Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin Bin Omar (born 29 September 1979) also known as Hai-O is a Malaysian former international football player. He spent most of his career as a forward but can also play as a midfielder.
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Hairuddin playing for Malaysia Selection against Chelsea in 2011 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hairuddin Bin Omar | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Terengganu FC II ( Head Coach) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Terengganu | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Terengganu | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Pahang | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | T-Team FC | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Negeri Sembilan (loan) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Kelantan | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Negeri Sembilan | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | ATM | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Terengganu | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2009 | Malaysia | 54 | (13) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U-19 (assistant head coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Terengganu FC (assistant head coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | Terengganu F.C. II | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014 | ||||||||||||||
His career as a coach began when he became the assistant coach of the Malaysia U-19 under Bojan Hodak. He has successfully helped Bojan lead the Malaysia U-19 to become the runner-up of the AFF U-19 Championship 2017 and the champion the following year. In 2022, he was appointed as an assistant coach of Terengganu FC under the management of Nafuzi Zain, and he also managed to help Terengganu become runner-up in the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup and second in the league. In the following year, he was appointed head coach of Terengganu II F.C., who are currently playing in the MFL Cup.