Samad Allapitchay
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1950 (age 75–76) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Geylang International | |||
| Singapore FA | |||
| Tampines Rovers | |||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1981 | Singapore | 105[1] | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samad Allapitchay (born 1950) is a former Singapore national football team captain who played for National Football League sides Geylang International[2][3] and Tampines Rovers, and the Singapore Lions in the Malaysia Cup as a centre-back.
Samad was known as a hard-tackling, no-nonsense defender with a penchant for bulldozing his way from defence to attack.[4][5][6] He was once dubbed "The Rock of Gilbratar" by his national team coach Mick Walker.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Samad is married to Norizan Aljunied.[8] His youngest son was Tampines Rovers and Singapore international defender Shariff Samat.[9][10]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]Singapore Lions
- Malaysia Cup: 1977, 1980 [7]
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