Hassan Sani (born 31 August 1958) is a former
Malaysia
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football
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player.
Career Overview
He played for
Sabah
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and
Kuala Lumpur
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in the
Malaysian League and
Malaysia Cup
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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
Dato' Mohd Mokhtar bin Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a Malaysian football player from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, he played for F.A. Selangor for most of his life. He is considered a legendary footballer in Malaysian football hi ...
and
James Wong (another player from
Sabah
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). 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
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after defeating
South Korea
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in
1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the
US-led boycott towards
Soviet Union
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for
its role in supporting the
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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against the
Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen.
Further career
In 1996, Hassan join
Malaysia national beach soccer team
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Current squad
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and played in the
1999 Beach Soccer World Championship as well. In 2015, he together with
Wong
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was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.
Honours
;Sabah
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Malaysian League Tournament runner-up: 1979
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Borneo Cup
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: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
;Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysian First Division: 1986
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Malaysia Cup
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: 1987
International
*
SEA Games
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:
1979
*
Pestabola Merdeka
Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in ...
: 1979
Individual
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Borneo Cup
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top scorer: 1982
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AFC Asian All Stars: 1982
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SAFA Commemoration Award: 2019
Order
* :
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Commander of the
Order of Kinabalu
The Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Malay: ''Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu'') is the only order conferred by the Governor of Sabah, Malaysia.
Background
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(PGDK) - Datuk (2016)
References
Malaysian footballers
Malaysia international footballers
People from Labuan
Living people
1958 births
Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Banjar descent
Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
Association football forwards
Competitors at the 1979 Southeast Asian Games
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