Razali Umar Kandasamy
{{Short description|Malaysian footballer (born 1986)}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Razali Umar
| image =
| fullname = Razali bin Umar Kandasamy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|8|5}}
| birth_place = Perak, Malaysia
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Attacking midfielder, Striker
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2002–2004
| youthclubs1 = Perak FA President Cup's Team
| years1 = 2004–2011
| clubs1 = Perak FA
| caps1 = 200
| goals1 = 450
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = Sime Darby
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 19
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = Felda United
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2014
| clubs4 = Perak FA
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = MISC-MIFA
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = Perak FA
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U-23
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 =
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = September 07, 2016
| nationalteam-update = September 07, 2016
}}
Razali Umar Kandasamy (born 5 August 1986){{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/index.php?sport=soccer&language_id=it&page=player&view=summary&id=69851 |title=Razali Umar Kandasamy |author= |date= |publisher=Scoresway.com |accessdate=5 April 2011}} is a Malaysian former footballer. Razali plays mainly as a striker.
Career
Razali started his career in Perak youth system. He came to prominence in President Cup Malaysia competition when he helped Perak under-21 team win the 2007 competition. He contributed to the win with 31 goals, making him the competition's top scorer in the process.{{cite web |url=http://www.seladang.net/2008/04/in-person-raja-azlan-shah-bin-raja-soib/ |title=In Person: Raja Azlan Shah bin Raja So'ib |date=26 April 2008 |publisher=Seladang.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317024939/http://www.seladang.net/2008/04/in-person-raja-azlan-shah-bin-raja-soib/ |archive-date=17 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
After the President Cup success, Perak head coach at the time, Steve Darby started to give him appearances in the main squad. The departures of several main players in 2009 and 2010 meant that Razali was a fixture in Perak main squad under M. Karathu and Raja Azlan Shah Raja So'ib. He was also the main striker in 2011, competing with Akmal Rizal and Shafiq Jamal under coach Norizan Bakar.
Due to his frequent disappearance in training,{{cite web|url=http://football.thestar.com.my/story.asp?file=/2011/3/31/football_latest/8386787&sec=football_latest|title=Perak FA to take action against Razali|date=31 March 2011|work=TheStar.com|accessdate=5 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816140410/http://football.thestar.com.my/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F3%2F31%2Ffootball_latest%2F8386787&sec=football_latest|archive-date=16 August 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Perak management have announced his contract would be terminated on 1 June 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/PAFAtamatkankontrakRazalilebihawal/Article/index_html |title= PAFA tamatkan kontrak Razali lebih awal(PAFA to terminate Razali's contract) |author=Azizan Hashim |date= 30 May 2011|publisher= Berita Harian|accessdate=}}
After Perak, he played for Sime Darby FC, which he joined in November 2011.{{cite web|url=http://football.thestar.com.my/2011/11/30/sime-darby-rope-in-striker-ronaldinho/|title=Sime Darby rope in striker Ronaldinho|date=30 November 2011|work=The Star|accessdate=13 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206021753/http://football.thestar.com.my/2011/11/30/sime-darby-rope-in-striker-ronaldinho|archive-date=6 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} In 2013, he joined another club team Felda United, in the 2013 Malaysia Super League competition.
Razali returned to sign with Perak FA after almost a year without a club in May 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/razali-returns-1.591220|title=Razali returns |author= Devinder Singh|date=9 May 2014|publisher= New Straits Times|accessdate=9 May 2014}} The next season, he joined FAM League side MISC-MIFA, and in the middle of 2016, re-joined Perak FA.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3889/main/2016/06/19/24790422/transfer-news-razali-kandasamy-returns-to-perak-vokhid-on|title=Transfer News: Razali returns to Perak, Vokhid on his way out?|author=Zulhilmi Zainal|date=19 June 2016|publisher= Goal.com Malaysia|accessdate=18 July 2016}} He was released at the end of the season. As of 2018, this is the final professional team Razali has played in.
National team
Kandasamy played for Malaysia under-23 national football team.{{cite web |url=http://redsports.sg/2009/05/22/younglions-malaysia-u23-football/ |title=Young Lions tamed by Malaysia in football friendly|author=Koh Yizhe and Jan Lin |date= 22 May 2009|publisher= RedSports.sg|accessdate=}} He was called to trial for the Malaysian national team in 2009 but dropped out due to injury.{{cite web |url=http://www.mmail.com.my/content/13205-perak-clamp-down-opponents |title=Perak to clamp down on opponents |author=Haresh Deol |date=15 September 2009 |publisher=Malay Mail |accessdate= }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}