James Yaakub Explained

James Yaakub
Birth Date:	1953
Birth Place:	Sarawak, Malaysia
Death Place:	Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Position:	Striker
Years1:	1972–1985
Clubs1:	Sarawak
Nationalyears1:	1977–1978
Nationalteam1:	Malaysia
Nationalcaps1:	8
Nationalgoals1:	4

James Yaakub (1953 – February 2009)^[1] was a Malaysian footballer. He play for Sarawak in the 1970s and 1980s as a striker.^{[2] [3]}

International career

James Yaakub represented Malaysia from 1977 to 1978. He was a part of the Malaysian team that won the gold medals in the regional SEA Games in 1977.^[4] He also participated in the 1978 King's Cup, 1978 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament and the 1978 Merdeka Tournament.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Honours

Club

Sarawak

• Borneo Cup

Winners: 1983

International

• SEA Games

Winners: 1977

• King's Cup

Winners:1978

Notes and References

1. http://lugusamit.blogspot.com/2009/02/late-uncle-james-yakub.html THE LATE UNCLE JAMES YAKUB
2. Web site: Kembalikan 'roh' Piala Borneo. ms. Berita Harian. 8 December 2015. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317114547/https://www.bharian.com.my/node/103011. 17 March 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Borneo Cup. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628175126/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/borneocup.html. 28 June 2021. live.
4. Web site: Sukan SEA 1977. Legasi Lagenda. 6 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126224740/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/11/26/sukan-sea-1977/. 26 November 2021. dead.
5. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19780424-1.2.89.11 Shock pull-out of Selangor players
6. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19780602-1.1.30 Kuwait drop out so seven for Merdeka tourney
7. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19780629-1.2.113.13 Malaysians place emphasis on goalkeepers