{{Short description|Malaysian footballer and coach}} {{Malay name|Zahasmi|Ismail|note=off}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zahasmi Ismail | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Zahasmi Bin Ismail | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|18|df=y}} | height = | birth_place = Kelantan, Malaysia | position = Central defender | currentclub = Kelantan United ''(head coach)'' | years1 = 1986–1994 | clubs1 = Kelantan | caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 19 | years2 = 1994–1996 | clubs2 = Terengganu | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 1997–1999 | clubs3 = Kelantan | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2000–2004 | clubs4 = JKR Kelantan | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 8 | totalcaps = 183 | totalgoals = 36 | manageryears1 = 2011 | managerclubs1 = Kelantan FA President's Cup Team | manageryears2 = 2012–2015 | managerclubs2 = Kelantan (assistant head coach) | manageryears3 = 2015 | managerclubs3 = Kelantan (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs4 = MOF | manageryears5 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs5 = Kelantan | manageryears6 = 2019– | managerclubs6 = Kelantan United ''(head coach)'' | pcupdate = 14 November 2004 }}
'''Zahasmi Bin Ismail''' (born 9 November 1961) is a Malaysian former footballer and currently the head coach of Malaysia Premier League side, Kelantan United.
==Career as a player== Zahasmi began his football career in 1986 playing for his hometown team, Kelantan FA. He mainly played as a central defender. He spent playing for the team until 1994 before he signed for a two-year contract with Terengganu FA in 1995 and 1996. Zahasmi return to Kelantan in 1997 and played for 3 seasons for the team before playing for JKR Kelantan in 2000. He retired as a footballer in 2004 last played for, JKR Kelantan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gomokelate.tripod.com/zahasmi.htm |title=Zahasmi Ismail |work=Gomo Kelate |access-date=17 January 2017}}</ref>
===Controversial issues=== On 18 June 1994, Zahasmi was involved with an incident after assaulting Selangor FA forward, Zsolt Bücs, during the Premier League match held in Merdeka Stadium. He later was banned from playing for 6-months after being found guilty in the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kelate.net/zahasmi-ismail-digelar-tauke/|title=Zahasmi Ismail Digelar 'Tauke'|work=Kelate.net|access-date=17 January 2017|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118032702/http://kelate.net/zahasmi-ismail-digelar-tauke/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Zahasmi coaching career started in 2011 as head coach for Kelantan's youth team. He has brought the team to become King's Gold Cup champion and Malaysian President's Cup champion in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailysukan.com/zahasmi-ismail-penyelamat-the-red-warriors/444|title=Zahasmi Ismail - Penyelamat The Red Warriors? – Daily Sukan|work=Daily Sukan|access-date=23 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205708/https://dailysukan.com/zahasmi-ismail-penyelamat-the-red-warriors/444|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in 2012, he was then appointed as assistant coach of Kelantan FA senior team with Bojan Hodak as head coach.
On 20 December 2015, he was appointed as head coach of Malaysia third tier league club, MOF F.C. playing for Malaysia FAM League. MOF finished second in the Group B league table.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malaysia.footballchannelasia.com/2015/12/21/zahasmi-ismail-ketua-jurulatih-baru-mof-fc-dalam-saingan-liga-fam-2016/|title=Zahasmi Ismail Ketua Jurulatih Baru MOF FC dalam saingan Liga FAM 2016|work=Football Channel Asia|access-date=17 January 2017|archive-date=28 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428023849/http://malaysia.footballchannelasia.com/2015/12/21/zahasmi-ismail-ketua-jurulatih-baru-mof-fc-dalam-saingan-liga-fam-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 30 November 2016, Zahasmi was appointed the successor of Velizar Popov at Kelantan FA becoming new head coach for 2017 season. His experience with Kelantan football in being crucial in making him the new head coach for the team. He also took over as the interim head coach of the club in 2015 when Azraai Khor left the head coach position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2016/11/30/30025032/zahasmi-ismail-is-the-new-the-red-warriors-coach-for-m |title=Zahasmi Ismail is the new The Red Warriors coach for M-League 2017|work=Goal.com|access-date=17 January 2017}}</ref>
== Managerial statistics == {{updated|9 September 2017.}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"| Team !rowspan="2"| {{Tooltip| Nat| Club nationality}} !rowspan="2"| From !rowspan="2"| To !rowspan="2"| Competition !colspan="8"| Record |- !{{Tooltip| G| Games managed}} !{{Tooltip| W| Wins}} !{{Tooltip| D| Draws}} !{{Tooltip| L| Losses}} !{{Tooltip| GF| Goals for}} !{{Tooltip| GA| Goals against}} !{{Tooltip| GD| Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip| Win %| Winning percentage}} |- | rowspan=2 align=left| Kelantan FA (caretaker) | rowspan=2 align=left| Malaysia | rowspan=2 align=left| 4 July 2015 | rowspan=2 align=left| 5 December 2015 | align=left| Liga Super {{WDL|11|5|2|4|for=23|against=21|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| Piala Malaysia {{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=3|diff=yes}} |- |- | rowspan=2 align=left| MOF F.C. | rowspan=2 align=left| Malaysia | rowspan=2 align=left| 5 December 2015 | rowspan=2 align=left| 31 December 2016 | align=left| Liga FAM {{WDL|16|9|4|3|for=26|against=14|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| Piala FA {{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=3|diff=yes}} |- |- | rowspan=3 align=left| Kelantan FA | rowspan=3 align=left| Malaysia | rowspan=3 align=left| 30 November 2016 | rowspan=3 align=left| Present | align=left| Liga Super {{WDL|22|7|4|11|for=31|against=39|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| Piala FA {{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}} |- |align=left| Piala Malaysia {{WDL|6|2|0|4|for=8|against=12|diff=yes}} |- |- ! || || || || Total {{WDLtot|58|23|11|24|for=90|against=91|diff=yes}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Kelantan F.C. managers}} {{Kelantan United managers}} {{Kelantan United squad}}
Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Kelantan Category:Malaysian men's footballers Category:Malaysian football managers Category:Malaysia Super League managers Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Men's association football central defenders