Aide Iskandar bin Sahak (born 28 May 1975) is a former professional footballer. He was a member of the Singapore national team which won the AFF Championship in 1998, 2004 and 2007, captaining the team in the latter two editions.
 Aide playing in a charity game in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aide Iskandar bin Sahak | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2005 | Home United | 135 | (16) |
| 2006–2007 | Johor FA | 23 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Tampines Rovers (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Geylang United | 57 | (4) |
| 2009 | Sengkang Punggol[1] | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 233 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2007[2] | Singapore | 121[3] | (1[4]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Sengkang Punggol[1] | ||
| 2012 | Singapore (assistant coach) | ||
| 2013 | Courts Young Lions | ||
| 2013–2015 | Singapore U-23 | ||
| 2016 | Geylang International (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHome United
editAide spent 10 years with Home United in the S.League since the inaugural season of the S.league in 1996.
Johor FA
editIn November 2005, Aide joined Johor FA playing in the Malaysian League.
Loan to Tampines Rovers
editAide then went on loan at Tampines Rovers for the 2006 season in Singapore.
Geylang United
editAide moved to Geylang United in 2007.
Sengkang Punggol
editIn 2009, Aide joined Sengkang Punggol before retiring shortly.
Controversies
editOn 26 August 2007, Aide insulted referee Sukhbir Singh, reportedly asking, "How much did you bet on the game?" after his team, Geylang United controversially lost to Home United in a league game by conceding two goals in the final five minutes.[5] Aide was ban five games and a S$2500 fine was imposed on 4 September 2007 by FAS. Upon appeal, the FAS reduced his ban to two matches and increased his fine to S$4,000 in November.[6]
Because of that incident, he was dropped from the national team for the game against UAE and missed the World Cup qualifier against Palestine. However, he was recalled into the team pending his appeal on the ban.
International career
editAide made his international debut against New Zealand on 21 February 1995. He scored his first international goal against traditional rivals Malaysia on 3 June 2006.[4] He was inducted into the FIFA Century Club in June 2007.[7]
On 9 November 2007, just hours before the kick off of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Tajikistan, he sensationally retired from international football.[8] Indra Sahdan Daud took over as the new national team captain.
Coaching career
editIn April 2008, it was announced that Aide would become the Technical Director of a proposed A.C. Milan Junior School which would begin operations in Singapore late 2008 where Aide is a fan of the Italian Serie A club, AC Milan.
Sengkang Punggol
editAide joined Sengkang Punggol for the 2009 S.League season as a player–assistant coach, in a similar position as Mirko Grabovac the previous season where head coach Jörg Steinebrunner was sacked by the club and Aide was appointed as caretaker coach.
Courts Young Lions
editAide was appointed head coach of Courts Young Lions in January 2013.[9] The Young Lions recorded their first league victory only in August, finishing wooden spoonist in his maiden season.[10]
Singapore U-23
editWith the resignation of V. Sundramoorthy, Aide took over the reins of the Singapore national under-23 football team in October 2013.[11] He guided them to third place at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Following Singapore's 1-0 loss to Indonesia at the 2015 SEA Games, Singapore failed to advance into the semi-finals. Aide consequently resigned as coach of the national under-23 football team.[12]
Geylang International
editAide was appointed the technical director of Geylang International in 2016.[13]
Personal life
editAide married Ezreen Taib Zohri on 7 May 2000. They have three children – sons Andre (born 2001) and Adiel (born 2004), and daughter Estee (born 2007). He is the older brother of Kedah FA head coach, Aidil Sharin Sahak. [14]
Honours
editPlayer
editHome United
editTampines Rovers
edit- Singapore Cup: 2006
Singapore
edit- AFF Championship: 1998, 2004, 2007
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze medal – 1995
Manager
editSingapore U-23
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze medal – 2013
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Renamed Hougang United from 2011 season.
- ^ "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "FIFA Century Club fact sheet" (PDF). FIFA. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013.
- ^ a b Alvin Foo (4 June 2006). "Captain Aide's first goal wins it for Singapore". The Straits Times. p. 32.
- ^ Wang Meng Meng (6 September 2007). "Banned". The Straits Times. p. 39.
- ^ "Aide gets ban reduced, but...". Today. 2 November 2007. p. 62.
- ^ "FIFA Century Club fact sheet" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2014.
- ^ Wang Meng Meng (10 November 2007). "Aide quits the lions". The Straits Times. p. 80.
- ^ "Former Singapore captain Aide Iskandar named Courts Young Lions coach". The Straits Times. 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Aide hails team effort in Young Lions' first league victory". Goal.cm. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Aide Iskandar replaces Sundram for SEA Games". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Football: Coach Aide Iskandar resigns after SEA Games failure". channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "2007 Alam Shah-Inspired Singapore: Where are they now? | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Wang Meng Meng (12 November 2013). "Aide Iskandar: The man with the golden goals". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2014.