Hairuddin Omar

Hairuddin Omar

Hairuddin playing for Malaysia Selection against Chelsea in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Hairuddin Bin Omar[1]
Date of birth	(1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth	Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Terengganu FC II ( Head Coach)
Youth career
1997–1998	Terengganu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Terengganu
2003–2008	Pahang
2008–2009	T-Team FC
2009	→ Negeri Sembilan (loan)
2010	Kelantan	26	(1)
2011	Negeri Sembilan	26	(1)
2012–2015	ATM
2016	Terengganu
International career‡
2000–2009	Malaysia	54	(13)
Managerial career
2017–2018	Malaysia U-19 (assistant head coach)
2022	Terengganu FC (assistant head coach)
2023–	Terengganu F.C. II
Medal record Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2001 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014

Hairuddin Bin Omar (born 29 September 1979) also known as Hai-O is a Malaysian former international football player. He spent most of his career as a forward, but can also play as a midfielder.

His career as a coach began when he became the assistant coach of the Malaysia U-19 under Bojan Hodak. He has successfully helped Bojan lead the Malaysia U-19 to become the runner-up of the AFF U-19 Championship 2017 and the champion the following year. In 2022, he was appointed as an assistant coach of Terengganu FC under the management of Nafuzi Zain, and he also managed to help Terengganu become runner-up in the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup and second in the league. In the following year, he was appointed head coach of Terengganu II F.C., who are currently playing in the MFL Cup.