In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Fandi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Fandi Ahmad
Fandi playing in a charity friendly match with the Singapore Masters in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Fandi bin Ahmad
Date of birth
(1962-05-29) 29 May 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth
State of Singapore
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Striker, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sri Pahang (technical advisor & head coach)
Youth career
–1978
Kaki Bukit
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1978–1982
Singapore
113
(65)
1982–1983
Niac Mitra
16
(4)
1983–1985
Groningen
36
(11)
1986–1989
Kuala Lumpur
46
(30)
1990
OFI Crete
0
(0)
1991–1992
Pahang
12
(7)
1993–1994
Singapore
34
(17)
1996
Geylang United
17
(5)
1997–1999
Singapore Armed Forces
60
(32)
Total
332
(170)
International career
1979–1997
Singapore
92
(55)
Managerial career
2000–2003
Singapore Armed Forces
2005–2006
Young Lions
2006–2010
Pelita Jaya
2012–2013
Johor Darul Ta'zim
2014–2015
LionsXII
2017–2019
Young Lions
2018
Singapore (Interim)
2023–
Sri Pahang
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Fandi bin AhmadPBM (born 29 May 1962) is a Singaporean professional football manager and former player. He is the current technical advisor and head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang.[2] During his professional career, he played mainly as a striker, but also occasionally as a midfielder. Along with the Singapore FA, he also played for Malaysia Cup state sides Kuala Lumpur FA and Pahang FA, and won titles with all three, including two doubles in 1992 and 1994, as well as the Golden Boot in 1988. Fandi also played for Indonesia's Niac Mitra, Netherlands' Groningen as well as local Singaporean clubs Geylang United and SAFFC.[foot 1]
Internationally with the Singapore national team, Fandi earned 101 caps and scored 55 goals, a record he holds today, as well as winning three Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) silver medals while being captain from 1993 to 1997.[3] After his retirement, he began his managerial career in 2000 by helming his former playing club SAFFC, before moving on to Indonesia's Pelita Raya and Malaysia's Johor Darul Takzim, while also serving as the assistant national coach on numerous occasions while and running his own Fandi Ahmad Academy.
Fandi has been described as a national legend for Singapore.[foot 2] In 1994, he was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) for his achievements, which included being the first Singaporean footballer to play in Europe, the first Singaporean millionaire sportsperson and the first Singaporean sportsperson to have a published biography. 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] His children, most notably Ikhsan, Ilhan and Irfan, are also professional footballers.
^S Gulam (18 May 1996). "Old? Who says?". The New Paper. p. 53.
^"A new beginning for our Young Lions". The Straits Times. 3 January 2018.
^"FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^"Fandi Ahmad Academy hopes to send youth abroad to turn professional", Channel NewsAsia, 18 May 2011.
^Wang Meng Meng, "Singapore soccer through Fandi's eyes", The New Paper, 24 January 2005.
^Sanjay Nair, "Fandi unlikely to coach Singapore Lions", The Straits Times, 5 August 2011.
^"Fandi is too nice for his own good", The Sunday Times, 12 November 2006.
^Jose Raymond, "A superstar's sacred ground", TODAY, 27 June 2007.
^Santokh Singh, "Ball starts rolling to honour 4 players", The Straits Times, 29 April 1999.
^Nick Edwards, "Top Singapore soccer star espouses humility", Reuters, 17 May 1998.
^G Sivakkumaran, "Fandi named as Sivaji's assistant", The Straits Times, 7 January 2003.
^"Here's the full list". The Straits Times. 19 December 1999.
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