Khairul Azman Mohamed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khairul Azman bin Mohamed | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1968[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kedah Darul Aman (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Pahang | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1995 |
Pahang | 315 | (0) |
| 1995–2005 |
Sabah | 249 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Malaysia | 40[2] | (0) |
| 1996 | Malaysia futsal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Khairul Azman bin Mohamed (born 5 March 1968) is a former Malaysian
Career
Khairul started his football career with Pahang youth team in 1985. At that time he was only seventeen and he was the best youth goalkeeper for Pahang. His impressive performance with the Pahang youth team had attract him to represent Malaysia at the ASEAN School Championship at
In 1991, he was chosen to be the part of
During his time with
During his days with Sabah FA, he enjoyed many great success with The Rhinos. He won the Malaysian FA Cup in his first season with Sabah. Then, he helped Sabah to clinch their first Malaysian League title at 1996 season and brought Sabah to their first
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]
In 2002 and 2003 season he helped Sabah to their second and third finals. However, he again failed to help Sabah to clinch Malaysia Cup title after again losing to
Coaching career
After retired from playing football, Khairul Azman decided to become goalkeeper coach. He worked as a Sabah FA goalkeeper coach for four years and produce talent like Sabah's current goalkeeper Irwan Jamil. For the 2009 season
In 2013, he moves to
Life after retirement
Khairul now leads a simple and quiet life with his wife Khairiah alias Caren John Bion in Penampang and their child. Khairul is currently unemployed and depends solely on a monthly pension of RM540 from the Social Security Organisation. His right knee does not have any ligaments, tendon or meniscus, key components that links limbs. His left knee is without ligaments and tendon. He has stated that he could not afford the RM16,000 needed for the operation to do tendon or ligament replacements. In an interview with New Straits Times he said "if I can have this surgery, I wish to return to coaching or even contribute to sports development in whatever manner. I will advise young athletes to take care of their health and not end up like me."[5][6]
Achievements
International
- Champion 1992 Indonesian Independence Cup
- Champion 1993 Merdeka Tournament
- Runner-up 1996 AFF Championship
Club
- Sabah FA
- Champion 1996 Liga Perdana
- Champion 1995 Malaysia FA Cup
- Runners-up 1996, 2002, 2003 Malaysia Cup
- Pahang FA
- Champion 1992 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1
- Champion 1992 Malaysia Cup
- Runner-up 1994 Malaysia Cup
Individual
- Best Player 1996 Malaysia Cup
References
- ^ Khairul Azman - National football teams
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Malaysia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ FIFA Futsal World Cup 1996Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Khairul leaves Sabah after 17 years". Sports 247. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ SportCheck: These are painful days for Khairul - New Straits Times[permanent dead link] Retrieved at 6 December 2011
- ^ "SportCheck: These are painful days for Khairul". Bernama. MalaysianDigest.com. 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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