Rafi Ali
Rafi Ali (born 11 December 1972) is a former Singaporean footballer and coach. He is part of the Singapore national football team that won the 1998 Tiger Cup. He started his career with Geylang United. His preferred playing position is either as sweeper or playmaker.[1]
 Rafi Ali in a friendly in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Rafi bin Ali | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Geylang United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Geylang United | 32 | (6) |
| 1994 | Singapore FA | 24 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Tampines Rovers | 21 | (1) |
| 1998 | Geylang United | 12 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | Singapore Armed Forces | 62 | (10) |
| 2003–2008 | Tampines Rovers | 94 | (23) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2003 | Singapore | 56 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Tampines Rovers | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 5, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 5, 2008 | |||
Rafi Ali is now working on the Rafi Ali Soccer School for kids. He is also coaching Republic Polytechnic's Male football IG team.
On 27 April 2014, Rafi was appointed head coach of Tampines Rovers following the resignation of Salim Moin.[2] He led the team as interim head coach until the end of the season.
Honours
International
Singapore
- ASEAN Football Championship: 1998
- Malaysia Premier League: 1994
- Malaysia Cup: 1994
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References
- S Gulam (13 November 2000). "Vincent, move him up". Today. p. 40.
- Dan, Guen Chin (28 April 2014). "Rafi Ali to lead Tampines Rovers". Today.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101223090328/http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1065
- Rafi Ali Soccer School
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