Hassan Sani (born 31 August 1958) 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 (another player from Sabah). 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 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 Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hassan Sani goal. + List of international goals scored by Hassan SaniNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 September 1977 Seoul, South Korea 3–1 1977 Korea President Cup2 23 September 1979 Jakarta, Indonesia 2–0 1979 SEA Games3 16 March 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3–1 Friendly4 5 21 March 1980 Seoul, South Korea 6–1 1980 Olympics Qualifications6 7 8 2 April 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8–0 1980 Olympics Qualifications9 10 15 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–0 1980 Merdeka Tournament11 17 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3–2 1980 Merdeka Tournament12 23 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–1 1980 Merdeka Tournament13 30 October 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–0 1980 Merdeka Tournament14 4 September 1984 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5–1 1984 Merdeka Tournament
Honours Sabah Malaysian League Tournament runner-up: 1979 Borneo Cup: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
Kuala Lumpur Malaysian First Division: 1986 Malaysia Cup: 1987
International SEA Games: 1979 Merdeka Tournament: 1979
Individual Borneo Cup top scorer: 1982 AFC Asian All Stars: 1982 SAFA Commemoration Award: 2019
Order
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (2016)
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