Majid Ariff

{{Short description|Singaporean footballer and coach (1937–2018)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|6|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|2|4|1937|6|2|df=y}}

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| position = Striker, coach

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Majid Ariff (2 June 1937{{Cite web|url=https://duniabolasepak.blogspot.com/2018/02/hilangnya-sebutir-lagi-permata-majid.html|title = DUNIA BOLA SEPAK: Hilangnya sebutir lagi permata - Majid Ariff|date = 15 February 2018}} – 4 February 2018{{Cite web|title=Football: Majid Ariff, Singapore's only Asian All-Stars footballer, dies aged 80|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-majid-ariff-singapores-only-asian-all-stars-footballer-dies-aged-80|last=hermesauto|date=2018-02-04|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}) was a Singaporean football striker and coach. Majid, widely believed to be the finest footballer Singapore has produced and the only one to have played for the AFC Asian All Stars team in 1966, died of pneumonia, aged 80, on 4 February 2018.{{cite news|last1=Osman|first1=Shamir|title=Football: Fandi Ahmad leads tributes for local football legend Majid Ariff|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/the-complete-player-and-coach?login=true|newspaper=The Straits Times|accessdate=6 February 2018|date=5 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=AFC President offers condolences on passing of Singapore legend Majid Ariff|url=http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-singapore-legend-majid-ariff|website=AFC|accessdate=6 February 2018|date=5 February 2018}}{{cite web|first=Suresh|last=Nair|title=Majid Ariff 1937-2018: He deserves 'Hall of Fame' recognition|url=http://www.theindependent.sg/majid-ariff-1937-2018-he-deserves-hall-of-fame-recognition/|website=theindependent.sg|accessdate=6 February 2018|date=4 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Know your Singapore legends|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/know-your-singapore-legends|website=The New Paper|accessdate=6 February 2018|date=10 June 2017}}

Majid's most prominent protege is Fandi Ahmad. They were the only Singaporeans among 116 top Asian players to be nominated for Asia's Footballer of the Century award in 1998.