Zainal Abidin Hassan Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Career
Zainal Abidin Hassan Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Career: Zainal Abidin Hassan is a former Malaysian footballer born on November 9, 1961, in Selangor, Malaysia.
He started his football career with Selangor FA in 1980 at the age of 18 where he made his international debut in the Merdeka Tournament against Indonesia.
Zainal played along with Malaysian legendary striker the late Mokhtar Dahari, R Arumugam, Soh Chin Aun, and other recognized faces in Malaysian football. He’s famously known for being the Malaysia football team striker back in the 1980s and 1990s.
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After he retired from active football in 1999, he was selected to coach the Malaysian youth in 2001, and in 2002, he was selected to be the assistant coach for Malaysia’s senior team.
Zainal also coached Malaysia Super League side, Panang FA, and won them their first Malaysia Super League title as well as the Malaysian FA Cup in 2006. After his contract expired, he was unveiled as the new head coach of Melaka United. After two years with Melaka, he returned to coach Penang again for the 2022 season.
In January 2023, Zainal Abidin Hassan made major headlines when Malaysian singer Fyna Jebat, disclosed that, she’s now married to the former national football team striker. However, Zainal, 61 is yet to confirm his marriage to Fyna, 29.
Zainal Abidin Hassan Age
Zainal Abidin Hassan celebrated his 61st birthday on November 9, 2022. He was born on November 9, 1961, in Selangor, Malaysia. Zainal will be 62 in November this year (2023).
Zainal Abidin Hassan Height
Zainal Abidin Hassan stands at a height of 1.83 m
Zainal Abidin Hassan Parents
Zainal Abidin Hassan was born in Selangor, Malaysia to his parents. His father is of Kenyan descent. Zainal Abidin Hassan’s parents live their lives away from the eyes of the public hence not much is known about them.
Information regarding their names, dates of birth, ages, occupation, and whether they are alive were not available at the time of this writing.
Zainal Abidin Hassan Wife
Zainal Abidin Hassan was reported to have gotten married in the 1980s and was blessed with three children. However, there’s no information or photos to attest to it.
In early January 2023, Malaysian singer, Fyna Jebat, disclosed that she’s now married to the former national football team striker and coach, Zainal Abidin Hassan.
Fyna Jebat is the sister of famous Malaysian actress and singer, Ayda Jebat.
Zainal Abidin Hassan Children
Zainal Abidin Hassan was reported to have gotten married in the 1980s and was blessed with three children. However, his only known child is Mohd Zaiza Zainal Abidin.
Mohd Zaiza Zainal Abidin was born on February 1, 1986, in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 36-year-old is a Malaysian football defender who currently plays for Selangor United. He stands at a height of 1.8 m and a weight of 76 kg
Zainal Abidin Hassan Siblings
Zainal Abidin Hassan has a brother named Khalid Ali who’s also a footballer.
