Mohd Rusdi Bin Mohd Suparman (born 27 January 1973) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He was known as Superman by his teammates and his fans. He is also a former member of the Malaysian pre-Olympic team and also the Malaysian national team.

Rusdi Suparman
Personal information
Full name Mohd Rusdi Bin Mohd Suparman
Date of birth (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2003 Selangor FA
2003–2004 PKNS F.C.
2004–2006 Melaka Telekom
2006 MPSJ FC
International career
1996–2001 Malaysia 35[1] (18)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Selangor FA U-17 Head Coach
2009–2010 Selangor FA U-19 Head Coach
2011–2012 PKNS F.C. U-21 Head Coach
2013 Selangor FA U-21 Head Coach
2014 PKNS F.C. U-21 Head Coach
2014 Harimau Muda A Assistant Coach
2015 Malaysia U-23 Assistant Coach
2016–2017 Kuala Lumpur FA Assistant Coach
2018 Kuantan FA Assistant Coach
2018– Selangor FA Assistant Coach
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2018

He was one on the best players in Malaysia during the 2000s alongside Azman Adnan, Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian and Hairuddin Omar.

Career

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During 1993–1998, he partnered with Azman Adnan in front as they became the fierce striker for Selangor FA. When Azman left Selangor to Penang FA, Rusdi was partnered with Rudie Ramli and Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof. He once won the Premier League Malaysia Golden Boots award as he scored 15 goals for Selangor.[2] He was a Selangor legend after he spent a long time with them. He won many trophies in Malaysian football such as the M-League title, the Malaysian FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup. Rusdi and Azman were the best strikers in Malaysia and the best striker partners 2000.

In 2002, he participated at the 2000 Tiger Cup.[3] He was the oldest player in the team at the age of 27. He was given the number 9 shirt. Rusdi helped Malaysia to win the 3rd place at the tournament after beating Vietnam 3–0 which he scored 2 goals. Rusdi scored 4 goals in the tournament to become the 3rd top goal scorer.[4] Rusdi have 35 caps and 18 goals for Malaysia.[5]

After playing 10 years with Selangor. He retired in 2006 playing with his last club, Melaka Telekom and MPSJ FC. He also played for Selangor PKNS during 2003 until 2004.

Honours

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Selangor FA

References

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