{{Short description|Malaysian footballer (1948–2023)}} {{Malay name|Shaharuddin|Abdullah|note=on}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Shaharuddin Abdullah | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|8|28|df=y}}<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79018/Shaharuddin_Abdullah.html Shaharuddin Abdullah - National Football Teams]</ref> | birth_place =[[Penang]], [[Federation of Malaya]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|12|28|1948|8|28|df=y}} | death_place = [[Taiping, Perak]], Malaysia | position = [[Attacking midfielder]], [[striker (association football)|striker]] | youthyears1 = 1964–1967 | youthclubs1 = [[Penang FA]] | years1 = 1967–1969 | clubs1 = [[Penang FA|Penang]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1970–1973 | clubs2 = [[Penjara F.C.|Penjara FC]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1974–1982 | clubs3 = [[Penang FA|Penang]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | nationalyears1 = 1967–1974 | nationalteam1 = [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] | nationalcaps1 = 70<ref name="RSSSF">[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-abdullah-intlg.html Shaharuddin Abdullah – Goals in International Matches] - [[RSSSF]].</ref> | nationalgoals1 = 39 }}
'''Shaharuddin Abdullah''' (28 August 1948 – 28 December 2023) was a Malaysian [[association football|footballer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-05-world-football-all-time-top-scorers-malaysian-football-team|title=Top five all-time top scorers for Malaysian football team|publisher=Khelnow|accessdate=14 May 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515130333/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-05-world-football-all-time-top-scorers-malaysian-football-team|archivedate=15 May 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was once one of the most feared strikers in the country, known as "Harimau Malaysia" because of his ability to score goals.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/10/07/Striking-fear/ Striking fear into their opponents- The Star ]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120528014240/https://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/penang-was-once-a-feared-football-force-1.88019 Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.]</ref> He once scored 15 goals for Malaysia in the [[Merdeka Tournament|Merdeka Cup]] which stood as a record for a very long time.{{cn|date=August 2024}} His father, Abdullah Mohammad, was a goalkeeper for Penang in the 1950s.{{cn|date=August 2024}} He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001833/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/teams/team%3D1889798.html Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/munich1972/teams/1889798 |title=August 27 - September 10, Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972: Malaysia|publisher=FIFA.com |date= |accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref>
==Career== Abdullah started to play football when he was nine years old. He used the Marin Sg. Gelugor field near his house to learn football skills.{{cn|date=August 2024}} He helped his school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Gelugor, to win the district and inter-school championships.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
In 1964 when he was 16 years old, he was selected to play for the Penang [[Burnley Cup]] team along with his brother, [[Namat Abdullah]], [[Ali Bakar]], [[Mohammed Bakar]], Khalil Hashim, Cha Peng Chiang, Yap Kim Kok and N Baskaran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malaysiafootball2u.blogspot.com/p/great-players.html|title=Malaysia Famous Players|publisher=Malaysiafootball2u|accessdate=3 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925102532/http://malaysiafootball2u.blogspot.com/p/great-players.html?m=1|archivedate=25 September 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Abdullah played for Malaysia in the [[1972 Munich Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/bhplus-old/2016/07/172408/shaharudin-black-cat-jadi-hero-ketika-insiden-tebusan|title=Shaharudin 'The Black Cat' jadi hero ketika insiden tebusan|language=Malay|publisher=Berita Harian|accessdate=10 July 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925103256/https://www.bharian.com.my/bhplus-old/2016/07/172408/shaharudin-black-cat-jadi-hero-ketika-insiden-tebusan|archivedate=25 September 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shaharuddin played in all three group games and scored in the 3–0 win against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref> Overall he made 70 appearances and scored 39 international goals for Malaysia.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF]</ref>
In 2004, he was inducted in [[Olympic Council of Malaysia]]'s Hall of Fame for [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Malaysia|1972 Summer Olympics football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/|title=OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST|language=Malay|publisher=[[Olympic Council of Malaysia|OCM]]|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212062830/https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/|archive-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== [[Namat Abdullah]], his brother also played for [[Penang FA|Penang]] and together with his uncle, [[Aziz Ahmad (football)|Aziz Ahmad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buletinmutiara.com/former-football-ace-defender-namat-succumbs-to-cancer/|title=Former football ace defender Namat succumbs to cancer|publisher=Buletin Mutiara|accessdate=27 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127152300/https://www.buletinmutiara.com/former-football-ace-defender-namat-succumbs-to-cancer/|archivedate=27 January 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shaharuddin's son, [[Shafiq Shaharudin]], is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/shafiq-shaharudin-mahu-ikut-jejak-ayah|title=Shafiq Shaharudin mahu ikut jejak ayah|accessdate=10 December 2017|publisher=Football Association of Malaysia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2015/03/02/malaysian-football-legends-son-hope-to-make-father-proud|title=Malaysian football legend's son hopes to make father proud|work=The Star Online|date=2 March 2015|accessdate=10 December 2017}}</ref>
Shaharuddin Abdullah died on 28 December 2023, at the age of 75.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/28/former-national-football-striker-shaharuddin-abdullah-dies-at-75 Former Harimau Malaya player Shaharuddin Abdullah passes away]</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== :''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdullah goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Shaharuddin Abdullah |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |{{dts|14 August 1968}} |[[Perak Stadium]], [[Ipoh]], Malaysia |{{fb|South Vietnam}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|4-0 |[[Merdeka Tournament|1968 Merdeka Tournament]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|2 |{{dts|25 August 1968}} |[[Stadium Merdeka|Merdeka Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia |{{fb|Burma|1948}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |1968 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|3 |{{dts|30 October 1969}} |Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |[[Merdeka Tournament|1969 Merdeka Tournament]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|4 |{{dts|3 November 1969}} |Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|1-3 |1969 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|5 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|7 November 1969}} |rowspan="2"|Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Burma|1948}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-1 |rowspan="2"|1969 Merdeka Tournament |rowspan="2"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|6 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|7 |{{dts|9 November 1969}} |Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-3 |1969 Merdeka Tournament |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|8 |{{dts|19 November 1969}} |[[Bangkok]], Thailand |{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |[[1969 King's Cup]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|9 |{{dts|7 December 1969}} |[[Bogyoke Aung San Stadium]], [[Yangon]], Myanmar |{{fb|Laos}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |[[Football at the 1969 SEAP Games|1969 SEAP Games]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|10 |{{dts|8 December 1969}} |Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |{{fb|South Vietnam}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |1969 SEAP Games |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|11 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|4 August 1970}} |rowspan="2"|Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Taiwan}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-1 |rowspan="2"|[[Merdeka Tournament|1970 Merdeka Tournament]] |rowspan="2"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|12 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|13 |{{dts|9 November 1970}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |[[1970 King's Cup]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|14 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|20 November 1970}} |rowspan="3"|Bangkok, Thailand |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3-1 |rowspan="3"|1970 King's Cup |rowspan="3"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|15 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|16 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|17 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|22 May 1971}} |rowspan="3"|Bangkok, Thailand |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Brunei}} |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8-0 |rowspan="3"|[[1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |rowspan="3"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|18 |style="text-align:center"|5-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|19 |style="text-align:center"|8-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|20 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|28 May 1971}} |rowspan="2"|Bangkok, Thailand |rowspan="2"|{{fb|HKG|1959}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2"|1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |rowspan="2"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|21 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|22 |{{dts|8 November 1971}} |Bangkok, Thailand |{{fb|South Korea}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |[[King's Cup (Thailand)|1971 King's Cup]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|23 |{{dts|12 December 1971}} |Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|Laos}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|5-0 |[[Football at the 1971 SEAP Games|1971 SEAP Games]] |<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|24 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|14 December 1971}} |rowspan="2"|Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-2 |rowspan="2"|1971 SEAP Games |rowspan="2"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|25 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|26 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|17 December 1971}} |rowspan="3"|Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="3"|{{fb|South Vietnam}} |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3-2 |rowspan="3"|1971 SEAP Games |rowspan="3|<ref>{{Cite web | title=NewspaperSG | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711218-1.2.123.10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627123935/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711218-1.2.123.10 | access-date=2025-01-05 | archive-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|27 |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |- |style="text-align:center"|28 |style="text-align:center"|3-2 |- |style="text-align:center"|29 |{{dts|18 December 1971}} |Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{fb|BIR|1948}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |1971 SEAP Games |<ref>{{Cite web | title=NewspaperSG | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711219-1.2.56.12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627123932/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19711219-1.2.56.12 | access-date=2025-01-05 | archive-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|30 |rowspan="3"|{{dts|12 July 1972}} |rowspan="3"|Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="3"|{{fb|Sri Lanka}} |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4-1 |rowspan="3"|[[1972 Merdeka Tournament]] |rowspan="3"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|31 |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|32 |style="text-align:center"|4-0 |- |style="text-align:center"|33 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 July 1972}} |rowspan="2"|Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAM|1970|name=Khmer Republic}} |style="text-align:center"|— |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6-1 |rowspan="2"|1972 Merdeka Tournament |rowspan="2"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|34 |style="text-align:center"|— |- |style="text-align:center"|35 |rowspan="2"|{{dts|22 July 1972}} |rowspan="2"|Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Japan}} |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-1 |rowspan="2"|1972 Merdeka Tournament |rowspan="2"|<ref name="RSSSF"></ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|36 |style="text-align:center"|3-1 |- |style="text-align:center"|37 |{{dts|29 August 1972}} |[[Tuja-Stadion|ESV-Stadion]], [[Ingolstadt]], Germany |{{fb|USA}} |style="text-align:center"|— |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Malaysia v USA, 29 August 1972|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/malaysia-v-usa-29-august-1972-232094/|website=11v11|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|38 |{{dts|28 September 1972}} |[[Dongdaemun Stadium]], [[Seoul]], South Korea |{{fb|Indonesia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-3 |[[1972 President's Cup Football Tournament|1972 President's Cup]] |<ref>{{Cite web | title=네이버 뉴스 라이브러리 | url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1972092900329208001&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1972-09-29&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=8309&publishType=00020 | access-date=2025-01-05 | website=newslibrary.naver.com}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center"|39 |{{dts|23 May 1973}} |Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |{{fb|Thailand}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Malaysia v Thailand, 23 May 1973|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/malaysia-v-thailand-23-may-1973-232428/|website=11v11|access-date=27 June 2024}}</ref> |}
==Honours== '''Penang''' * [[Burnley Cup]]: 1964–65, 1966 * [[Piala Emas Raja-Raja|Malaysia Kings Gold Cup]]: 1966, 1968, 1969 * [[Malaysia Cup]]: 1974
'''Penjara''' * [[Malaysia FAM Cup]]: 1970, 1971, 1973
'''Malaysia''' * Bronze medal [[Asian Games]]: [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]] * [[King's Cup (Thailand football tournament)|Kings Cup]]: 1972 * [[Merdeka Tournament]]: 1968, 1973, 1974
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://jpmportal.prison.gov.my/sukpen/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=69 Profile at Sports Council, Prison Department of Malaysia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220170439/http://jpmportal.prison.gov.my/sukpen/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=69 |date=20 February 2015 }}
{{Malaysia football squad 1972 Summer Olympics}} {{Authority control}}
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