{{short description|Emirati footballer (born 1964)}} {{Family name hatnote|Al-Talyani|lang=Arabic}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2010}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani | image = | caption = | fullname = Adnan Khamis Mohammed Obaid Al-Talyani Al-Suwaidi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], [[Trucial States]] | height = {{height|meters=1.76}} | death_date = | death_place = | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | clubs1 = [[Al-Shaab CSC|Al-Shaab]] | years1 = 1979–1999 | caps1 = 563 | goals1 = 133 | nationalyears1 = 1982–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] | nationalcaps1 = 161 | nationalgoals1 = 52 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|UAE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[WAFF U-18 Championship]]}} {{Medal|W|[[1982 WAFF U-18 Championship]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Arabian Gulf Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[8th Arabian Gulf Cup|1986 Arabian Gulf Cup]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988 Arabian Gulf Cup]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994 Arabian Gulf Cup]]|}} }}
'''Adnan Khamis Mohammed Obaid Al-Talyani [[Sudan (tribe)|Al-Suwaidi]]''' ({{langx|ar|عَدْنَان خَمِيس مُحَمَّد عُبَيْد الطَّلْيَانِيّ السُّوَيْدِيّ}}; born 30 October 1964) is a retired [[Association football|footballer]] from the [[United Arab Emirates]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for the country's Pro Football League, [[Al-Shaab CSC]], and the national team. He is considered one of the best football players and goal scorers in the history of the UAE League and the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://sharjah24.ae/en/sports/uae/177511/Adnan-Al-Talyani-National-Sports-Day-is-a-unique-community-event| title = Adnan Al Talyani: National Sports Day is a unique community event|date= 9 March 2019| work = Sharjah 24}}</ref>
==Early and personal life== Adnan was born in [[Sharjah]], United Arab Emirates, on 30 October 1964. He started playing football in the streets of [[Sharjah]] in the 1970s. His older brother, Nasser Al Talyani, was a midfielder for the [[Al-Shaab CSC]] team. In 1980, he joined the team after impressing the owner at an annual football tournament where he scored several goals.
He has three sons, all of whom attended his retirement party in 2003.
==Career==
Talyani spent 19 years at [[Al-Shaab CSC]]. Despite having received multiple offers from other clubs, restrictions in his contract prohibited him from transferring at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Football/10244707.html|title=First professional season means major change for all|date=12 September 2008|publisher=[[Gulf News]]|access-date=2009-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227183935/http://www.gulfnews.com/Sport/Football/10244707.html|archive-date=2009-02-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was chosen for the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE national team]] soon after [[Heshmat Mohajerani]] was hired as the trainer. He retired from international football in 1997, with the record for the most [[cap (football)|international appearances]], with 161 caps and 56 goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/talyani-intl.html Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani - Century of International Appearances] - RSSSF</ref>
=== 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification ===
The United Arab Emirates' qualification for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] remains one of the most significant achievements in the history of Emirati football, and Adnan Al Talyani played a pivotal role in the same. The UAE faced a challenging [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification process]], beginning with a crucial first-round encounter against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]]. After a 3–2 defeat in the opening match, the team entered the third game of the stage needing a victory to stay in contention. Al Talyani scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 win, moving the team to the top of the group. He then contributed to a 4–1 victory over [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]], securing progression to the final qualification round.
The final stage featured six teams competing in a single-round tournament, with the top two earning places at the World Cup. The UAE managed only one victory in this stage, a 2–1 win over [[China national football team|China]], with an 88th-minute goal from Al Talyani. His second goal of the round came in a 1–1 draw with [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the final match, earning the UAE the sixth point needed to qualify alongside them for the nation’s first World Cup appearance.
Al Talyani went on to represent the UAE in matches against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]], [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]], and [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]].
=== 1996 AFC Asian Cup === Six years after their historic qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the United Arab Emirates prepared to host the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]] in their country for the first time. The team featured members from the “Generation of 1990,” including Adnan Al Talyani and the goalkeeper [[Muhsin Musabah]], with emerging talents such as [[Munther Ali Abdullah]]. At 32 years of age, Al Talyani played a key role in their performance, scoring two goals: one in a 3–2 victory over Kuwait, regarded as one of the most memorable goals in the nation's football history, and another in a 2–0 win against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]].
