[9] Along with Rafi Ali and Sanizal Jamil, he was sent for a two-month training stint with Slovakian club FC Nitra under the Goh Chok Tong Talent Scheme in 1990.

[10][11] Nazri rejected an offer of a professional contract from FC Nitra[12] and signed for Balestier United in 1991 on a two-year deal worth S$10,000 per year.

[5] In February 1994, Nazri signed a two-year contract with the Singapore FA[6] which went on to achieve the Malaysian League and Malaysia Cup double that year.

[13] Following the withdrawal of the team from Malaysian competitions and the upcoming Southeast Asian Games, the FAS decided to enter the Lions in the 1995 Premier League pending the formation of Singapore's S.League.

On 16 December 2013, he was confirmed as assistant to the LionsXII head coach and former Singapore Lions teammate Fandi Ahmad for the upcoming 2014 Malaysia Super League season.

Nazri was appointed to interim head coach position of Singapore national team for the 2019 Airmarine Cup friendly tournament on 20 and 23 March 2019.

[23] With the team, he won the semi-final match against Malaysia 1–0 before losing in the final to Oman 4–5 on penalties, having tied 1–1 in normal time.

This will also be implemented as the FAS shared that Nazri is set to have his provisional squad report for centralised training on 21 August 2023, with changes made to the SPL fixtures to allow the team to have uninterrupted 14-day pre-competition preparation time before they leave for Vietnam.

On 29 November 2024, Nazri saw himself getting a red card for the first time as a head coach during the league match between Young Lions and Albirex Niigata (S).