Mat Noh

Mat Noh
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Noh Hussein
Date of birth 1953 or 1954
Place of birth Singapore
Date of death (aged 67)
Place of death Singapore
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Singapore Lions
Toa Payoh United
International career
Singapore
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed "Mat" Noh Hussein (1953/1954 – 20 September 2021) was a Singaporean footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Singapore national team, winning the Malaysia Cup in 1977 and being runner-up in 1981.

Career

Noh played for Toa Payoh United, in Singapore's National Football League from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, and later was a coach at the club.

In 1977, Noh scored the winning goal, a penalty, against Malaysia in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification match held in Singapore.

Personal life

He married singer Rahimah Rahim in 1977, with whom he had one daughter. They divorced in 1988.

Death

On 20 September 2021, Mat Noh died after having suffered a heart attack the previous day.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tributes flow after ex-football idol Mohamed Noh dies of heart attack, aged 67". uk.news.yahoo.com.
  2. ↑ "Noh and his bride". Straits Times. 12 December 1977. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Noh to coach Malays". Straits Times. 31 May 1986. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "A master of his art, silent star Mat Noh departs". The New Paper. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Abdul Aziz, Sazali (19 September 2021). "Football: Malaysia Cup star Mat Noh suffers heart attack". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (20 September 2021). "Football: 1970s Malaysia Cup star Mat Noh dies at 67". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 September 2021.