Samad Allapitchay

This is a Malay name; the name Allapitchay is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Samad.
Samad Allapitchay
Personal information
Place of birth Singapore
Playing position Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Geylang International
Singapore FA
Tampines Rovers
National team
1968-1981 Singapore 105[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

Samad is married to Norizan Aljunied.[8] His youngest son is Tampines Rovers and Singapore international defender Shariff Samat.[9][10]

Honours

Club

Singapore Lions

References

  1. ↑ "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ S Gulam (10 January 1984). "Firm's $13,500 'Hongbao' for Geylang". Singapore Monitor. p. 30.
  3. ↑ "Geylang regain the cup". The Straits Times. 12 November 1978. p. 28.
  4. ↑ "Allapitchay: Our rivalry is a special one". FAS. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Players lack commitment". Today. 12 May 2004. p. 36.
  6. ↑ Wilfred Yeo, Jerry Seh (16 July 1983). "'Bye for now". The Straits Times. p. 44.
  7. 1 2 "Believe and you will win the M-League". The New Paper. 13 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Shariff Samat: I owe Singapore call-up to my parents". Goal. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Cubby Leong (24 November 2007). "Chip off the old block". Today. p. 55.
  10. ↑ Jose Raymond (7 September 2005). "Rebranding SHARIFF". Today. p. 54.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Seak Poh Leong		 Singapore national team captain
1977-1981 		Succeeded by
Au Yeong Pak Kuan
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