Mohammed Rafi bin Ali (born 11 December 1972) is a former

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and coach. He is part of the

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that won the 1998 Tiger Cup. He started his career with

Geylang United Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, that competes in Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 and played their first season in 1 ...

. His preferred playing position is either as

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. Rafi Ali is now working on the Rafi Ali Soccer School for kids. He is also coaching Republic Polytechnic's Male football IG team.

Coaching career

On 27 April 2014, Rafi was appointed head coach of

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...

following the resignation of Salim Moin. He led the team as interim head coach until the end of the season.

International goals

Honours

Domestic

League * S.League: 2 :*

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Cups *

Singapore Cup The Singapore Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Singaporean football. Established in 1998, it is the foremost prestigious cup competition in the country. It is open to clubs in the Singapore Premier League. Since ...

: 2 :*

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

ASEAN competition

ASEAN Club Championship The ASEAN Club Championship or ACC, also known as the Shopee Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an international club football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) between domestic champion clubs. The competition is backed by ...

: 1 :*

International

Singapore *

ASEAN Football Championship The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's natio ...

: 1998 *

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. The season usually ra ...

: 1994 *

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 ...

: 1994

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20101223090328/http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1065
Rafi Ali Soccer School
Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers 1972 births Living people Singapore FA players Geylang International FC players Tampines Rovers FC players Tampines Rovers FC managers Singaporean football managers Singapore Premier League managers Warriors FC players Men's association football midfielders Singapore Premier League players SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games {{Singapore-footy-bio-stub