Shaharuddin Abdullah is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n former

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. He was once one of the most feared strikers in the country, known as "Harimau Malaysia" because of his ability to score goals. He once scored 15 goals for Malaysia in the Merdeka Cup which stood as a record for a very long time.Shaharuddin abdullah-Bornglorius
/ref> His father, Abdullah Mohammad, was a goalkeeper for Penang in the 1950s.Shaharuddin abdullah-Bornglorius
/ref> He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the

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Career overview

He had honed his goal-scoring prowess as a nine-year-old at the Marin Sg. Gelugor field near his home, later spearheading his school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Gelugor, to the district and inter-school championship titles. In 1964 at the age of 16, he was selected to play for the Penang Burnley Cup team along with his brother, Namat Abdullah, Ali Bakar,

Mohammed Bakar Dato' Mohammed Bakar (or Mohamad Bakar) (25 June 1945 – 8 November 2020) was a Malaysian footballer. He was also the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Career A teacher by profession (as Malaysia football is not pr ...

, Khalil Hashim, Cha Peng Chiang, Yap Kim Kok and N Baskaran. He played for Malaysia in the 1972 Munich Olympics. Shaharuddin featured in all three group matches and scored in the 3-0 win against

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. Overall he made 70 appearances and scored 39 international goals for Malaysia. In 2004, he was inducted into

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's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.

Personal life

Namat Abdullah, his brother also played for

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Ma ...

and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad. Shaharuddin's son,

Shafiq Shaharudin Shafiq bin Shaharudin (born 26 March 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan. Born in Batu Pahat, Johor, Shafiq started his career playing for Johor youth team. Club career ...

, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Penang * Burnley Cup: 1964/65, 1966 * Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969 *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's ol ...

: 1974 *

Aga Khan Gold Cup The Aga Khan Gold Cup was a tournament played in Dhaka, Bangladesh which invited the top club sides from leading football playing nations of Asia to compete. Many renowned football pundits regard this competition as a predecessor of AFC Champion ...

: 1976 * Malaysia League: 1982 Penjara *

Malaysia FAM Cup The FAM Cup (Malay: Piala FAM) was a knock-out tournament for teams in both the Malaysia M3 League and the Malaysia M4 League in Malaysia. The tournament was a cup format, but from 2008 to 2018 was held as a third-tier league tournament and us ...

: 1970, 1971, 1973 Malaysia * Bronze medal

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

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: 1972 * Merdeka Cup: 1968, 1973, 1974

References

External links

Profile at Sports Council, Prison Department of Malaysia
1948 births Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers People from Penang Penang F.C. players Olympic footballers of Malaysia Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Association football forwards Competitors at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub