Moksen bin Mohammad is a

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an former international

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and current coach. He previously played for the Brunei national representative team in the

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as a defender or

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Playing and coaching career

Moksen represented Brunei in the Malaysian leagues from 1992 until 1999. Under English coaches Mick Lyons and David Booth, Brunei turned from minnows to powerhouses that regularly featured in the latter stages of the league season's pinnacle showcase the

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. He retired from the team after winning the 1999 edition of said competition, one of seven players to do so. Moksen soon took up coaching and steered

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to becoming district league champions in 2000, as well as beating a very young

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to domestic silverware the following year. This did not go unnoticed with his former coach Mick Jones who made Moksen his assistant in 2001. Moksen coached the Brunei under-20s at the 2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship held in

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. His next assignment was for the

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at the

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matches held in the

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as assistant to

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. He then briefly coached

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in 2008 and

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in 2011, and was back with Kwon for the locally-held

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which

won. Moksen was installed by

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as assistant coach to the arriving

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in November 2013, and has been in that position since. Moksen also became assistant coach for the Brunei national team once again, when Kwon was reassigned as Brunei head coach in October 2016.

International career

Moksen played for the Brunei national team in all four matches at the

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held in

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, the most memorable one being a 1–0 victory over the

. Moksen appeared for the Wasps as hosts at the 20th SEA Games, playing all four games as Brunei failed to advance to the semi-finals. He appeared alongside Jefry and Irwan in three of the four games.

Honours

Player

;Brunei M-League Team *

: 1999

Coach

;Kasuka FC *Brunei-Muara District League Division 3: 2000 *Pengiran Sengamara Di Raja Cup: 2000 *Pepsi Cup: 2001 ;Brunei U21 (assistant) *

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;DPMM FC (assistant) *

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* S.League:

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Individual

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Fourth Class (PSB) (2012) * Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 1999)

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow Bruneian internationals Jefry and Irwan, as well as Sufri who he had coached at Kasuka FC. He is unrelated to his contemporary Martilu Mohamed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moksen Mohammad 1971 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards Bruneian men's footballers Brunei men's international footballers Bruneian football managers Brunei (Liga Premier team) players Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Brunei