Isaac Zainol

Isaac Zainol
State Representative of Greater Seragaan
In Office
16 May 2020 – 28 August 2022
President	Xi Bing Jin
Born	1963, Daas, Daau
Political Party	People's Movement Party
Profession	Footballer
Alma mater	Tambi Lele School, Seragaan Personal information Year of birth 1963 Place of birth Sudah, Seragaan, Daau Playing position Defender, Attacker Youth career –1983 Valestir Tigers Senior career Years Team Apps (Gls)* 1983–1988 Valestir Tigers 104 (4) 1988–1991 Sultan FC 63 (52) 1991–1993 Pahmer United 51 (19) 1995–2006 Seragaan United 153 (100) * Appearances (Goals) Player has received at least one call-up for any emboldened national teams

Isaac Zainol is a football manager currently working as the Head of Youth and Under-21s manager at Bintang Lukana.

A former Dauian politician who once served as the State Representative of Greater Seragaan. And a former member of the People's Movement Party, he represented District II of Seragaan before becoming state representative. Isaac also served as the President of the Daau Football Association before stepping down due to media backlash and personal issues. Isaac has now taken on the role of grassroots coaching as he returns to his hometown club Bintang Lukana as the Under-21's manager and head of youth.

Playing career

Growing up in Mataba, Isaac played football with Valestir Tigers academy and soon became a professional player in the Matabese Division and played with the senior team, amassing over 100 caps for the senior side whilst playing as a defender for the senior side. His time with Valestir would not last long as after 5 seasons Isaac left the club for Sultan FC. During his time with the Kings, Isaac was mainly deployed as an attacking midfielder, arriving late to the box in an attempt to get a shot on goal or even assist his teammates. He was described as the most creative player on the pitch as he could "create chances out of nothing" due to his quick feet and agile body, he managed 5 goals in his first season with the club and was named player of the season in the Matabese Super Division. His career continued with the Kings before departing again due to the club's relegation

Political career

State Representative of Greater Seragaan

Isaac was selected for the State Representative for PMP due to his outstanding leadership skills and an eccentric way of motiviating people. He would be officially elected on the 16th of May 2020 as the only ethnic Zyrkis person in the Daau People's National Assembly at the time. Isaac would lead Greater Seragaan into further heights as under him the railway stations were given a refurbishment to allow better experiences for passengers, Isaac also was the first to lobby for the banning of smoking and vaping in public and private areas during a National Assembly session, leading him to be nicknamed "The God of Clean Air" due to his harsh actions towards vapers and smokers.

Representing the Greater Seragaan state also allowed Isaac to attend grand openings, such as the famous grand opening of the Davinson Stadium in August 2021 as he was one of the major influencers in the course of its construction and planning.

Isaac stepped down on the 28th of August 2022 as he decided he would no longer run for his position and would spend time with his family following such a tiring period.

President of the Daau Football Association

Zainol would be appointed as the president of the DAFA as his application was the only one deemed successful and his interest in football. Isaac would hire Markus Nielsen as the new manager as Simei Zuzu stepped down as Interim manager due to health issues. He would step down for a second time in his career due to media backlash regarding the nation's poor performance and workload catching up. He claimed that the resignment would mean he would take all responsibility for all mistakes made by the DAFA and thus resulting in poor performances.

Controversy

Isaac was accused in 2020 for apparent corruption regarding Jurong West but was announced innocent as all claims were invalid.