Kamarulzaman Hassan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kamarulzaman bin Haji Hassan | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Penang, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998-1999 | Penang President Cup | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000-2003 | Penang | ||
| 2004 | Sarawak | ||
| 2005-2006 | Penang | ||
| 2006-2007 | Melaka | ||
| 2007-2008 | Proton FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999-2001 | Malaysia under-23 | (0) | |
| 2000-2001 | Malaysia | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2009. | |||
Kamarulzaman Hassan (born 17 January 1979) is a former Malaysian footballer. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team. Currently he works as assistant coach and goalkeeping coach in the Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam FC football team.
Career
He spend his majority professional career at Penang FA, his birthplace football team. He also played with Malacca FA, Sarawak FA and Proton FC.
National team
Kamarulzaman represented the Malaysia national football team 8 times in 2000, during the height of his career. He made his debut during 2000 Tiger Cup in Thailand.[1] He also represents Malaysia national under-23 football team for the SEA Games.
He, along with Muhamad Khalid Jamlus and Azmin Azram Abdul Aziz, was dropped from the national squad in early 2001 for staying out late at a disco before the 2002 World Cup preliminary games against Qatar, Palestine and Hong Kong.[2]
Perhaps his infamous claim to fame occurs during the 2001 SEA Games in Malaysia, when the Malaysia under 23 team were in the final match against Thailand. With the pressure of winning the first gold medal in football since 1989 SEA Games, also in Malaysia, and in front on the home fans, Kamarulzaman, who until then were playing the best football of his career, made a grave mistake. A harmless cross from Sarawut Treephan, was deflected by Kamarulzaman who try to clear it, into the back of his own net. The goal, three minutes from full-time, proved to be the winning goal for Thailand.[3] Kamarulzaman, blamed for the Malaysia loss, never played for Malaysia again.
References
- ↑ "Kamarulzaman cari pasukan baru (Kamarulzaman search for new team)". SabahRhinos.net. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "Malaysia axe disco trio". BBC Sport. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "Thai retain gold, thanks to fumbling M'sian goalie". Utusan Online. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
External links
- Kamarulzaman Hassan at National-Football-Teams.com