Hassan Sani

Career

He played for Sabah FA in the semi-pro league and Malaysia Cup in the late 1970s and in the 1980s. Hassan start representing Malaysia in youth competition from 1977–1978. He brought into the senior team in 1978 by Karl Heinz Weigang.

He was called lipas kudung because of his agility.

Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the United States-led boycott against Soviet Union for the invasion of Afghanistan. In 1996, Hassan join Malaysia national beach soccer team

He played in the Beach Soccer World Cup 1999 as well. He is of Banjar descent and relatives to Jalaluddin Hassan and Musa Hassan.

Achievements

• Runners up Malaysia League 1979 Tournament Winners Pestabola Merdeka 1979, 1986.

Membership

He is remembered as a member of the potent strike force comprising the likes of Mokhtar Dahari and James Wong (another player from Sabah). He was a member of the Malaysia squad that qualified for the 1980 Olympics Moscow after defeating South of Korea in 1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.