Firdaus Kassim

Singaporean football manager

Firdaus Bin Mohamed Kassim is a Singaporean football manager who manages Hougang United.

Career

In 2016, Firdaus was appointed assistant manager of Thai side Chainat.[1][2] After that, he was appointed assistant manager of Singapore.[3][4] In 2018, he was appointed assistant manager of Laos.[5][6]

In 2022, Firdaus was appointed manager of Hougang United in Singapore, helping them win the 2022 Singapore Cup, their first major trophy.[7][8] On 17 April, Kassim was removed as head coach for the team after the team failed to win any matches since they won the opening match in the 2023 Singapore Premier League season.[9] Marko Kraljević, the head of youth at Hougang United took over as interim head coach while Firdaus became the head of youth.[9]

Career statistics

Managerial

As of 01:57, 18 Sept 2021 (UTC)
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Hougang United 27 October 2022 17 April 2023 14 5 2 7 035.7

References

  1. ^ "From Pasir Ris to Thailand: S'porean Firdaus joins Chainat FC as first-team coach". asiaone.com.
  2. ^ "Rise of the 'laptop coaches'". straitstimes.com.
  3. ^ "Rising coach Firdaus to assist Sundram with national team". todayonline.com.
  4. ^ "Firdaus' Pro-Diploma chance blocked". tnp.sg.
  5. ^ "Firdaus Kassim Persoal Gol Kedua Malaysia". football-tribe.com.
  6. ^ "Singaporean Influence in Lao Football". YouTube.
  7. ^ "FROM GAME TO MATCH DAY". Archived from the original on 2023-02-07 – via PressReader.
  8. ^ "THE DEPUTY: FIRDAUS KASSIM". YouTube.
  9. ^ a b Lee, David (2023-04-17). "SPL bottom team Hougang replace head coach Firdaus Kassim with Marko Kraljevic". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2023-04-20.


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