Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (born 17 November 1966) is a

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n retired

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who currently resides in Parit Buntar. He has been refereeing in the

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since 1995. He has been a full international referee for

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since 2000. In 2008, Subkhiddin became an AFC Elite referee. He is the only referee in

to be an AFC Elite Referee

Career

Subkhiddin first International game was a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match with

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

playing

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. Subkhiddin booked 5 people and sent off a player.Iraq vs Nepal
Retrieved 29 December 2010 He was selected as a referee for the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he refereed the group stage match between

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and

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, the quarterfinal between Chile and Portugal, where he sent off three players. In the latter match, he was involved in a bizarre incident where Portuguese player Zéquinha took the red card out of his hand while he was sending off Mano, to the bemusement of spectators and sports commentators, which in turn led to the prompt sending-off of Zéquinha. He also blew the whistle at the match between

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and

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. On 31 January 2010, Subkhiddin refereed the

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match, SHB Đà Nẵng vs.

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at the

Chi Lăng Stadium Chi Lăng Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Đà Nẵng, Vietnam. Built on the banks of the Hàn River in 1954, the stadium played host to a number of memorable games, most notably Vietnam's 3–2 win over China at the 2000 AFC U-17 Ch ...

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. He was selected as the 4th official for the

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.List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
Retrieved 29 December 2010 The Malaysian born referee was the first referee in the country to be selected to represent FIFA World Cup 2010. Subkhiddin also officiated at the

2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th 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 Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011. It was the secon ...

. Subkhiddin officially retired in August 2011 and currently resides in Parit Buntar.

Tournaments

2002 Tiger Cup The 2002 AFF Championship, officially known as the 2002 Tiger Cup, was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered e ...

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Football at the Summer Olympics tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August (two days before the opening ceremony) and ended on 28 August. The tournaments take place every four years, in conjunction with the Summer Olym ...

2004 AFC Asian Cup The 2004 AFC Asian Cup was the 13th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held from 17 July to 7 August 2004 in China. ...

2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the eleventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru from 16 September to 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate i ...

2006 FIFA Club World Cup The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup. The c ...

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the scor ...

2008 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2008 AFF Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was primarily sponsored by Suzuki and therefore officially known as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. The group stage was held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5 to 10 December 2008. ...

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October 2009. The tournament was initially going to take place between 10 and 31 July. However, the 2009 FIFA Confede ...

Personal life

Subkhiddin currently resides at Parit Buntar,

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

. He is a local

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teaching at

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, Pulau Pinang. Subkhiddin also likes to play

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, Sepak takraw and watching

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References

External links

FIFA Profile, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

World Referee, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

Football Lineups, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh

AFC Profiles, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
{{Referees 2010 World Cup Malaysian football referees Malaysian educators Malaysian people of Malay descent 1966 births Living people 2010 FIFA World Cup referees People from Perak AFC Asian Cup referees