Hassan Sani

Hassan Sani
Personal information
Full name Hassan Sani
Date of birth March 12, 1958 (1958-03-12) (age 53)
Place of birth Labuan, Malaysia
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1974–1976 Sabah FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1984 Sabah FA
1985–1988 Kuala Lumpur FA
1992 Sabah FA
National team
1978–1986 Malaysia
1996–1999 Malaysia Beach Football Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hassan Sani (born March 12, 1958) was a former Malaysian football player. He played for Sabah FA in the semi-pro 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.

He was a member of the Malaysia squad that qualified for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the US-led boycott against Soviet Union for the invasion of Afghanistan.

In 1996, Hassan join Malaysia national beach soccer team. He played in the Beach Soccer World Cup 1999 as well.

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