Shaharuddin Abdullah
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-08-28)28 August 1948[1]
Place of birth Penang, Federation of Malaya
Date of death 28 December 2023(2023-12-28) (aged 75)
Place of death Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Youth career
1964–1967 Penang FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1969 Penang
1970–1973 Penjara FC
1974–1982 Penang
International career
1967–1974 Malaysia 70[2] (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaharuddin Abdullah (28 August 1948 – 28 December 2023) was a Malaysian footballer.[3] He was once one of the most feared strikers in the country, known as "Harimau Malaysia" because of his ability to score goals.[4][5] He once scored 15 goals for Malaysia in the Merdeka Cup which stood as a record for a very long time.[6] His father, Abdullah Mohammad, was a goalkeeper for Penang in the 1950s.[6] He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Career

Abdullah started to play football when he was nine years old. He used the Marin Sg. Gelugor field near his house to learn football skills. He helped his school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Gelugor, to win the district and inter-school championships.

In 1964 when he was 16 years old, he was selected to play for the Penang Burnley Cup team along with his brother, Namat Abdullah, Ali Bakar, Mohammed Bakar, Khalil Hashim, Cha Peng Chiang, Yap Kim Kok and N Baskaran.[9]

Abdullah played for Malaysia in the 1972 Munich Olympics.[10] Shaharuddin played in all three group games and scored in the 3–0 win against the United States.[11][12][13][14] Overall he made 70 appearances and scored 39 international goals for Malaysia.[15]

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.[16]

Personal life

Namat Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.[17] Shaharuddin's son, Shafiq Shaharudin, is also a professional footballer.[18][19]

Shaharuddin Abdullah died on 28 December 2023, at the age of 75.[20]

Honours

Penang

Penjara

Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ Shaharuddin Abdullah - National Football Teams
  2. ↑ Shaharuddin Abdullah – Goals in International Matches - RSSSF.
  3. ↑ "Top five all-time top scorers for Malaysian football team". Khelnow. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Striking fear into their opponents- The Star
  5. ↑ Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Shaharuddin abdullah-Bornglorius
  7. ↑ Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
  8. ↑ "August 27 - September 10, Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972: Malaysia". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Malaysia Famous Players". Malaysiafootball2u. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Shaharudin 'The Black Cat' jadi hero ketika insiden tebusan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. ↑ XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
  12. ↑ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  13. ↑ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
  14. ↑ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  15. ↑ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF
  16. ↑ "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Former football ace defender Namat succumbs to cancer". Buletin Mutiara. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Shafiq Shaharudin mahu ikut jejak ayah". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Malaysian football legend's son hopes to make father proud". The Star Online. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  20. ↑ Former Harimau Malaya player Shaharuddin Abdullah passes away


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