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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Misbah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Norhafiz Zamani.
Norhafiz Zamani Misbah
Norhafiz Zamani Misbah
Personal information
Full name Norhafiz Zamani Bin Misbah
Date of birth (1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Malacca, Malaysia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mokhtar Dahari Academy (assistant coach)
Youth career
1995–1998 Negeri Sembilan
1999 Malaysia U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Negeri Sembilan
2005–2008 Pahang
2009–2010 KL PLUS FC
2011–2014 Negeri Sembilan
2015–2017 Kelantan 46 (0)
2018 Penang 19 (0)
2019–2020 Negeri Sembilan 11 (0)
International career‡
2001–2012 Malaysia 66[1] (2)
Managerial career
2021– Mokhtar Dahari Academy (assistant coach)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2001 Football
Merdeka Tournament
Winner 2007
Malaysia
AFF Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014

Norhafiz Zamani bin Misbah (born 15 July 1981) is a Malaysian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is a former member of the Malaysia national team.[2][3] With a calm character and good at controlling the situation in the penalty box, have led him to be compared to compatriot Soh Chin Ann.[4][5]

Club career

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Negeri Sembilan

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He made his first appearance in professional football with Negeri Sembilan in 2001.[6]

Pahang

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He moved to Pahang with a high-profile transfer after spending many years with Negeri Sembilan. Pahang was delighted with his signing and said 'Zamani is Malaysia's best defender this time'. He made superb performances with his new club. He played in the ASEAN Club Championship with other clubs in Southeast Asia, such as Tampines Rovers.[7]

KL Plus FC

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He wants to move to another club after underperformance with Pahang. He said that he wants to move because Pahang have more difficulties after his former teammate, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Selangor. He later transfer to KL PLUS FC.[8]

Return to Negeri Sembilan

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Norhafiz joined Negeri Sembilan for the 2011 Liga Super season.[9] After spent 3 seasons playing with Negeri Sembilan, he moved to Kelantan on 2015.

Kelantan

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On 1 December 2014, Norhafiz signed to Kelantan for 2015 season after spent 4 seasons playing for Negeri Sembilan. Norhafiz made his Kelantan debut on 1 March 2015 as a substitute in the 69th for Badhri Radzi in a league match lost to Kedah. He made a strong defence partnership with Jonathan McKain. Norhafiz also operated as a defensive midfielder during his time at Kelantan.[10] He made 18 league appearances during his debut season with Kelantan. On 27 December 2016, although the team was having financial problems, he has confirmed to remain with Kelantan for the third season despite offers from other clubs.[11]

Penang

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In 2018, he signed a one-year contract to play for Penang.[12]

Return again to Negeri Sembilan and retired

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Norhafiz return again to Negeri Sembilan and finally retired in 2020.[13]

International career

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National team

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He was one of the players who won a silver medal at the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.[14] In 2002, Norhafiz was called up for an international friendly match against Brazil.[15][16][17] He also was part of the squad in the 2004 AFF Championship which finished at third place.

He then became the part of the national football team preparing for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He was then chosen into the squad of Malaysia 2007 Asian Cup. He only made his first appearance in the Asian Cup in the first group match against China where Malaysia had heavy defeated 1–5.[18] After this run of bad luck, he became one of three senior players to play at the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. With a combination of senior and U-23 players, Malaysia defeated Myanmar 3–1 in the final to win the trophy.

At the 2008 Merdeka Tournament, Norhafiz helped Malaysia reach the final but his missed shot during the penalty shoot-out against Vietnam lost Malaysia the match.

