{{short description|Singaporean footballer and manager}} {{Malay name|Amin|Nasir}} {{Infobox football biography |embed = |name = Amin Nasir |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |fullname = Mohamed Amin bin Nasir |birth_date = {{Circa|1968}} |birth_place = [[Singapore]] |death_date = 16 January 2017 (aged 48) |death_place = [[Yishun]], Singapore |height = |position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |collegeyears1 = |college1 = |collegecaps1 = |collegegoals1 = |years1 = |clubs1 = [[Sembawang Rangers FC|Sembawang Rangers]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = |clubs2 = [[Woodlands Wellington FC|Woodlands Wellington]] |caps2 = |goals2 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |nationalyears1 = 1990–1992 |nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |manageryears1 = 2013–2014 |managerclubs1 = [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] |medaltemplates = }}

'''Amin Nasir''' ({{Circa|1968}} &ndash; 16 January 2017) was a Singaporean [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for sides including [[Sembawang Rangers FC|Sembawang Rangers]] and [[Woodlands Wellington FC|Woodlands Wellington]].<ref name=NewsAsia/> He managed the [[S.League]] side [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] from 2013 to 2014. He also represented the [[Singapore national football team]] and was awarded a [[Football at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games|bronze medal]] at the [[1993 Southeast Asian Games]]. His brother, [[Nazri Nasir|Nazri]], captained the Singapore national team from 1997 to 2003.<ref name=AsianOne>{{Cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/sleague-beating-cancer-his-biggest-win|title=S.League: Beating cancer is his biggest win|work=AsiaOne News|date=1 March 2014|access-date=16 January 2017|archive-date=14 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114053458/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/sleague-beating-cancer-his-biggest-win|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Amin was first diagnosed with [[colon cancer]] in 2012.<ref name=AsianOne/> He died at [[Khoo Teck Puat Hospital]] on 16 January 2017 at the age of 48, more than four years after his original diagnosis. He had a wife and two children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-former-singapore-international-amin-nasir-48-dies-after-battle-with-cancer|title=Football: Former Singapore international Amin Nasir, 48, dies after battle with cancer|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=16 January 2017|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=NewsAsia>{{Cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/former-singapore-international-amin-nasir-succumbs-to-cancer/3441544.html|title=Former Singapore international Amin Nasir succumbs to cancer|work=Channel NewsAsia|date=16 January 2017|access-date=16 January 2017}}</ref>

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