Shaharuddin Abdullah Explained

Shaharuddin Abdullah
Birth Date:28 August 1948[1]
Death Place:Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Position:Attacking midfielder, striker
Youthyears1:1964–1967
Youthclubs1:Penang FA
Years1:1967–1969
Clubs1:Penang
Years2:1970–1973
Clubs2:Penjara FC
Years3:1974–1982
Clubs3:Penang
Nationalyears1:1967–1974
Nationalteam1:Malaysia
Nationalcaps1:70[2]
Nationalgoals1:39

Shaharuddin Abdullah (28 August 1948 – 28 December 2023) was a Malaysian footballer.[3] He was once one of the most feared strikers in the country, known as "Harimau Malaysia" because of his ability to score goals.[4] [5] He once scored 15 goals for Malaysia in the Merdeka Cup which stood as a record for a very long time.[6] His father, Abdullah Mohammad, was a goalkeeper for Penang in the 1950s.[6] He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[7] [8]

Career

Abdullah started to play football when he was nine years old. He used the Marin Sg. Gelugor field near his house to learn football skills. He helped his school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Gelugor, to win the district and inter-school championships.

In 1964 when he was 16 years old, he was selected to play for the Penang Burnley Cup team along with his brother, Namat Abdullah, Ali Bakar, Mohammed Bakar, Khalil Hashim, Cha Peng Chiang, Yap Kim Kok and N Baskaran.[9]

Abdullah played for Malaysia in the 1972 Munich Olympics.[10] Shaharuddin played in all three group games and scored in the 3–0 win against the United States.[11] [12] [13] [14] Overall he made 70 appearances and scored 39 international goals for Malaysia.[15]

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.[16]

Personal life

Namat Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.[17] Shaharuddin's son, Shafiq Shaharudin, is also a professional footballer.[18] [19]

Shaharuddin Abdullah died on 28 December 2023, at the age of 75.[20]

Career Statistics

Internatioanl

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdullah goal.

List of international goals scored by Shaharuddin Abdullah
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia—4-01968 Merdeka Tournament
2Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—3-01968 Merdeka Tournament
3Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1-01-01969 Merdeka Tournament
4Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —1-31969 Merdeka Tournament
5Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —1969 Merdeka Tournament
6—
7Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —2-31969 Merdeka Tournament
8Bangkok, Thailand—2-21969 King's Cup
9Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar— 2-11969 SEAP Games
10Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar —2-11969 SEAP Games
11Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—3-11970 Merdeka Tournament
12—
13Bangkok, Thailand1-01-11970 King's Cup
14Bangkok, Thailand1-03-11970 King's Cup
152-0
16—
17Bangkok, Thailand3-08-01972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
185-0
198-0
20Bangkok, Thailand—2-11972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21—
22Bangkok, Thailand —2-21971 King's Cup
23Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —5-01971 SEAP Games
24Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 4-21971 SEAP Games
25—
26Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1-23-21971 SEAP Games [21]
272-2
283-2
29Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1-11-21971 SEAP Games [22]
30Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2-04-11972 Merdeka Tournament
313-0
324-0
33Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia —6-11972 Merdeka Tournament
34—
35Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2-13-11972 Merdeka Tournament
363-1
37ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt, Germany3-01972 Summer Olympics[23]
38Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea1-01-31972 President's Cup[24]
39Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1-02-01974 FIFA World Cup qualification[25]

Honours

Penang

Penjara

Malaysia

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79018/Shaharuddin_Abdullah.html Shaharuddin Abdullah - National Football Teams
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-abdullah-intlg.html Shaharuddin Abdullah – Goals in International Matches
  3. Web site: Top five all-time top scorers for Malaysian football team. Khelnow. 14 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515130333/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-05-world-football-all-time-top-scorers-malaysian-football-team. 15 May 2023. dead.
  4. http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/10/07/Striking-fear/ Striking fear into their opponents- The Star
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528014240/https://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/penang-was-once-a-feared-football-force-1.88019 Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. https://www.bornglorious.com/person/?pi=18683940 Shaharuddin abdullah-Bornglorius
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001833/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/teams/team%3D1889798.html Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
  8. Web site: August 27 - September 10, Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972: Malaysia. FIFA.com . 19 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Malaysia Famous Players. Malaysiafootball2u. 3 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925102532/http://malaysiafootball2u.blogspot.com/p/great-players.html?m=1. 25 September 2021. dead.
  10. Web site: Shaharudin 'The Black Cat' jadi hero ketika insiden tebusan. Malay. Berita Harian. 10 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925103256/https://www.bharian.com.my/bhplus-old/2016/07/172408/shaharudin-black-cat-jadi-hero-ketika-insiden-tebusan. 25 September 2021. dead.
  11. https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  15. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF
  16. Web site: OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST. Malay. OCM. 5 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212062830/https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/. 12 December 2020.
  17. Web site: Former football ace defender Namat succumbs to cancer. Buletin Mutiara. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127152300/https://www.buletinmutiara.com/former-football-ace-defender-namat-succumbs-to-cancer/. 27 January 2022. dead.
  18. Web site: Shafiq Shaharudin mahu ikut jejak ayah. 10 December 2017. Football Association of Malaysia.
  19. Web site: Malaysian football legend's son hopes to make father proud. The Star Online. 2 March 2015. 10 December 2017.
  20. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/28/former-national-football-striker-shaharuddin-abdullah-dies-at-75 Former Harimau Malaya player Shaharuddin Abdullah passes away
  21. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711218-1.2.123.10
  22. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711219-1.2.56.12
  23. Web site: Malaysia v USA, 29 August 1972. 11v11. 27 June 2024.
  24. https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1972092900329208001&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1972-09-29&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=8309&publishType=00020
  25. Web site: Malaysia v Thailand, 23 May 1973. 11v11. 27 June 2024.

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