Ahmad Sabri Ismail (born 11 May 1963 in

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) is a former

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n football goalkeeper who played most notably for

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and spent a year for Penang FA. He retired from the game in 2000. Ahmad Sabri now the goal keeping coach at

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. He popularly known as Sobri by Malaysian football fans. The peak of his career was during his period as Kedah and

goalkeeper in the late 1980s; during his time at Kedah in the early 1990s he won many medals including one Division 2 (1992) and Division 1 title (1993), two Malaysia Cups (1990, 1993) and one

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(1996). In 1998, He won Liga Perdana 1 with Penang FA. His combinations with Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah (head coach) and Muhamad Radhi Mat Din (assistant coach) had earned Kedah with the double treble title. Sabri appeared for Malaysia in a

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qualifying match against Singapore.

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1963 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Malaysia men's international footballers Footballers from Kedah Men's association football goalkeepers {{Malaysia-footy-goalkeeper-stub