Azizol Abu Haniffah was a midfielder with Perak FA and former Malaysia national team footballer.[1] Azizol, a player with high skills equals previous midfield legends such as Shukor Salleh and Wong Choon Wah.[2] He also well known for having involved in 1994 Malaysian football scandal and severely punished, thus ending his football career aged 29.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Azizol Abu Haniffah | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1994 | Perak | ||
| International career | |||
| 1983–1994 | Malaysia | 71 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Perodua FC | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career Overview
editHe start played for Perak FA since 1983. In the same year, Azizol made his international debut which ended in a 3–1 Won against Saudi Arabia in 1984 Summer Olympics – Asian qualification at the age of 18.[4][5] In 1990, he captained Perak FA to win the inaugural competition of Malaysia FA Cup by beating Selangor FA 4–2. With the national team, he won the 1989 Southeast Asian Games gold medal and 1993 Merdeka Tournament.[6][7] He played 71 times and scored 8 goals for the Malaysia national football team.[5][8]
On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo list him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.[9][10]
Honours
editPerak
edit- Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 promotion: 1989[11][12]
- Malaysia FA Cup: 1990;[13] runner-up 1991[14]
Malaysia
editIndividual
editReferences
edit- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
- ^ Mohd Ridzwan Md. Iman (7 January 2021). "Skandal rasuah 94 yang menumpaskan bola sepak negara" (in Malay). utusantv.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Johannan Sim (25 May 2016). "The 1994 scandal that destroyed Malaysian football". cilisos.my. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ The bite of the Tiger The Straits Times, 11 October 1983.
- ^ a b Azizol Abu Haniffah - International Appearances - RSSSF.
- ^ Vijhay Vick (27 July 2017). "SEA Games 1989 final: When Merdeka Malaysia celebrated with the 'mother of all gold medals'". FourFourTwo at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia) - RSSSF
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
- ^ "FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time". FourFourTwo. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ List of 25 Greatest Malaysian Football Players Of All-Time by FourFourTwo—Best FBKL Media. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Liga Semi-Pro 1989 - Malaysiadimos at Wayback Machine
- ^ Malaysia - List of Second Level Champions - RSSSF
- ^ Atsushi Fujioka; Erik Garin; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (11 January 2018). "FA Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Malaysia 1991 - RSSSF
- ^ 1993 Merdeka Tournament at RSSSF.com website
- ^ Southeast Asian Games 1989 at RSSSF.com website
- ^ Azizol Abu Haniffah Biography In.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Azizol Abu Haniffah: Lagenda Yang Tak Didendang" (in Malay). Chedinsphere. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ ON A ROLL, 6 October 1993, New Paper at National Library Singapore.
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