Noh Rahman

{{Malay name|Noh|Rahman}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Noh Rahman | image = Nohrahmananthem.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Noh playing for [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] in 2008 | fullname = Mohamed Noh bin Rahman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|8|2|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Singapore]] | height = {{height|m=1.71|precision=0}} | currentclub = [[Tampines Rovers]] (head coach) | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = [[Geylang United]] | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = [[Singapore Armed Forces Football Club|Singapore Armed Forces]] | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2004–2008 | clubs3 = [[Geylang United]] | caps3 = 123 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = [[Sengkang Punggol]] | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010–2012 | clubs5 = [[Singapore Armed Forces Football Club|Singapore Armed Forces]] | caps5 = 65 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [[Home United]] | caps6 = 50 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = [[Tampines Rovers]] | caps7 = 30 | goals7 = 2 | totalcaps = 344 | totalgoals = 10 | nationalyears1 = 2001–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps1 = 88 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] (fitness coach) | manageryears2 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs2 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2019 | managerclubs3 = [[Home United F.C.|Home United]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2019 | managerclubs4 = [[Home United]] (interim) | manageryears5 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs5 = [[Lion City Sailors F.C.|Lion City Sailors]] (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2023–2025 | managerclubs6 = [[Tampines Rovers F.C.|Tampines Rovers]] (academy coach) | manageryears7 = 2023 | managerclubs7 = [[Tampines Rovers F.C.|Tampines Rovers]] (assistant) | manageryears8 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs8 = [[Tampines Rovers F.C.|Tampines Rovers U21]] | manageryears9 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs9 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] (assistant) | manageryears10 = 2025–2026 | managerclubs10 = [[Tampines Rovers F.C.|Tampines Rovers]] | manageryears11 = 2026– | managerclubs11 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] (assistant) }}

'''Mohamed Noh bin Rahman''' (born 2 August 1980) is a [[Singapore]]an retired [[association football|football]]er who last played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He is currently the assistant coach for the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] under [[Gavin Lee (football coach)|Gavin Lee]].

Rahman's versatility means he can be employed in defence and in midfield for both club and country.

==Club career== Noh has been with [[Geylang United]] since the second season of the [[S-League]] in 1997. He is considered the most senior player in terms of years spent with the club, and was the vice-captain for the squad.

He is a natural right-back, though he can also play in the defensive midfield, centre-back and left-back positions when the need arises.

He left Geylang United in 2009 after 11 years with the club, citing his desire to seek new challenges, and joined [[Sengkang Punggol]] along with his former team-mates [[Aide Iskandar]] and [[Amos Boon]].

==International career== Noh made his debut for the national team in 2001, in a friendly match against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] in a 1–1 draw. Noh was instrumental in a friendly match against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] on 22 May 2001 where Singapore famously defeated New Zealand 3–0.

Called up by then Singapore head coach, [[Jan B. Poulsen]] to help fill the gap left by the absence of the injured [[Lim Tong Hai]] when the veteran full-back sustained a long injury, Noh shone against the likes of [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Kuwait]] and [[Bahrain]] in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches with his intelligent passing and astute positioning. However, he sustain a debilitating knee injury that left him out of sorts for the [[2002 AFF Championship]], but he has shown signs of getting back to his best for the national team.

However, having just recovered from a knee injury, he was called up and rushed to play in the 2002 AFF Championship opening group match against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] and it came with debilitating consequences. He was out of sorts together with the whole Singapore back line and Singapore lost 4–0 at home as a result. As a result, many left fuming and doubting his ability at the international stage.

Noh was in the squads that won back-to-back titles in the [[2004 AFF Championship]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/tiger-cup-squad-announced| title=Tiger Cup squad announced| publisher=FAS| accessdate=21 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201003/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/tiger-cup-squad-announced| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[2007 AFF Championship]]. His brave block to deflect a goal-bound effort away for a corner in the second leg of the 2007 AFF Championship final against Thailand has earned him the 'cult hero' status among the Singaporean fans.

Noh was also praised by fans and the media for his excellent performances for the national side for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] and its related friendlies.

Noh was one of the three Singapore players to wear the captain's armband at the [[2008 AFF Championship]], cementing his position as vice-captain of the squad behind [[Indra Sahdan Daud]] after starting as captain against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] and [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]].

==Managerial career==

=== Home United === After retiring from football, Noh transition into coaching. He then joined [[Home United]] in January 2019 working under head coach [[Saswadimata Dasuki]], however in April, Noh was than promoted to interim head coach until the end of the [[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019 season]] in September<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-19 |title=Football: Home United part ways with Saswadimata Dasuki, appoint Noh Rahman as interim head coach |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-home-united-part-ways-with-saswadimata-dasuki-appoint-noh-rahman-as-interim |access-date=2025-09-12 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>

=== Singapore === Initially Noh was working with the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] as the team fitness coach in January 2017 but in January 2019, Noh was promoted to assistant coach where he work under head coach, [[Tatsuma Yoshida]] until 2021.

=== Lion City Sailors === After Home United was rebranded as [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] as the new privatised club owned, Noh joined [[Aurelio Vidmar]] as his assistant coach at the club in January 2020. Noh also worked under new Korean head coach [[Kim Do-hoon]] until his departure from the club where Noh also left.

=== Tampines Rovers === In January 2023, Noh joined Tampines Rovers where he worked under head coach [[Gavin Lee (football coach)|Gavin Lee]] and assistant coach [[Akbar Nawas]] in June 2025. On 12 September, Noh was promoted to permanent head coach role after the club parted ways with former head coach Akbar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=David |date=2025-09-11 |title=BG Tampines Rovers replace coach Akbar Nawas after just 83 days despite unbeaten start to season |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/bg-tampines-rovers-replace-head-coach-akbar-nawas-after-83-days-and-unbeaten-start-to-season |access-date=2026-04-08 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> On 14 February 2026, Noh left the club after a mutual agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-14 |title=Coach Noh Rahman leaves BG Tampines Rovers, SPL club hunts for 3rd coach this season |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/coach-noh-rahman-leaves-bg-tampines-rovers-club-hunts-for-3rd-coach-this-season |access-date=2026-02-18 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics== {{updated|14 February 2026}}

{| class="wikitable" tyle="text-align: center" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat. !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record !rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Win percentage}} |- |align="center"|[[Home United FC|Home United]] (interim) |{{flagicon|Singapore}} |align="center"|19 April 2019 |align="center"|1 July 2019 {{WDL|7|3|1|3}} | |- |align="center"|[[Home United FC|Home United]] (interim) |{{flagicon|Singapore}} |align="center"|18 August 2019 |align="center"|18 December 2019 {{WDL|7|1|1|5}} | |- |align="center"|[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] |{{flagicon|Singapore}} |align="center"|12 September 2025 |align="center"|14 February 2026 {{WDL|21|14|2|5}} | |- !colspan="4"|Career Total {{WDLtot|35|18|4|13}} ! |}

==Honours==

===Club=== ;Geylang United *[[S-League]]: 2001 *[[Singapore Cup|Singapore FA Cup]]: 1996

===International=== ;Singapore *[[AFF Championship]]: [[2004 AFF Championship|2004]], [[2007 AFF Championship|2007]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{NFT player|5958}} *{{Soccerway|noh-rahman/24389}}

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