Yusri Che Lah
Yusri bin Che Lah (born 29 April 1974) is a Malaysian football coach and former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan .
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yusri bin Che Lah | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kelantan (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | Perlis | ?? | (12) |
2000–2002 | Selangor | ?? | (12) |
2003 | Perak | ?? | (3) |
2004–2005 | Perlis | ?? | (10) |
2005–2006 | MPPJ | ?? | (1) |
2006–2007 | Perak | ?? | (3) |
2007 | Perlis | ?? | (2) |
Total | ?? | (43) | |
National team | |||
1995–2002 | Malaysia | 42 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
2014–2015 | Perlis | ||
2015–2017 | Felcra | ||
2018 | Kelantan (assistant coach) | ||
2018 | Kelantan (interim head coach) | ||
2019 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
2019– | Kelantan | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2017 |
Career
Playing
Born in Kangar, Perlis, Yusri played and captained for hometown side Perlis in the Malaysia Super League. He was formerly with Selangor, MPPJ[1] and Perak before retiring when he played for his former club, Perlis. He represented Malaysia from 1999 until 2001. He made his debut in 1999 Dunhill Cup although it is not FIFA 'A' international matches. He scored his only goals in 6–0 win over Myanmar in 2000. His last appearance was at the 2001 Merdeka Tournament.
Coaching
Yusri started his coaching career as Perlis U21 team head coach in 2014. In 2015, Yusri has been appointed as Malaysia FAM League side Perlis first team.[2] In 2016, he signed a contract with Felcra. On 1 July 2017, his contract with Felcra has been terminated.[3] In November 2017, Yusri joined Malaysia Super League side Kelantan as an assistant coach under Sathit Bensoh for 2018 Malaysia Super League.[4][5] In 2018, Yusri have held the head coach role in a caretaker capacity twice: first when Bensoh resigned on February,[6] and then when his replacement Fajr Ibrahim also resigned in June.[7] Despite his best efforts, he failed to avoid Kelantan's relegation to Malaysia Premier League that year, after finishing bottom of the table.
Kelantan agreed with Yusri verbally to extend his contract for one more year on 20 November,[8] however after Kelantan failed to provide Yusri with official contract, he signed for Kuala Lumpur FA on 5 December.[9] On 11 March 2019, he resigned because poor results.[10] On 15 April 2019, Yusri was appointed as the head coach of Kelantan FA.[11]
References
- "Harga pindah Yusri RM1 - Syarat Perlis kepada MPPJ". Utusan Malaysia. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Yusri Che Lah letak jawatan". Sinar Harian. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "FELCRA FC pecat Yusri". Harian Metro. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Yusri Che Lah hampir pasti sertai Kelantan". Utusan Malaysia. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Kafa appoints Sathit Bensoh Kelantan head coach". Malay Mail Online. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Temp coach till appointment of new coach".
- Bernama (5 June 2018). "Yusri Replaces Fajr As Kelantan Coach". Malaysian Digest. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/11/433019/kafa-keep-faith-yusri
- https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/06/yusri-agrees-to-leave-kelantan-to-take-over-as-kl-coach/
- https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/03/468192/kl-coach-sacks-himself-poor-results
- https://www.foxsports.com.my/liga-premier-2019/74330/yusri-che-lah-kembali-bantu-kelantan/