inary ▁track ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁and ▁club ▁sides , ▁he ▁is ▁de emed ▁as ▁the ▁' bad ▁boy ' ▁of ▁Singapore ▁football . ▁ ▁His ▁various ▁nick names ▁include ▁the ▁frequently ▁used ▁" bad ▁boy ▁of ▁Singapore ▁football " ▁for ▁his ▁discipl inary ▁problems ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁pitch , ▁and ▁also ▁" the ▁bl ond ▁bomb shell " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁ble ached ▁bl ond ▁hair . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁A hm ad ▁Lat iff ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Police ▁FC ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Home ▁United ▁FC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁G ey lang ▁United ▁FC ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁his ▁spark ling ▁performances ▁led ▁Singapore ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁T iger ▁Cup , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁international ▁tro phy , ▁despite ▁getting ▁sent ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁His ▁fl am boy ant ▁performances ▁caught ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁many ▁top ▁football ▁coach es ▁in ▁Asia , ▁who ▁were ▁confident ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁big ▁thing ▁in ▁Asian ▁football . ▁However , ▁his ▁discipl inary ▁problems ▁had ▁got ▁the ▁better ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁expect ations ▁set ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁SA FF C ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁the ▁club ▁win ▁the ▁S . Le ague ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁made