Nazri as assistant coach of the LionsXII
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Nazri bin Nasir | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder, Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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[NFA U16) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987 | Jurong Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Jurong Town | ||
1991–1992 | Balestier United | 10 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Police SA | ||
1994–1995 | Singapore FA | 14 | (6) |
1996 | Sembawang Rangers | 24 | (1) |
1997–2001 | Singapore Armed Forces | ||
2002–2008 | Tampines Rovers | 299 | (19) |
National team‡ | |||
1990–2004 | Singapore | 100 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
2008– | Tampines Rovers (general manager) | ||
2012–2013 | NFA U-15 | ||
2014– | LionsXII (Assistant coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2004 |
Nazri Nasir (born 17 January 1971) is a former footballer from Singapore. He was the captain of the Singapore national team from 1997 to 2003, and led the team to the 1998 AFF Championship title.
He was a defensive midfielder known for his "combative, hard-running and ferocious tackling style".
Nazri began his career with Jurong Town in Singapore's FAS Premier League in 1988. where he won the President's Cup in 1988 and 1989. Along with Rafi Ali and Sanizal Jamil, he was sent for a two-month training stint with Czech club FC Nitra under the Goh Chok Tong Talent Scheme in 1990. He rejected an offer of a professional contract from FC Nitra and signed for Balestier United in 1991 on a two-year deal worth S$10,000 per year.
In February 1994, Nazri signed a two-year contract with the Singapore Lions which went on to achieve the Malaysian League and Malaysia Cup double that year. Following the withdrawal of the team from Malaysian competitions and the upcoming Southeast Asian Games, the FAS decided to enter the Lions in the 1995 Premier League pending the formation of Singapore's S.League. The team went the season unbeaten as they finished winners.
Nazri played for Sembawang Rangers in the inaugural S.League season before signing for Singapore Armed Forces the following year. He won the S.League in 1997, 1998 and 2000 with the club. In 2002, he signed for Tampines Rovers where he played as a central defender, winning the league in 2004 and 2005.