Hassan Sani

Datuk Hassan Sani
Personal information
Full name Hassan Sani
Date of birth (1958-08-31) 31 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Labuan, Malaysia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1974–1976 Sabah FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1984 Sabah FA 133 (55)
1985–1987 Kuala Lumpur FA 42 (18)
1988–1992 Sabah FA 47 (18)
Total 222 (91)
International career
1978–1986 Malaysia 30[1] (14)
1996–1999 Malaysia Beach Football Team
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Jakarta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hassan Sani PGDK (born 31 August 1958) is a former Malaysian football player.[2]

Career Overview

He played for Sabah and Kuala Lumpur in the Malaysian League and Malaysia Cup in the late 1970s and in the 1980s. Hassan start representing Malaysia in youth competition from 1977–1978. He brought into the senior team in 1978 by Karl Heinz Weigang. He is remembered as a member of the potent strike force comprising the likes of Mokhtar Dahari and James Wong (another player from Sabah). He was called "lipas kudung" because of his agility and was a member of the Malaysia squad that qualified for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow after defeating South Korea in 1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[3][4][5] Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the US-led boycott towards Soviet Union for its role in supporting the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen.

Further career

In 1996, Hassan join Malaysia national beach soccer team and played in the 1999 Beach Soccer World Championship as well.[6] In 2015, he together with Wong was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.[4]

Career Statistics

International

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hassan Sani goal.
List of international goals scored by Hassan Sani[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 1977 Seoul, South Korea  Bahrain 3–1 1977 Korea President Cup
2 23 September 1979 Jakarta, Indonesia  Singapore 2–0 1979 SEA Games
3 16 March 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  China 3–1 Friendly
4
5 21 March 1980 Seoul, South Korea  Indonesia 6–1 1980 Olympics Qualifications
6
7
8 2 April 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Philippines 8–0 1980 Olympics Qualifications
9
10 15 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Morocco 2–0 1980 Merdeka Tournament
11 17 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar 3–2 1980 Merdeka Tournament
12 23 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia 1–1 1980 Merdeka Tournament
13 30 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  New Zealand 2–0 1980 Merdeka Tournament
14 4 September 1984 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Papua New Guinea 5–1 1984 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

Sabah
Kuala Lumpur

International

Individual

Order

References

  1. ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto. "Hassan Sani - International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Malaysia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ Darian Goh (14 November 2014). "Mokthar Dahari And 12 Other Local Football Legends Every Young Malaysian Should Know". Says.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah (25 December 2015). "Hassan Sani, James Wong curah bakti bersama Sabah" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ Ryan Stanley (14 August 2016). "Jejak Wira Olimpik 1980 : 'The Hurricane' pecahkan tembok Korea Selatan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ "James Wong, Hassan Sani bangga sarung jersi lambang Malaysia" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Malaysia Premier League 1996". Rhinos Online. Archived from the original on 27 May 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ^ "When 17 teams contested the first ever Malaysian 'league' back in 1979". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ "นักฟุตบอลเจ้าของฉายา "กัปตันกระดูกเหล็ก" พล.ต.อำนาจ เฉลิมชวลิต" (in Thai). Siamsport. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Kejayaan skuad Tambadau diraikan" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2019.


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