Muhamad Radhi Mat Din

Muhamad Radhi bin Mat Din (born 17 July 1965) is a Malaysian football coach, former footballer, and politician.

Radhi Mat Din
Personal information
Full name Muhamad Radhi bin Mat Din
Date of birth (1965-07-17) 17 July 1965
Place of birth Pokok Sena, Kedah, Malaysia
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kedah FA (Assistant Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Kedah PKNK ? (?)
1986–2000 Kedah FA ? (?)
National team
1989–1993 Malaysia ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

He spent his entire career by playing in midfield for Kedah FA, where he was also the longest serving captain in club history starting from 1991 to 2000. Radhi made his debut in 1986 and cemented his place in the first team in the 1987 season, succeeding Lee Kin Hong as Kedah team captain in 1991.

Radhi was an integral part in the golden era of the Darul Aman based club during the 1980s and 1990s where Kedah reached the Malaysia Cup final matches for seven times from 1987 to 1993. He collected two Malaysia Cup winners medal in 1990 and 1993; Division 1 title in 1993; and FA Cup in 1996. After Kedah won the League and FA Cup championship in 1993, Radhi was honoured with the Malaysian Best Player.

Radhi had a good goal-scoring record, tackle, corner-kick taker and pass well. He represented Malaysia for about four years from 1989 to 1993. Radhi also known by the nickname "Captain Marvel" among Kedah fans during his playing careers with his similar characters of former English footballer Bryan Robson.

After his playing career ended, he was employed by Kedah, serving as their second tactician behind Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah alongside his former teammate and Kedah legendary goalkeeper Ahmad Sabri Ismail which three of them generated Kedah to clinched the double treble titles in 2006/07 and 2007/08 M.League seasons.

Radhi played for the Malaysia national football team at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games.[1]

Political career

On 14 April 2018, Radhi was announced as a candidate of Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for the federal constituency of Pokok Sena, Kedah in the 2018 Malaysia general election.[2] In the election, Radhi garnered 23401 votes and were defeated by the incumbent Mahfuz Omar from Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by majority of 5558 votes.[3]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P8 Pokok Sena, Kedah[4][5][6]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (PAS) 23,401 33.08% Mahfuz Omar (AMANAH) 28,959 40.93% 71,910 5,558 82.76%
Said Ali Said Rastan (UMNO) 18,390 25.99%
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References
  1. Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1989 - Asisa". RSSSF.
  2. Shagar, Loshana K (15 April 2018). "'Captain Marvel' Radhi Mat Din to take on Mahfuz". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. Noorazura Abdul Rahman (10 May 2018). "Mahfuz pertahan Pokok Sena" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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