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Zahasmi Bin Ismail (born 9 November 1961) is a
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n former
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and currently the head coach of
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side, Kelantan United.


Career as a player

Zahasmi began his football career in 1986 playing for his hometown team, Kelantan FA. He mainly played as a
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. He spent playing for the team until 1994 before he signed for a two-year contract with Terengganu FA in 1995 and 1996. Known as a strong, tenacious, commanding and physical defender, Zahasmi was known for his aggressive tackling, positioning, leadership and his ability to read the game, he is considered to be one of the best central defenders of his generation and labeled as 'The Tank'. Zahasmi return to Kelantan in 1997 and played for 3 seasons for the team before playing for JKR Kelantan in 2000. He retired as a footballer in 2004 last played for, JKR Kelantan.


Controversial issues

On 18 June 1994, Zahasmi was involved with an incident after assaulting
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forward, Zsolt Bücs, during the
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match held in
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. He later was banned from playing for 6-months after being found guilty in the incident.


Coaching career

Zahasmi coaching career started in 2011 as head coach for Kelantan's youth team. He has brought the team to become King's Gold Cup champion and Malaysian President's Cup champion in 2011. Later in 2012, he was then appointed as assistant coach of
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senior team with
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as head coach. On 20 December 2015, he was appointed as head coach of Malaysia third tier league club, MOF F.C. playing for
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. MOF finished second in the Group B league table. On 30 November 2016, Zahasmi was appointed the successor of
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at
Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club had a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu. The two east coast clubs were involved in the East Coast Derby. Their ...
becoming new head coach for 2017 season. His experience with Kelantan football in being crucial in making him the new head coach for the team. He also took over as the interim head coach of the club in 2015 when Azraai Khor left the head coach position.


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References

{{Kelantan United squad 1967 births Living people Footballers from Kelantan Malaysian men's footballers Malaysian football managers Malaysian people of Malay descent Men's association football central defenders