In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Che Din is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Jalil. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Jalil Che Din (27 July 1934 – 15 November 1992) was a Malaysian football player and coach.[1][2]
As a centre-half, he represented the Penang, Perak and Malaysian national football team in the 1950s.[1] With the national team, Jalil winning the first 2 Merdeka Tournaments in 1958 and 1959.[1][3][4][5] After injury cut short his playing career, he turned into coaching. He was assistant coach of Malaysia under Dave McLaren from 1970 to 1971, and they guided Malaysia to success in the qualification to the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition. In the final tournament, Jalil takes over from McLaren and oversaw 1 win (3-0 against United States) and 2 defeats (0-3 against West Germany, 0–6 against Morocco) from 3 group games.[6][7][8][9] Nevertheless, this remains one of the greatest achievements of Malaysia football as it is the only appearances of the national team in the Olympics.[10]
By profession, Jalil was a prison officer under Malaysian Prisons Department, and for most of his life was working in Taiping Prison, and was Prison Director at Simpang Renggam Prison. Jalil died on 15 November 1992 aged 58, caused by heart attack while playing golf in Batu Pahat.[15]
References
^ abc"Remembering Jalil". Rizal Hashim. The Star. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.