Hassan Sani

Hassan Sani
Personal information
Full nameHassan Sani
Date of birth31 August 1958
Place of birthLabuan, Malaysia
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1974–1976Sabah FA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1984Sabah FA
1985–1988Kuala Lumpur FA
1992Sabah FA
National team
1978–1986Malaysia
1996–1999Malaysia Beach Football Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hassan Sani (born 31 August 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 Moscow after defeating South Korea in 1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. 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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