Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (born 13 April 1946) is a

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coach and a former

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Career

Beginning

Forced to stop his playing career at the age of 20 due to injuries, he turned to coaching and had his first assignment as coach of

Terengganu FA Terengganu Football Club is a professional football club based in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, that competes in the Malaysia Super League, the first division of Malaysian football league system. The club had won major trophies in Mal ...

under-20 youth team in 1972. In his four years with the team, the team won Burnley Cup (the predecessor to

Malaysia President Cup The Piala Presiden () is a developmental football competition in Malaysia for under-21 players. The cup consists of developmental squads from clubs competing in the top two divisions of Malaysian football league system. The president in the ti ...

) in 1974. In 1976, Abdul Rahman was appointed the assistant coach for

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. His first stint with the national team to 1982 also saw his overseeing the Malaysia 'B' team that competes in Thailand

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tournament.

Terengganu

In 1983, he returned to Terengganu to become the new head coach. He inherited a team that was a finalist in the previous years'

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Second stint with the national team

He returned to Malaysia national team setup in 1984, again as assistant coach. In 1987, he had his first spell as head coach of Malaysia as he led the team to silver medal of

1987 Southeast Asian Games The 1987 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 14th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 20 September 1987 with 30 sports featured in the games. This was Indonesia's second time to hos ...

football competition. He then returned to Terengganu in 1988 to begin an 8-year spell as general manager of Terengganu FA football team.

Perlis

Perlis FA Perlis FA State Football Team (), also known as Perlis FA, was a football team based in Kangar, Perlis, run and managed by the Perlis Football Association (PFA). The team was founded in 1963. It was one of the 14 state teams of the Malaysia ...

appointed Abdul Rahman in 1996 as head coach, marking his return to the touchline. He guided Perlis to the quarter-final of 1996 Malaysia Cup, then goes one better in 1997 as Perlis reaches semi-final of Malaysia Cup that year.

Terengganu again

He returned to Terengganu in 1998 to become head coach for the second time. He led them to 1998 Malaysia Cup finals, their first appearance in the finals since 1982, where they were runners-up again.

Third stint with the national team

Abdul Rahman was appointed in October 1998 to succeed Hatem Souissi as the head coach of Malaysia, after the dismal performance in the

1998 Tiger Cup The 1998 AFF Championship, officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship. It was held in Vietnam from 26 August to 5 September 1998. Thailand had been the defending champions, but lost to Vietnam in the ...

. With Malaysia, he guided them to third place in

2000 Tiger Cup The 2000 AFF Championship, officially known as the 2000 Tiger Cup, was the third edition of the AFF Championship and was held in Thailand from 5 to 18 November 2000. Singapore national football team, Singapore had been the defending champions, ...

, although Malaysia also were eliminated at the group stage of

1999 Southeast Asian Games The 1999 SEA Games (), officially known as the 20th SEA Games and commonly known as Brunei Darussalam 1999, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. This was the first time Brunei hosted the Southeast Asian ...

football competition and failed to qualify for the

2000 AFC Asian Cup The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October 2000. Japan def ...

in Lebanon. He leaves his post after the 2000 Tiger Cup, succeeded by

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Selangor, Kelantan TNB and second stint with Perlis

He were signed by

Selangor FA Selangor Football Club ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor'') is a professional football club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club currently competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. ...

in 2001 as head coach, guiding them to

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title in 2001. After his contract were ended in June 2002, he were back in Terengganu as director of football in 2003. Abdul Rahamn returned to coaching in 2004, taking the helm of club side Kelantan TNB FC. He returned to Perlis in 2005. He was successful during his second spell as Perlis coach, winning 2005 Super League Malaysia, 2006 Malaysia Cup, 2007 Malaysia Charity Shield, as well as 2005 Malaysia Cup runners-up, and two-times FA Cup runners-up in 2006 and 2007.

Foreign sojourn with Deltras

Abdul Rahman signed for

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club, Deltras Sidoarjo in early 2008.

PKNS FC, and third time with Terengganu

He returned to Malaysia and signed for

PKNS FC Selangor Football Club Under 23 ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor Bawah 23''), commonly referred to as Selangor U-23 (sometimes known as ''Selangor F.C. II''), is a feeder club for Selangor, based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The clu ...

in 2009. He guided the team to the

2011 Malaysia Premier League The 2011 Liga Premier () is the eighth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

championship, and promotion to the 2012 Super League Malaysia. Abdul Rahman successfully maintained the club in the Super League for two seasons, and also guided the club to the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals for two consecutive seasons. At the end of 2013 season, Abdul Rahman accepted Terengganu's offer to become their head coach once more, starting from

2014 Malaysia Super League The 2014 Liga Super () also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional association football, football league in Malaysia.

season. He relinquished his post in May 2015, after a poor run in the league and issues with the team management. He has yet to return to football coaching after leaving Terengganu.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Malaysian men's footballers Living people Selangor F.C. Under-23 players Perlis FA State Football Team managers 1946 births Footballers from Terengganu Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Men's association football players not categorized by position Malaysian expatriate football managers