Former Selangor player Razali Alias, 51, passed away at the Selayang Hospital today due to hepatitis B.

Razali, a midfielder who was in the Selangor side that won the Malaysia Cup in 1982, 1984 and 1986, will be buried at the Bukit Cerakah Muslim Cemetery in Puncak Alam, Shah Alam at 11pm tonight.

According to Razali’s son Mohd Raqib, 26, his father, who was admitted a week ago, passed away at 2.25pm today.

“During a medical check up the doctor had confirmed that my father’s kidneys had failed,” he told Bernama when contacted in Kuala Lumpur today.

Razali was first diagnosed with hepatitis B in 2008 and received treatment but after having recovered initially, there was a recurrence in October last year and his health condition had continued to deteriorate.

During the highlight of his career with Selangor, Razali, who played with the likes of legendary striker Mokhtar Dahari, R Arumugam and Zainal Abidin, scored the winning goal against Johor to win the Malaysia Cup in 1986.

He later turned to coaching and appointed Selangor assistant coach for the 2006-2007 period while Armed Forces gave him his first full time coaching job in 2009.

Razali’s remains would be brought to his house at 41, Lorong Lautan Samudra 9/3, Seksyen 9, Puncak Alam before the burial.

He leaves behind wife Rosnah Mohd Tahir and five children, three girls and two boys.

- Bernama