Azrul Amri Burhan Explained

Azrul Amri
Fullname:Azrul Amri bin Burhan
Birth Date:1975 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Years1:1994–1996
Years2:1996–2001
Years3:2002
Years4:2003–2004
Years5:2004–2005
Clubs3:TNB Kelantan
Clubs4:Negeri Sembilan
Clubs5:TNB Kelantan
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1991–1993
Youthclubs1:Kuala Lumpur FA President Cup
Nationalyears1:1992–1995
Nationalyears2:1996
Nationalteam1:Malaysia Olympic
Nationalteam2:Malaysia futsal
Pcupdate:28 February 2009
Ntupdate:31 August 2008

Azrul Amri Burhan (born 1 November 1975) is a former Malaysian footballer. He was described as the 'next Azizol'.[1]

Career

He played with Kuala Lumpur FA and Perak FA during his heyday, where he won two Malaysia Cup with Perak and two Malaysia FA Cup with Kuala Lumpur. He also played with Negeri Sembilan FA and club side TNB Kelantan towards the end of his career.[2]

National team

Azrul has represented the Olympic team, Malaysia (U23). He also played for Malaysia national futsal team and was in the squad that took part in the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Spain.[3]

His stint with Olympic team was notable, for when he played in the 1995 Toulon Tournament, he received a severe injury when he was tackled by a young David Beckham while playing against England.[4] [5] [6] Thus, he missed the opportunity on trial with france club, Montpellier.[7] The injury, along with his discipline problems, curtailed a promising international future for Azrul who was tipped to be a star midfielder for Malaysia.

Honours

Kuala Lumpur

1994[8]

1995[9]

Perak

1998,[10] 2000[11]

1999[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AZRUL AMRI BIN BURHAN. malay. Perak FA Admin. Perak fa.tripod.com. 22 February 2001. 8 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125074012/https://perak-fa.tripod.com/biodata_azrul_amri_burhan.htm. 25 November 2010. dead.
  2. Web site: - Story | the Star Online . thestar.com.my . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019035141/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/5/30/sports/asguri&sec=sports . 19 October 2012 . dead.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070707180731/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=106/edition=7184/teams/team=1890410.html FIFA Futsal World Cup Spain 1996 - Malaysia. FIFA at Wayback Machine
  4. Web site: Kejor yob kejor - Imej baru Azrul (In malay).
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toulon95.html Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 1995 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  6. Web site: APA JADI PADA 1994 YANG MERANAPKAN BOLASEPAK KITA? DAN 8 LAGI FAKTA SEJARAH BOLASEPAK MALAYSIA. Irma Musliana. ms. soscili.my. 16 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620163955/https://soscili.my/sejarah-bolasepak-malaysia/. 20 June 2020. dead.
  7. Web site: APA JADI PADA 1994 YANG MERANAPKAN BOLASEPAK KITA? DAN 8 LAGI FAKTA SEJARAH BOLASEPAK MALAYSIA. Irma Musliana. ms. soscili.my. 16 April 2016. 16 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620163955/https://soscili.my/sejarah-bolasepak-malaysia/. 20 June 2020. dead.
  8. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay94.html Malaysia 1994 - RSSSF
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay95.html Malaysia 1995 - RSSSF
  10. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay98.html Malaysia 1998 - RSSSF
  11. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay00.html Malaysia 2000 - RSSSF
  12. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay99.html Malaysia 1999 - RSSSF