The UAE advanced to the final, where they faced [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] before a crowd of 60,000 at [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]] in Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia, two-time Asian champions and runners-up in 1992, held the hosts to a goalless draw through regular and extra time. Having played the full 90 minutes in the semi-final against Kuwait, Al Talyani was substituted during extra time due to fatigue. The match was ultimately decided by a penalty shoot-out, in which Saudi Arabia claimed their third Asian Cup title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Icons: Adnan Al Talyani (UAE) |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/asian-icons-adnan-al-talyani-uae-39679 |website=the-afc |access-date=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Al Shaab''' * [[UAE President's Cup]] (1992–93) * [[UAE Super Cup]] (1993) * 2x [[UAE First Division League]] (1992–93, 1997–98) * [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] Runners-up ([[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]])
=== United Arab Emirates ===
* [[AFC Asian Cup]] Runners-up ([[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]])
'''Individual''' * 2x [[UAE Football League]] Top Scorer ([[1984–85 UAE Football League|1984–85]], [[1986–87 UAE Football League|1986–87]]) * [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] Best Player ([[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]) *Best Arabic Player (1989) *[[UAE First Division League]] Top Scorer (1992–93) *UAE Football League Best Player (1992–93) *UAE Player of the Century
==Career statistics== ===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || rowspan="2" | 14 August 1982 || rowspan="2" | Kuala Lumpur || rowspan="2" | {{fb|IDN}} || '''1'''–1 || rowspan="2" | 2–1 || rowspan="2" | [[Pestabola Merdeka|Merdeka Tournament]] |- | 2 || '''2'''–1 |- | 3 || rowspan="2" | 10 October 1983 || rowspan="3" | Riyadh || rowspan="2" | {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || '''1'''–1 || rowspan="2" | 2–2 || rowspan="2" | [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics AFC qualification]] |- | 4 || '''2'''–2 |- | 5 || 14 November 1983 ||{{fb|BHR}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–2 || Friendly match |- | 6 ||10 March 1984 ||rowspan="2"|[[Royal Oman Police Stadium]], Muscat|| {{fb|KUW}} || '''1'''–0|| 2–0 || rowspan="2"| [[1984 Gulf Cup of Nations|1984 Gulf Cup]] |- | 7 || 12 March 1984 || {{fb|QAT}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 |- | 8 || rowspan="2" | 24 October 1984 || rowspan="8" | Jeddah || rowspan="2" | {{fb|OMA}} || '''4'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 8–0 || rowspan="8"|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | 9 || '''6'''–0 |- | 10 || rowspan="3" | 26 October 1984 || rowspan="3" | {{fb|NEP}} || '''3'''–0 || rowspan="3" | 11–0 |- | 11 || '''7'''–0 |- | 12 || '''9'''–0 |- | 13 || rowspan="3" | 28 October 1984 ||rowspan="3" | {{fb|SRI}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="3" | 5–1 |- | 14 || '''3'''–0 |- | 15 || '''4'''–1 |- | 16 || 4 December 1984 || [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], Singapore || {{fb|IND}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984 Asian Cup]] |- | 17 || rowspan="2" | 7 April 1985 || rowspan="3" | Bahrain || rowspan="2" | {{fb|SYR|1980}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" | Friendly match |- | 18 || '''2'''–0 |- | 19 || 5 August 1985 || {{fb|ALG}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || Friendly tournament |- | 20 || 20 September 1985 || [[Al-Rashid Stadium]], Dubai || rowspan="3"|{{fb|IRQ|1963}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–3 || rowspan="2"| [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification|1986 World Cup qualification]] |- | 21 || 27 September 1985 || King Fahd Stadium, Taif {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–1 |- | 22 || 24 March 1986 || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], Manama || '''2'''–2 || 2–2 || rowspan="3"|[[1986 Gulf Cup of Nations|1986 Gulf Cup]] |- | 23 || 2 April 1986 || Bahrain National Stadium, Manama || {{fb|KSA}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 |- | 24 || 7 April 1986 || Bahrain National Stadium, Manama || {{fb|QAT}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–3 |- | 25 || 21 September 1986 ||rowspan="3"|[[Daegu Stadium]], Daegu || {{fb|PAK}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || rowspan="3"|[[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games]] |- | 26 || 23 September 1986 ||{{fb|THA}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 |- | 27 || 25 September 1986 || {{fb|IRQ|1963}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 |- | 28 || 30 January 1988 ||rowspan="3"|Abu Dhabi || {{fb|JPN}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || Friendly match |- | 29 || 7 February 1988 ||{{fb|North Yemen}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–1 || rowspan="2"| 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 30 || 13 February 1988 ||{{fb|IND}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 |- | 31 || 17 March 1988 || [[King Fahd Stadium]], Riyadh || {{fb|OMA}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988 Gulf Cup]] |- | 32 || 17 November 1988 ||rowspan="2"|[[Sharjah Stadium (football)|Sharjah Stadium]], Sharjah || {{fb|JOR}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–1 || Friendly match |- | 33 || 3 February 1989 || {{fb|KUW}} || '''1'''–0 || 1-0 || rowspan="4"| [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification|1990 World Cup qualification]] |- | 34 || 10 February 1989 || Islamabad || {{fb|PAK}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–1 |- | 35 || 17 October 1989 || National Stadium, Singapore || {{fb|CHN}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 |- | 36 || 28 October 1989 || [[Darul Makmur Stadium]], Kuantan || {{fb|KOR}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 |- | 37 || 14 Feb 1990 || [[Al Maktoum Stadium]], Dubai || {{fb|SWE}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || Friendly match |- | 38 || 30 May 1992 || Al Ain || {{fb|BHR}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–1 || [[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification|1992 Asian Cup qualification]] |- | 39 || 20 February 1993 || Dubai || {{fb|BUL}} || '''1'''–3 || 1–3 || Friendly match |- | 40 || 8 April 1993 || Kyoto, Japan || rowspan="2"| {{fb|SRI}} || '''2'''–0 || 4-0 || rowspan="5"|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification|1994 World Cup qualification]] |- | 41 || 28 April 1993||rowspan="4"| Dubai || '''2'''–0 || 3-0 |- | 42 || 30 April 1993|| {{fb|THA}} || '''2'''–0 || 2-1 |- | 43 || rowspan="2" | 3 May 1993|| rowspan="2" | {{fb|BAN}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 7-0 |- | 44 || '''6'''–0 |- | 45 || 3 October 1994|| Athletic Stadium, Miyoshi || {{fb|Japan}} || '''1'''–0 || 1-1 || rowspan="4"|[[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994 Asian Games]] |- | 46 || rowspan="2" | 5 October 1994|| rowspan="2" | [[Hiroshima Stadium]], Hiroshima || rowspan="2" | {{fb|MYA|1974}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" | 2-0 |- | 47 || '''2'''–0 |- | 48 || 9 October 1994|| [[Bingo Athletic Stadium]], Onomichi|| {{fb|QAT}} || '''2'''–2 || 2-2 |- | 49 || 11 October 1994|| Regional Park Stadium, Hiroshima|| {{fb|KUW}} || '''1'''–1 || 1-2 || [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994 Asian Games]] |- | 50 || 3 November 1994 ||rowspan="2"|[[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], Abu Dhabi || {{fb|QAT}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1994 Gulf Cup of Nations|1994 Gulf Cup]] |- | 51 || 9 November 1994 ||{{fb|KUW}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 |- | 52 || 19 March 1996 || Dubai || {{fb|KOR}} || '''2'''–2 || 3–2 || Friendly match |- | 53 || 22 October 1996 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], Muscat || {{fb|KUW}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–1 || [[1996 Gulf Cup of Nations|1996 Gulf Cup]] |- | 54 || rowspan="3" | 19 November 1996 || rowspan="4" | Abu Dhabi || rowspan="3" | {{fb|UZB}} || '''2'''–1 || rowspan="3" | 4–2 || rowspan="4"|Friendly match |- | 55 || '''3'''–1 |- | 56 || '''4'''–1 |- | 57 || 26 November 1996 || {{fb|SYR|1980}} || '''1'''–1 || 1–1 |- | 58 || 7 December 1996 ||rowspan="2"|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|KUW}} || '''2'''–2 || 3–2 ||rowspan="2"| [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996 Asian Cup]] |- | 59 || 10 December 1996 || {{fb|IDN}} || '''2'''–0|| 2–0 |- style="background:#8fcfdf;" | X || rowspan="2" | 1 April 1997 || rowspan="2" | Abu Dhabi || rowspan="2" | {{fb|NEP}} || '''2'''–0|| rowspan="2" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" | Unofficial friendly |- style="background:#8fcfdf;" | X || '''4'''–0 |- | 60 || 26 April 1997 || [[Sharjah Stadium (football)|Sharjah Stadium]], Sharjah || {{fb|JOR}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 ||rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|1998 World Cup qualification]] |- | 61 || 27 September 1997 || Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi || {{fb|UZB}} || '''3'''–1 || 3–2 |- | 62 || 17 December 1997 || King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh || {{fb|CZE}} || '''1'''–6 || 1–6 || [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Confederations Cup]] |}
== Legacy == The 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 AFC Asian Cup Final remain the UAE’s greatest football achievements. Al Talyani’s contribution to these victories has made him one of the nation’s finest players as well as one of the continent’s greatest icons in the sport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Icons: Adnan Al Talyani (UAE) |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/asian-icons-adnan-al-talyani-uae-39679 |website=the-afc |access-date=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
==Retirement== Talyani officially retired from football in January 2003. A [[testimonial match]] was played in his honour between Italian champions [[Juventus]] and an All-Star team of players from various countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/02/11/14/68445.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719061326/http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/02/11/14/68445.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2012 |title=Juventus for Al Talyani testimonial |date=14 November 2002 |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=2009-09-23 }}</ref> He has since been named the UAE's Player of the Century.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Football/10187515.html|title=UAE backed to end goal drought against Kuwait|date=5 February 2008|publisher=[[Gulf News]]|access-date=2009-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608145654/http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Football/10187515.html|archive-date=2008-06-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} *[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]] *[[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]] *[[Asian Footballer of the Year]] *[[List of one-club men in association football|List of one-club men]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIFA player|94414}} * {{NFT player|pid=15089}}
{{United Arab Emirates squad 1984 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 1988 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 1990 FIFA World Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 1992 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}} {{United Arab Emirates squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{UAE President's Cup top scorers}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
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