Khalid Shahdan is a former Malaysian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and a current coach. He was often called the "Malaysia zico" by fans.

Career

Khalid spent his footballing career in Johor, mainly with

Johor FA Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II (; ) or simply JDT II is a feeder club for Johor Darul Ta'zim. The club set to play in Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League from 2025–26, the second tier of the Malaysian football league system. Club's names * ...

, where he won two

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup (), formerly known as Malaya Cup, is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the country's oldest cup tournament, i ...

in 1985 and 1991 and Semi-Pro Division 1 championship in 1991. Towards the end of his footballing career, he played with

Johor FC Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club, or simply JDT, is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, that competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. Founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC, the club was ...

and won FAM Cup in 1995. After retiring as player, Khalid moved into coaching, and earned coaching diploma from

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and

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

. He worked as coach in

in various age groups, and was the head coach of Johor in

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...

from 2004 to 2006. After he coached the Johor Malays team to win the King's Gold Cup championship in 2007, FA of Malaysia then employed Khalid as head coach for their youth teams.

National team

An international for

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

in the 1980s, Khalid won the 1986

Merdeka Tournament Merdeka Tournament () is an international friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. It is mainly played at Independence Stadium, in Kuala Lumpur. "Merdeka" is the Malay word for independence. As of 202 ...

. He also won silver medal for Malaysia in the

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 ...

Honours

Player

;Johor FA * Malaysia Super League / Division 1:

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

; runner-up 1985 *

: 1985, 1991; runner-up 1986 *

Malaysia Charity Shield The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah () or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pittin ...

: 1986; runner-up: 1992 * Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Cup:

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

;Johor FC *

Malaysia FAM League The FAM Cup ( Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out football tournament for the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. From 2008 to 2018 it was held as a third-tier league and used the FAM League (Liga FAM) name. The competit ...

: 1995; runner-up 1996 ;Malaysia *

Merdeka Cup Merdeka Tournament () is an international friendly Soccer, football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day (Malaysia), Independence Day. It is mainly played at Stadium Merdeka, Independence Stadium, in Kuala Lumpur. "Me ...

: 1986 *

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

Silver Medal:

Manager

;Johor Malay * King's Gold Cup: 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalid Shahdan Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Living people 1964 births Footballers from Johor SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Men's association football midfielders Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games