Ahmad Yunus Mohd Alif (born 27 May 1958 in

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

) or better known as Yunus Alif is a former

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 ...

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player. He is the former head coach of

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 ...

club PDRM. As a player, he spent the majority of his career as a striker for

Pahang {{Infobox political division , name = Pahang , official_name = Pahang Darul Makmur , native_name = , settlement_type = States and federal territories of Malaysia, State , image_skyline = , imagesize ...

in its golden era of the 1980s. He was a member of the

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Career

As player

He played for

and

, winning the 1983

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 ...

with Pahang. He won the Malaysia Cup Golden Boot in 1984. Yunus also represented

from 1978 until 1987. He made his debut in the 1978 King's Cup. He scored in a 2-1 win against Japan at the 1984 Olympic qualification. He also scored against Nepal in a 5-0 win at the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

As a head coach

After his playing career, Yunus stayed with

and started his coaching career as assistant coach to Tajuddin Nor in 1991. When Tajuddin were promoted to team manager in 1995, Yunus was appointed as head coach replacing Tajuddin. He guided Pahang to Malaysia Cup finals in 1995 and 1997, though both times they ended up as runners-up to

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

. Pahang also won the 1995

M-League The Malaysian League, also known as the M-League ( Malay: ''Liga Malaysia'' or ''Liga-M''), is a terminology used to describe the professional football league in Malaysia. The terminology was mainly used to describe the league and its divisions ...

title, and runners-up in the 1995

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final with Yunus at the helm. He was appointed as head coach of

in 1998, replacing Abdul Rahman Ibrahim who was appointed as new head coach of

. With Terengganu, Yunus won the 2000

after being runners-up a year before. Later he returned to Pahang for two seasons, also taking the job as team manager, before taking the

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

helm as head coach in 2004. After only one season with Penang, he returned to Terengganu, where he held the head coach job for four years until the end of 2008. In 2009, he was appointed the head coach of club side Proton FC in what was to be the final season of the club in the Malaysia league. In April 2010, he was appointed the new head coach of

Perlis Perlis (Kedah Malay language, Kedah Malay (Perlis dialect): ''Peghelih'') is a Negeri, state of Malaysia in the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. The state borders the Thai ...

, replacing Muhammad Nidzam Adzha. Yunus returned to Terengganu when club side PBDKT T-Team appointed him as head coach in 2011. After ending his contract with T-Team in 2012, he returned to

as head coach for the

2013 Malaysia Premier League The 2013 Liga Premier (), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

campaign. Yunus moved again after the season ended, this time to

2014 Malaysia Premier League The 2014 Liga Premier (), also known as the Astro Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the ninth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

newcomers PBAPP. He was appointed as head coach of Real Mulia for 2015 Malaysia FAM League. On 5 August 2023, Yunus was appointed the new head coach of

club PDRM making this his first coaching job in eight years after his took on the role of the head coach in 2015 for Real Mulia.

Personal life

His brothers Abdah Alif and Najib Alif were also footballers, with Abdah also played with Malaysia.Yunus Alif, Dollah, Zainal, Ahmad Yusof kini bergelar Dato’ - Fikrah Pahang
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Honours

Club

;Pahang * Malaysia League: 1987; runners-up 1984 *

: 1983; runners-up 1984

International

;Malaysia *

King's Cup King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King's Cup (Bahrain), the premier national knockout football tournament * King's ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

SEA 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 su ...

silver medals:

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

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 ...

Manager

;Pahang * Liga Perdana:

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

runners-up: 1995, 1997 *

runners-up: 1995 ;Terengganu *

: 2000; runners-up 1999 ;PDRM *

MFL Challenge Cup The MFL Challenge Cup ( Malay: ''Piala Cabaran MFL''), which was previously referred to as the Malaysia Challenge Cup, is a prestigious football tournament in Malaysia that is organized under the joint supervision and management of the Malaysian ...

: 2023

References

External links

Last crack for Yunus

Yunus Alif profile at Goal.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yunus Alif 1958 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Perlis FA State Football Team managers Malaysian football managers Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Sri Pahang FC players Terengganu FC players Footballers from Terengganu Sri Pahang FC managers SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Men's association football forwards Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games