Hassan Sani


Hassan Sani is a former Malaysian football player.

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. 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. Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the 1980 Summer [Olympics boycott|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. In 2015, he together with Wong was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 1977Seoul, South Korea3–11977 Korea President Cup
223 September 1979Jakarta, Indonesia2–01979 SEA Games
316 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–1Friendly
416 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–1Friendly
521 March 1980Seoul, South Korea6–11980 Olympics Qualifications
621 March 1980Seoul, South Korea6–11980 Olympics Qualifications
721 March 1980Seoul, South Korea6–11980 Olympics Qualifications
82 April 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia8–01980 Olympics Qualifications
92 April 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia8–01980 Olympics Qualifications
1015 October 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–01980 Merdeka Tournament
1117 October 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–21980 Merdeka Tournament
1223 October 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–11980 Merdeka Tournament
1330 October 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–01980 Merdeka Tournament
144 September 1984Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5–11984 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

;Sabah
;Kuala Lumpur

International

Individual

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