Salim Moin
Singaporean footballer and coach (1961–2020)
 Salim Moin with Woodlands Wellington in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salim Bin Moin | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 2020 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Singapore | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1993 | Singapore FA | 176 | (63) |
| International career | |||
| Singapore | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Gombak United | ||
| 2009–2010 | National Football Academy (coach) | ||
| 2011 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| 2012–2013 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 2014 | Tampines Rovers | ||
| 2014 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 2015 | Hougang United | ||
| 2019 | Hougang United (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2015 | |||
Salim Moin (26 September 1961 – 6 November 2020) was a Singaporean former footballer who played for the Singapore national football team and managed S.League side Hougang United.
He played for the Lions in the Malaysia Cup during the 1980s alongside stars such as David Lee, Terry Pathmanathan, S. Anthonysamy, Malek Awab and Borhan Abu Samah. During his playing career, Salim served a six-year ban from 1984 for assaulting referee M. Kunalan in a President's Cup match between Jubilee and Farrer Park United in September 1983; the ban was lifted at the end of 1986 following a successful third appeal.[1]
Coaching career
After retiring, Salim started his coaching career with NFL side Tampines SC at the end of the 1996.
Salim spent two seasons with Gombak United as their Prime League and senior team coach before he joined National Football Academy for two years in 2009-2010.[2] At the end of his NFA contract, he joined Balestier Khalsa Football Club, first as an assistant coach to Nasaruddin Jalil for the 2010 season, and as head coach for their 2011 season. In 2012, he replaced R. Balasubramaniam as the head coach of Woodlands Wellington FC,[3] who were seeking to rejuvenate their squad after two disappointing seasons as recipients of consecutive wooden spoons.
Several players from Balestier also followed Salim after his switch to Woodlands, including young midfielders Armanizam Dolah, Shamsurin Abdul Rahman and K. Sathiaraj, as well as custodian Ahmadulhaq Che Omar, who was back with a second stint at the northern club.
Although the Rams finished last with their third successive wooden spoon in as many seasons during their first season under Salim, he was working with players who were chosen under former Woodlands coach, R. Balasubramaniam. After a major clearout of the team following the end of the 2012 season, he was given a chance to transfer in some of his preferred players for the 2013 season. He has also targeted a top six finish for the club during a pre-season interview in December 2012,[4] which is a higher target than the top eight finish set by the club a month earlier.[5]
Appointed as Tampines Rovers head coach at the start of the 2014 season,[6] Salim only lasts until 27 April 2014, when he resigned as Tampines coach following the club's exit from the 2014 AFC Cup.[7]
Salim made his return to Woodlands Wellington as head coach in June 2014, replacing sacked Darren Stewart.[8] After the merger of Woodlands Wellington with Hougang United in 2015, Salim was announced as the new head coach of Hougang United.[9] Towards the end of that season, Salim was replaced by K. Balagumaran, as Hougang would eventually finished last in the table.[10]
Death
Salim died on 6 November 2020 at age 59 due to a heart attack.[2]
Coaching career statistics
League career statistics
| Club | Season | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Balestier Khalsa | 2011 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 029.17 |
| Woodlands Wellington | 2012 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 012.50 |
| 2013 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 028.57 |
Key: P–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
Updated on 7 June 2013. Only data for matches played in the S.League are tabulated.
Cup competition statistics
- 2012 Singapore Cup – First Round
- 2012 Singapore League Cup – Plate Competition Semi-Finalists
Honours
Singapore FA
- Malaysia Cup: 1980
- Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup: 1989
References
- ^ "Still out in the cold". The Straits Times. 31 December 1986. p. 37.
- ^ a b Laura, Chia. "Obituary: Former Lions star Salim Moin dies at 59". Laura Chia. Straits Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "2012 S-League Preview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
- ^ "Salim: Expect A More Attack-Oriented Woodlands in 2013". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
- ^ "Tay assures supporters of Rams' participation in 2013 S.League, targets top 8 finish". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
- ^ "Salim Moin to coach Tampines Rovers". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ Dan, Guen Chin (28 April 2014). "Rafi Ali to lead Tampines Rovers". Today.
- ^ "S.League: Stewart out, Salim back with Rams". AsiaOne. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "S League".
- ^ Lee, David (November 5, 2015). "New Hougang coach Balagumaran targets revival in 2016". The New Paper.
