Hassan Sani (born 31 August 1958) is a former

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player.

Career Overview

He played for

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and

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in the

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and

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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

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and James Wong (another player from

). He was called "''lipas kudung''" because of his agility and was a member of the Malaysia squad that qualified for the 1980 Olympics in

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after defeating

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. Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the US-led boycott towards

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for its role in supporting the

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against the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen.

Further career

In 1996, Hassan join

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and played in the 1999 Beach Soccer World Championship as well. In 2015, he together with

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was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.

Honours

;Sabah *

Tournament runner-up: 1979 *

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: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 ;Kuala Lumpur * Malaysian First Division: 1986 *

: 1987

International

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: 1979

Individual

top scorer: 1982 * AFC Asian All Stars: 1982 * SAFA Commemoration Award: 2019

Order

* : **

Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (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 {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub