a future coach of the Singapore national football team;[44] in December 2013, he became head coach of the Singapore LionsXII, with Nazri Nasir as his assistant.[46] In May 2015, he led LionsXII to clinch the Malaysia FA Cup, their first trophy of the season.[47][48]

Fandi was appointed as the head coach of Young Lions for the 2018 S.League season, replacing Richard Tardy.[49] In May 2018, he was appointed as the interim head coach of the Singapore national football team until the end of the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.[50][51]

Fandi’s contract with FAS was extended in November 2019, with the new role as head of elite youth. He aims, together with technical director Joseph Palatsides, to enhance the pathways and structure for the development of youth players for the national teams. After leading the Singapore under-22 at the 2019 SEA Games, Fandi’s Young Lions and the under-22s will be taken over by Nazri Nasir in 2020.[52] Fandi will also be part of national team's coach Tatsuma Yoshida's backroom staff.[53]

Beyond football

Fandi is a devout Muslim,[13] avoids scandals, does not smoke or drink,[54] and is often described as humble,[10] filial and compassionate.[7] He married South African model Wendy Jacobs in 1996 and the couple have five children, namingly sons Irfan, Ikhsan, Ilhan, Iryan and a daughter Iman;[55] the eldest two are youth footballers (Irfan Fandi and Ikhsan Fandi) who impressed at trials at Arsenal, Chelsea and Milan.[56] His second son Ikhsan is currently playing his football in Norway for 1. divisjon club Raufoss IL. [57]

He is the first Singaporean sportsperson to be the subject of a biography, which was released in 1993 and called The Fandi Ahmad Story. It sold 17,000 copies in two months and was translated into Malay.[58]

Products Fandi has endorsed include Lotto sportswear,[59] Royal Sporting House sportswear,[13] Uncle Tobys cereal, Carnation milk and energy drink Isomax.[54] In 1996, he released an album of English and Malay songs and produced Meniti Pelangi, a television programme about disadvantaged Malay Singaporeans.[13] Three years later, he opened a restaurant and a car dealership, but both closed down within two years.[7] He has also served as an ambassador for national anti-smoking and anti-drug campaigns,[10][23] raised funds for victims of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami and participated in a Northeast Community Development Council initiative to organise community service programmes.[60]

Career statistics
International goals[lower-alpha 1]
NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
126 February 1980Singapore India1–01980 Olympic Games qualification
24 March 1980Singapore North Korea3–11980 Olympic Games qualification
35 April 1981Singapore Malaysia1–11981 Ovaltine Cup
419 April 1981Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia2–11981 Ovaltine Cup replay
519 April 1981Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia2–11981 Ovaltine Cup replay
69 November 1981Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–21981 King's Cup
79 December 1981Manila, Philippines Philippines4–01981 Southeast Asian Games
89 December 1981Manila, Philippines Philippines4–01981 Southeast Asian Games
99 December 1981Manila, Philippines Philippines4–01981 Southeast Asian Games
107 January 1982Singapore Bahrain2–0Friendly
115 May 1982Bangkok, Thailand   Nepal2–01982 King's Cup
125 May 1982Bangkok, Thailand Nepal2–01982 King's Cup
1315 May 1982Bangkok, Thailand Thailand2–21982 King's Cup
1415 May 1982Bangkok, Thailand Thailand2–21982 King's Cup
158 August 1982Penang, Malaysia India3–01982 Merdeka Tournament
1610 November 1982Singapore Malaysia3–11982 Ovaltine Cup
1728 May 1983Singapore Malaysia2–11983 Southeast Asian Games
181 June 1983Singapore Philippines5–01983 Southeast Asian Games
194 June 1983Singapore Brunei4–01983 Southeast Asian Games
204 June 1983Singapore Brunei4–01983 Southeast Asian Games
2114 December 1983Singapore China PR1–01983 Merlion Cup
2213 December 1985Bangkok, Thailand Brunei3–01985 Southeast Asian Games
2313 December 1985Bangkok, Thailand Brunei3–01985 Southeast Asian Games
2414 December 1985Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia2–21985 Southeast Asian Games
2514 December 1985Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia2–21985 Southeast Asian Games
264 April 1987Singapore Indonesia2–01988 Olympic Games qualification
2726 April 1987Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–21988 Olympic Games qualification
2826 August 1989Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar4–01989 Southeast Asian Games
2928 August 1989Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia1–01989 Southeast Asian Games
3031 August 1989Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar1–31989 Southeast Asian Games
3127 September 1990Beijing, China Pakistan6–11990 Asian Games
3229 November 1991Manila, Philippines Myanmar2–11991 Southeast Asian Games
3329 November 1991Manila, Philippines Myanmar2–11991 Southeast Asian Games
3425 November 1992Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar1–0Friendly
358 December 1992Singapore Malaysia3–01992 Merlion Cup
3613 April 1993Doha, Qatar Vietnam3–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3716 April 1993Doha, Qatar Qatar1–41994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3830 April 1993Singapore Qatar1–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
392 May 1993Singapore Indonesia2–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
409 June 1993Singapore Philippines7–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
419 June 1993Singapore Philippines7–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
429 June 1993Singapore Philippines7–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4317 June 1993Singapore Myanmar3–31993 Southeast Asian Games
4419 June 1993Singapore Indonesia3–11993 Southeast Asian Games
4517 July 1995Singapore Myanmar3–31995 Tiger Beer Quadrangular
464 December 1995Lamphun, Thailand Brunei2–21995 Southeast Asian Games
476 December 1995Lamphun, Thailand Myanmar4–21995 Southeast Asian Games
486 December 1995Lamphun, Thailand Myanmar4–21995 Southeast Asian Games
498 December 1995Chiang Mai, Thailand Philippines4–01995 Southeast Asian Games
5016 December 1995Singapore Myanmar1–01995 Southeast Asian Games
511 September 1996Singapore Malaysia1–11996 AFF Championship
524 September 1996Singapore Brunei3–01996 AFF Championship
536 September 1996Singapore Philippines3–01996 AFF Championship
546 September 1996Singapore Philippines3–01996 AFF Championship
5516 October 1997Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–21997 Southeast Asian Games
  1. International goals recognised by the Football Association of Singapore and the Asian Football Confederation.[61]

Honours

Notes
  1. A club representing the Singapore Armed Forces. Formerly known as SAFFC, they were renamed to Warriors F.C. in 2013.
  2. Reliable sources have described Fandi as a "Singapore football legend",[4] "Singapore's favourite footballing son",[5] a "national football icon",[6] "Singapore's most celebrated footballer",[7] "the country's golden boy of football",[8] "the most well known face of Singapore sport",[9] "the best of his generation",[10] "one of Singapore's greatest footballers ever" and "one of Asia's best players".[11]
  3. Football Association of Singapore records from this period were not accepted by FIFA, so Fandi is not listed in the FIFA Century Club.
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Bibliography
  • Yeo, Wilfred (1993) "The Fandi Ahmad Story", Brit Aspen Publishing, ISBN 978-981-00-4843-3

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Terry Pathmanathan		 Singapore national team captain
1993–1997		 Succeeded by
David Lee
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