| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zainal Abidin Hassan Bin Mohd Ali | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender . Midfielder . Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penang (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Selangor FA | ||
| 1983–1984 | Pahang FA | ||
| 1985–1990 | Selangor FA | ||
| 1991–1996 | Pahang FA | ||
| 1997–1999 | Selangor FA | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1997 | Malaysia | 180[1] | (78) |
| 1996 | Malaysia Futsal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Malaysia U17 | ||
| 2004–2006 | Pahang (coach) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Pahang (manager) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Kuantan Port-Shahzan Muda FC (manager) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pahang (manager) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Pahang (assistant head coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Pahang | ||
| 2016 | Selangor | ||
| 2017–2018 | Penang | ||
| 2019–2021 | Melaka United | ||
| 2022 | Penang | ||
| 2023 | Immigration | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Datuk Zainal Abidin Hassan bin Mohd Ali (born 9 November 1961) is a Malaysian football coach and former player.