Azman Adnan (born 1 November 1971) is a former Malaysian footballer.
Career
He is also a former member of the Malaysian pre-Olympic team and also the Malaysian national team scoring 17 international goals in 52 appearances.[2] 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] He previously won the Malaysia Premier League 1 Golden Boots as he scored 13 goals for Penang FA in 1999.[4] He is a former head coach for PDRM FA.[5][6]
He is an avid Selangor FA fan since he was a child. His father was a soldier from Kajang, Selangor and his mother are from Pedas, Negeri Sembilan. During 1993-1998, he partnered with Rusdi Suparman in front as they became the formidable striker duo for Selangor FA. He was a Selangor FA legend after he spent a long time playing with them. He won many trophies in Malaysian football such as the M-League title, the Malaysian FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup. He was described as the 'next Mokhtar Dahari' in Malaysian football.[7][8]
He retired in 2004 with his last club Selangor FA. Now he works as coach at youth academy in Kuala Lumpur with DBKL. He was also one of eight couples that joined reality TV "Sehati Berdansa" (in Astro Ria channel) in 2007.[9]
Honours
Player
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia Cup : 1989
- Selangor
- Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 : 1993
- Malaysia Cup : 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002
- Malaysian FA Cup : 1997
- Malaysian Charity Shield: 1996, 1997, 2002
- Penang
- Premier League 1 : 1999 runner up
- Negeri Sembilan
- Malaysian FA Cup : 2003
International
- Indonesian Independence Cup : 1992
- Pestabola Merdeka : 1993
- Tiger Cup : 1996 runner-up ; 2000 third place
Individual
Manager
- PDRM
Personal life
Azman has married twice. His first marriage was with singer Haleeda Mazlin, however, they divorce in early 2000. He then marries former singer and member of Malaysian girl group, Feminin, Asfarina Muhamad or As. In 2007 Azman and As join competition dance called Sehati Berdansa in Astro Ria.[citation needed]
His relationship with both of his former and current spouse still in good terma until now even have new life because As and Haleeda are in a same industry.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Azman Adnan - International Appearances - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF
- ^ 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship-Malaysia - FIFA
- ^ 1999 Premier League Scorers - RSSSF
- ^ Tugas Berat Menanti Azman Adnan (In Malay) - Mstar at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ PDRM coach Azman Adnan not expecting an easy game - tnp.straitstimes at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Ex-national hitman Azman tells local players what they need to hear - The Star at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Azman Adnan, Penyerang Bernilai RM1 Juta Yang Dipancing Selangor (In Malay) - Semuanya Bola at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Sehati Berdansa uji bakat selebriti menari (In Malay) - Utusan Malaysia at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2007
External links
- Azman Adnan at National-Football-Teams.com
- BIOGRAFI AZMAN ADNAN at azmanadnan.com (in Malay)