Zulkifli Hamzah

{{short description|Malaysian footballer}} {{malay name|Zulkifli|Hamzah|note=off}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}

'''Zulkifli Hamzah''' (born 17 May 1959) is a Malaysia former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Terengganu FA|Terengganu]] and the [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia national team]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=23 October 2016 |title='Young Boy' balas kepercayaan dengan tandukan berbisa |work=[[BH (newspaper)|BH]] |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/bhplus-old/2016/10/204992/young-boy-balas-kepercayaan-dengan-tandukan-berbisa |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>

==Career== Zulkifli was born in [[Kelantan]]. He was a squad player for [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia national team]] in the [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]]. He scored two goals in that competition, scoring in drawing 1–1 against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] and losing 3–1 against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in the group stage.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80as-scor.html Asian Cup 1980 (Final Tournament) - Goal Scorers] - ''rsssf.com''</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}

He also part of the Malaysian team that [[1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments|qualified]] to the [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic games]] Moscow which Malaysia boycotted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://says.com/my/entertainment/malaysian-football-s-golden-age-the-true-story-behind-ola-bola-the-movie|title=Road To Moscow 1980: The True Story Of Malaysia's Football Team That Inspired 'Ola Bola'|date=3 February 2016 |publisher=Says|accessdate=25 July 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206220426/https://says.com/my/entertainment/malaysian-football-s-golden-age-the-true-story-behind-ola-bola-the-movie|archivedate=6 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Malaysia won the play-off against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] with a 2–1 score in the [[Merdeka Stadium]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1980q.html Football Qualifying Tournament (Moscow, Soviet Union, 1980) - Zone Asia] - ''rsssf.com''</ref>

He was often called the "Young Boy" by fans.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}

== Personal life == Zulkifli is married to Noraini Ismail and they have a son and three daughters.<ref name=":0" />

==Honours== '''Terengganu''' * [[Burnley Cup|Razak Cup]]: 1976 * [[Malaysia Cup]] runner-up: 1982 * [[Piala Emas Raja-Raja|Malaysia Kings Gold Cup]]: 1987

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[[Category:Malaysian men's footballers]] [[Category:Malaysia men's international footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Kelantan]]