Yusri Che Lah


Yusri bin Che Lah is a Malaysian football coach and former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan.

Career

Playing

Born in Kangar, Perlis, Yusri played and captained for hometown side Perlis in the Malaysia Super League. He was formerly with Selangor, MPPJ and Perak before retiring when he played for his former club, Perlis. He represented Malaysia from 1999 until 2001. He made his debut in 1999 Dunhill Cup although it is not FIFA 'A' international matches. He scored his only goals in 6–0 win over Myanmar in 2000. His last appearance was at the 2001 Merdeka Tournament.

Coaching

Yusri started his coaching career as Perlis U21 team head coach in 2014. In 2015, Yusri has been appointed as Malaysia FAM League side Perlis first team. In 2016, he signed a contract with Felcra. On 1 July 2017, his contract with Felcra has been terminated. In November 2017, Yusri joined Malaysia Super League side Kelantan as an assistant coach under Sathit Bensoh for 2018 Malaysia Super League.
In 2018, Yusri have held the head coach role in a caretaker capacity twice: first when Bensoh resigned on February, and then when his replacement Fajr Ibrahim also resigned in June. Despite his best efforts, he failed to avoid Kelantan's relegation to Malaysia Premier League that year, after finishing bottom of the table.
Kelantan agreed with Yusri verbally to extend his contract for one more year on 20 November, however after Kelantan failed to provide Yusri with official contract, he signed for Kuala Lumpur FA on 5 December. On 11 March 2019, he resigned because poor results. On 15 April 2019, Yusri was appointed as the head coach of Kelantan FA.