At November 2010, Malaysia coach, K. Rajagopal called up Norhafiz for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, but he was injured during the 2010 Asian Games and replaced by Razman Roslan.[19]

Malaysia XI

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Norhafiz also appeared for the Malaysia League XI. He was selected by coach as a defender in the Malaysia squad in a preseason friendly against Manchester United. At the inaugural Premier League Asia Trophy that involved two more English clubs Birmingham City and Newcastle United.[20] After losing to Chelsea in the opening game, Malaysia competed for the 3rd place against Birmingham City. After the game which Malaysia lost, then manager of Birmingham City, Steve Bruce) was asked to single out a Malaysian player which had impressed him, his answer was Norhafiz Zamani Misbah.[21] He featured and captained the Malaysia XI in the 2 matches friendly against Manchester United in July 2009. Furthermore, on 21 July 2011, Norhafiz captained the Malaysia League XI in a match against Chelsea, which ended in a 0-1 loss for the Malaysia League XI.

Managerial career

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On 1 February 2021, Norhafiz was hired to become assistant coach for Mokhtar Dahari Academy to aid producing quality young players from the grassroots development program.[22]

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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As of match played 8 August 2018.[23]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2015 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 18 0 6 0 4[a] 0 – 28 0
2016 13 0 2 0 5[a] 0 – 20 0
2017 15 0 1 0 3[a] 0 – 19 0
Total 46 0 9 0 12 0 0 0 67 0
2018 Penang Malaysia Premier League 19 0 2 0 1[b] 0 – 22 0
Career total 64 0 11 0 13 0 0 0 89 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Malaysia Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Challenge Cup

International

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As of 10 October 2017.[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2001 5 0
2002 6 0
2003 6 1
2004 8 0
2005 2 0
2006 7 0
2007 12 1
2008 9 0
2009 6 0
2010 2 0
2011 2 0
Total 65 2

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Bahrain 2–2 Draw 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 24 March 2007 Colombo, Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka 1–4 Won Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Negeri Sembilan
Pahang
Kelantan

International

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Malaysia U-23
Malaysia

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Norhafiz Zamani Misbah - International Appearances - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  2. ^ "Kelantan Pertaruh Lapan Pemain Baharu Musim Depan". MStar. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Barisan Malaysia XI". Seladang.net. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ^ Ahmad Ridzuan (2 July 2020). ""Kombinasi Norhafiz Zamani Dengan Aidil Umpama Soh Chin Aun Dan Santokh Singh Dari Segi Cara Permainan" – Farizal Marlias" (in Malay). vocketfc.my. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ T. AVINESHWARAN (2 July 2020). "Keeper Farizal: Norhafiz and Aidil remind me of Chin Aun and Santokh". The Star. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ General Information for Negeri Sembilan FA in 2001 - NFT
  7. ^ "Piala FA milik Pahang". Utusan Malaysia. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Turning Norhafiz into an attacking midfielder paying off for KL Plus". The Star (Malaysia). 20 May 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  9. ^ General Information for Negeri Sembilan FA in 2011 - NFT
  10. ^ "Taj akhiri teka teki, pilih sertai Kelantan". Harian Metro. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Setia bersama The Red Warriors". Utusan Malaysia. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  12. ^ Penang 2018 Season - NFT
  13. ^ Negeri Sembilan 2019 Season - NFT
  14. ^ South East Asian Games 2001 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Match Details - RSSSF.
  15. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003". Dennis David Woods RSSSF. RSSSF Brasil. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Malaysia vs Brazil". Sky Sports at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Brazil lawan Malaysia, Stadium Bukit Jalil (2002)". Chedinsphere at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. ^ Malaysia vs. China 2007-07-10 - NFT
  19. ^ Tiga Pemain Malaysia yang Wajib Diwaspadai Timnas - Republika.co.id (In Indonesia).
  20. ^ FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 (Kuala Lumpur) - RSSSF
  21. ^ 2003 MATCHES, OTHER MATCHES - RSSSF
  22. ^ Sulaiman (1 February 2021). "Norhafiz Zamani Misbah Sertai Barisan Jurulatih Akademi Mokhtar Dahari" (in Malay). Vocket FC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Norhafiz Zamani Misbah". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  24. ^ "Norhafiz Zamani Misbah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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