Azaruddin Aziz
# Azaruddin Aziz

Azaruddin Aziz (born 7 January 1971) is a former Malaysian footballer who was a midfielder for Pahang and the Malaysia national football team.

## Career

Aziz began playing at age 10 for his school's under-12 football team.

At 19, Azaruddin was the youngest player for the Pahang FA team after successfully attracting the attention of the Hungarian coach, Gyorgy Syager. Gyorgy convinced him to join the team.

## Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Azaruddin earned his coaching license and became an assistant coach for the under-19 state squad. In 2006, he took an assistant coaching position for the Sukma state squad. In 2007, he became Head Coach at the Pahang Football Academy and also spent two years coaching the Gold Cup squad Rulers of Pahang.

He is currently head coach for Pahang's U21s team.

## Achievements

### International

* Runners-up Tiger Cup 1996

### Club

With Pahang FA

* Champion 1992 Malaysia Cup
* Runners-up 1994, 1995, 1997 Malaysia Cup
* Champion 1992, 1995 M-League
