Dato' Abdul Shukor bin Salleh (born 4 December 1948) was a key

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for the

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during the 1970s. He was often called the "Mr.Cool" and "Malaysia Ardiles" of the Malaysian national team for the way he steered the Malaysian midfield with calm and composed way. He won the Malaysian National Sportsman Award in

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for his contribution to the national team. Furthermore, he was the second and the last football player after

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to be given that award. He was inducted into the

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Century Club in May 2021.

Career overview

Shukor Salleh was born in

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in 1948. He received his early education at Tanjung Bungah Malay School, before going to Tanjung Tokong English School. He then completed his high school education at

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. Shukor Salleh made his debut as a player with the

state team at the age of 18 in 1966. He went on to play for them until he was 37 in 1985. Shukor Salleh first played for the Malaysian national team in 1970 King's Cup. He also played for the national B team from 1971 until 1972. He went on to play a total of 215 matches for Malaysia (including non 'A' matches). 172 caps is against full national team. He is the second most capped Malaysian player, behind

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. He played for Malaysia at many international tournaments including four editions of the

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, two

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and two

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. On 11 May 1975, Shukor is part of the Malaysia Selection that played against

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in a friendly match which his team won by 2–0 at

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. He also was a key player in midfield to the Malaysian team that qualified to the

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Moscow which Malaysia boycotted. Malaysia won the play-off against

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with a 2–1 score in the

. In 2002, He was awarded Maal Hijrah Sports Figure by Penang Malay Association. On 17 September 2014,

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list him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.

Honours

Penang *

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: 1966 * Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1968, 1969 *

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: 1974 *

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: 1976 *

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: 1982 Malaysia * Bronze medal

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* Gold Medal

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: 1972, 1977 *

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: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979 *

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: 1971 Individual * Malaysian National Sportsman Award:

Men’s Athletes Award: 1978/1979 * AFC Century Club Awards: 1999 *

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The best Malaysia XI of all time: 2020 *

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Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022

Orders

* ** Member of the

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(AMN) (1978) ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Officer - DSPN

Officer of the

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(DSPN) – Dato'

References

External links

28 MAC 2021 – BERITA PERDANA – NASIHAT LEGENDA SHUKOR SALLEH , Berita RTM
(In Malay)
20,000 cheer Penang victory The Straits Times, 8 July 1968, Page 19 - National Library of Singapore
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salleh, Shukor 1948 births Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1980 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Penang Penang F.C. players Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in football SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Competitors at the 1973 SEAP Games FIFA Men's Century Club

Career overview

Honours

Orders

See also

References

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