Robert Scully (footballer)


Sr. Robert Scully is a Malaysian former football player and coach.
He formerly played for Penang FA in Malaysia Cup competition during the 1980s.
Robert has worked at Malaysian National Sports Council before accepting the job as head coach for Penang FA in early 2011. He was sacked from his post in April 2011 due to poor performance from Penang FA which has seen the team occupying the last place in the Malaysian Premier League for that season.
In early 2012, he works as assistant coach at Indonesia Super League team Deltras F.C..
In June 2012, he was appointed as the head coach of Perlis FA. When Yunus Alif was appointed the head coach of Perlis in December 2012, Scully was demoted to become assistant head coach.
Robert Scully now works as the head coach of the U18 football team at the International School of Penang. His recent accomplishment include winning the infamous Plate cup in BISP Phuket Soccer 7's. He has coached the likes of Denis Esermann, Kevin Chave, Oliver Chaplow, Kai Wittmann, Bryant Choi and Mark Oh. Following a dispute with emerging star: Cleavon Chong who is a maestro on the ball and well known for his trickery and speed, Cleavon Chong has decided to leave the team in 2020 to pursue a possible career in the MLS.