Yusri Che Lah

Yusri bin Che Lah (born 29 April 1974) is a Malaysian football coach and former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan .

Yusri Che Lah
Personal information
Full name Yusri bin Che Lah
Date of birth (1976-04-29) 29 April 1976
Place of birth Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kelantan (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Perlis ?? (12)
2000–2002 Selangor ?? (12)
2003 Perak ?? (3)
2004–2005 Perlis ?? (10)
2005–2006 MPPJ ?? (1)
2006–2007 Perak ?? (3)
2007 Perlis ?? (2)
Total ?? (43)
National team
1995–2002 Malaysia 42 (12)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Perlis
2015–2017 Felcra
2018 Kelantan (assistant coach)
2018 Kelantan (interim head coach)
2019 Kuala Lumpur
2019– Kelantan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2017

Career

Playing

Born in Kangar, Perlis, Yusri played and captained for hometown side Perlis in the Malaysia Super League. He was formerly with Selangor, MPPJ[1] and Perak before retiring when he played for his former club, Perlis. He represented Malaysia from 1999 until 2001. He made his debut in 1999 Dunhill Cup although it is not FIFA 'A' international matches. He scored his only goals in 6–0 win over Myanmar in 2000. His last appearance was at the 2001 Merdeka Tournament.

Coaching

Yusri started his coaching career as Perlis U21 team head coach in 2014. In 2015, Yusri has been appointed as Malaysia FAM League side Perlis first team.[2] In 2016, he signed a contract with Felcra. On 1 July 2017, his contract with Felcra has been terminated.[3] In November 2017, Yusri joined Malaysia Super League side Kelantan as an assistant coach under Sathit Bensoh for 2018 Malaysia Super League.[4][5] In 2018, Yusri have held the head coach role in a caretaker capacity twice: first when Bensoh resigned on February,[6] and then when his replacement Fajr Ibrahim also resigned in June.[7] Despite his best efforts, he failed to avoid Kelantan's relegation to Malaysia Premier League that year, after finishing bottom of the table.

Kelantan agreed with Yusri verbally to extend his contract for one more year on 20 November,[8] however after Kelantan failed to provide Yusri with official contract, he signed for Kuala Lumpur FA on 5 December.[9] On 11 March 2019, he resigned because poor results.[10] On 15 April 2019, Yusri was appointed as the head coach of Kelantan FA.[11]

References
  1. "Harga pindah Yusri RM1 - Syarat Perlis kepada MPPJ". Utusan Malaysia. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. "Yusri Che Lah letak jawatan". Sinar Harian. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. "FELCRA FC pecat Yusri". Harian Metro. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. "Yusri Che Lah hampir pasti sertai Kelantan". Utusan Malaysia. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. "Kafa appoints Sathit Bensoh Kelantan head coach". Malay Mail Online. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. "Temp coach till appointment of new coach".
  7. Bernama (5 June 2018). "Yusri Replaces Fajr As Kelantan Coach". Malaysian Digest. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  8. https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/11/433019/kafa-keep-faith-yusri
  9. https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/06/yusri-agrees-to-leave-kelantan-to-take-over-as-kl-coach/
  10. https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/03/468192/kl-coach-sacks-himself-poor-results
  11. https://www.foxsports.com.my/liga-premier-2019/74330/yusri-che-lah-kembali-bantu-kelantan/


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