Azizol Abu Haniffah was a

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with Perak FA and former Malaysia national team footballer. Azizol, a player with high skills equals previous midfield legends such as

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and

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. He also well known for having involved in

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and severely punished, thus ending his football career at aged of 29.

Career Overview

He start played for Perak FA since 1983. In the same year, Azizol made his international debut which ended in a 3–1 Won against

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in 1984 Summer Olympics – Asian qualification at the age of 18.Azizol Abu Haniffah - International Appearances
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. In 1990, he captained Perak FA to win the inaugural competition of

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by beating

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4–2. With the national team, he won the

1989 Southeast Asian Games The 1989 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 1989), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was of ...

gold medal and

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. He played 71 times and scored 8 goals for the Malaysia national football team.Azizol Abu Haniffah - International Appearances
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. On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo list him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.

Honours

Perak

* Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 promotion:

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: 1990; runner-up 1991

Malaysia

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* SEA Games:

Individual

* AFC Asian Team of the Year First XI: 1991Azizol Abu Haniffah Biography

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Player of The Year: 1991ON A ROLL, 6 October 1993, New Paper at National Library Singapore.
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Living people Malaysian footballers Perak F.C. players People from Perak Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Malaysia 1960 births Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub