Haji Mohammad Rosanan bin Abdullah Samak (born 18 July 1965) is a Bruneian

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coach and former player, who played as a striker most notably with the Brunei team that played in the

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in the 1990s. He was a member of the team that won the 1999

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, which is regarded as Brunei football's crowning achievement.

Club and coaching career

Rosanan started his career with the Bruneian team Kota Ranger FC, the team won the domestic championship in 1987 and participated in that year's Asian Champions' Cup (an early edition of the

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). Kota Ranger also won the BAFA-Standard Chartered Football League in 1992 and Rosanan was the top scorer. At the turn of the decade, he was selected to play for the Brunei team competing in Liga Semi-Pro Malaysia. His 10-year career with the Wasps culminated in the shock 2–1 win against

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in the final of the 1999

. This achievement was chronicled in ''FIFA 192: The True Story Behind the Legend of Brunei Darussalam National Football Team'', a book by British author Stanley Park. Rosanan left the national representative side in 2000. He returned to Kota Ranger as

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a year later, and was also given opportunities to coach Bruneian exhibition sides at the time. He hung up his boots in 2003 and moved to AH United a year later, starting a six-year tenure in which he won the

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in 2006. Hired by BAFA as a coach in 2009, Rosanan was assigned various coaching positions since, such as the Brunei Youth Team that played in the domestic league (2009–2011), the Under-21s (2012), and the Under-15s as assistant coach (2013). He was assistant to Kwon Oh-son for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy competitions for the U21s in

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and

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. He received the

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Fourth Class for his part in winning the competition in 2012. In the 2021 Brunei Super League season, he coached Panchor Murai FC. Between March and September 2022, he was the head coach of the

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, taking charge of friendlies against

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and

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. The following year, he was appointed as head coach of AKSE Bersatu. In May 2025, Rosanan was unveiled as the head coach of newly-established club Gergasi FC who will participate in the 2025 Lela Cheteria League.

International career

Rosanan scored a goal against

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in a 5–2 defeat at the 17th SEA Games in

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on 11 June 1993. Rosanan played for Brunei's national team at the

1999 SEA Games The 1999 SEA Games (), officially known as the 20th SEA Games and commonly known as Brunei Darussalam 1999, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. This was the first time Brunei hosted the Southeast Asian ...

held at home, and played all six matches at the 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign without scoring a goal.

Honours

As player

Team

;Kota Ranger *Brunei National Championship: 1987 *Jasra Trophy League: 1988-89 *BAFA-Standard Chartered Football League: 1992 *Borneo Inter-Club Cup: 1992

Individual

*BAFA-Standard Chartered Football League top scorer: 15 goals

As coach

Team

;AH United *

: 2006 ;Brunei national under-21 football team * Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy:

(as assistant coach)

Individual

* Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 13 December 1999) *

Fourth Class (PSB; 2012)

References

External links

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