Wan Zawawi Explained

Wan Zawawi
Fullname:Wan Zawawi bin Wan Yusof
Birth Date:11 April 1949
Birth Place:Kota Bharu, Federation of Malaya
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Kuantan, Malaysia
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:Jabatan Penjara
Years2:1970–1974
Clubs2:Kelantan FA
Years3:1975–1981
Clubs3:Pahang FA
Nationalteam1:Malaysia
Nationalyears1:1969–1977

Wan Zawawi Wan Yusof (11 April 1949  - 17 November 2017) was a Malaysian footballer.

A prison officer by profession, as Malaysia football was not professional at the time, Zawawi represented Prison Department, Kelantan FA and Pahang FA during his football career.[2] He also played for Malaysia national team, and competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics,[3] scoring in the 3-0 win against United States in the group stage.[4] [5]

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.[6]

Honours

Kelantan
Malaysia

Notes and References

  1. News: Legenda bola sepak negara, Wan Zawawi meninggal. Devinder Singh. Berita Harian. 17 November 2017. 9 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Majlis Sukan Jabatan Penjara Malaysia - Wan Zawawi Wan Yusof. nazmi. jpmportal.prison.gov.my. 9 November 2018.
  3. Youssef Zawawi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053701/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/youssef-zawawi-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 - Malaysia 3:0 (1:0) USA - Overview . FIFA.com. FIFA.com. 9 November 2018.
  5. 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
  6. 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.