Hairuddin Omar

Hairuddin Bin Omar (born 29 September 1979) is a Malaysian former international football player. He spent most of his career as a forward but can also plays as a midfielder.

Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin (right) playing against Chelsea in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hairuddin Bin Omar[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979[2]
Place of birth Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Malaysia U-19 (assistant)
Youth career
1997–1998 Terengganu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Terengganu 68 (22)
2003–2008 Pahang 147 (58)
2008–2009 T-Team 28 (9)
2009 → Negeri Sembilan (loan) 0 (0)
2010 Kelantan 26 (4)
2011 Negeri Sembilan 19 (4)
2012–2015 ATM 72 (16)
2016 Terengganu 7 (0)
2020 U.C Viching 1 (0)
Total 368 (113)
National team
2000–2009 Malaysia 47 (12)
Teams managed
2017– Malaysia U-19 (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born and raised in Setiu, 70 kilometres from Kuala Terengganu, Hairuddin began his football career with Terengganu and made his professional season debut played for Terengganu in 1999.[3] He has helped his team won the Malaysia Cup in 2001. After 4 seasons playing for his hometown team he signed a contract with Pahang in 2003.

Hairuddin was part of the Pahang team that won the 2004 Malaysia Super League title and later clinched the Malaysia FA Cup title in 2006. After 6 years spending his career with Pahang, Hairuddin returned to his hometown and signed a contract with a Kuala Terengganu-based football club, T-Team. During the Malaysia Cup campaign in 2009, he was loaned to Negeri Sembilan until end of the Malaysia Cup campaign. On 7 November 2009, Negeri Sembilan secured the 2009 Malaysia Cup title in a 1–3 win over Kelantan and scored 1 goal in that match.

In 2010, Hairuddin signed a one-year contract with Kelantan. While playing for the team, he has won the 2010 Malaysia Cup and scored 1 goal in a 2–1 win in the final against Negeri Sembilan on 30 October 2010 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.[4]

After his contract with Kelantan ends, Hairuddin signed a one-year contract with Negeri Sembilan in 2011. He made 19 appearances and 4 goals in league campaign. During the 2011 Malaysia Cup, Hairuddin scored 8 goals to claim the tournament's golden boot, including the winning goal in a 2–1 win over Terengganu in the final.[5] That was Hairuddin's third straight Malaysia Cup titles since 2009.[6]

In 2012, Hairuddin signed a contract with Malaysian Armed Forces for the 2012 Malaysia Premier League season has been appointed as the captain of the team. Hairuddin spent 4 years with the club before left for Terengganu in 2016. While playing for Armed Forces, Hairuddin lead the team into winning the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title, 2012 Malaysia Cup title and won the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup in 2013.[7][8]

Hairuddin returned to Terengganu in 2016 after he refused to extend his contract with Armed Forces for another year. He signed a one-year contract with the team.[9]

In February 2017, Hairuddin announced his retirement at club and international level.[10]

In 4 January 2020, Hairuddin coming out from his retirement to play for a social football club, U.C Viching. He provided an assist despite losing 3-1 in that match.

Since 2013, Hairuddin is also the president of Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia.[11]

International career

Hairuddin amassed 113 caps, scoring 35 goals for the Malaysia national team from 2000 to 2012. He represented Malaysia at two AFF Championship in 2007 and 2008, one Asian Cup in 2007 and also one Southeast Asian Games in 2001.

On 25 July 2012, Hairuddin earned the distinction of scoring Malaysia's solitary goal in the 4–1 defeat to Chelsea in FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003, an invitational tournament in 2003. Then he out-jumped England international John Terry to nod the ball home off a swerving corner kick from his Terengganu teammate, Rosdi Talib, four minutes after Frank Lampard had opened the scoring in the 36th minute.[12][13] It was as a result of a well-worked set-piece the boys managed to translate into the game, giving the nation the first goal against an English opponent since Matlan Marjan's double against England at Merdeka Stadium in 1991.

Managerial career

On August 2017, Hairuddin was appointed as the Malaysia national under-19 team assistant head coach working along with Bojan Hodak.[1][14]

Career statistics

International
As of 28 August 2017[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 200062
200153
200230
200372
200450
200520
2007103
200882
200910
Total4612

International goals
As of 28 August 2017
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 November 2000Bangkok, Thailand Laos5–0Won2000 Tiger Cup Group Stage
2.9 November 2000Bangkok, Thailand Cambodia3–2Won2000 Tiger Cup Group Stage
3.9 May 2001Ba, Fiji Fiji1–2WonFriendly
4.23 March 2001Doha, Qatar Hong Kong2–1Lost2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
5.25 March 2001Doha, Qatar Palestine4–3Won2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
6.11 December 2002Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cambodia5–0WonFriendly
7.20 October 2003Manama, Bahrain Iraq5–1Lost2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8.24 October 2003Manama, Bahrain Myanmar2–1Lost2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.12 January 2007Bangkok, Thailand Philippines4–0Won2007 ASEAN Football Championship
10.12 January 2007Bangkok, Thailand Philippines4–0Won2007 ASEAN Football Championship
11.18 June 2007Shah Alam, Malaysia Cambodia6–0WonFriendly
12.10 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pakistan4–1WonFriendly
13.20 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Afghanistan6–0Won2008 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

Club

Terengganu

Pahang

Negeri Sembilan

Kelantan

  • 'Malaysia Cup': 2010

Angkatan Tentera Malaysia

International

References
  1. Senarai 23 pemain ke Kejuaraan B-18 AFF 2017; Football Association of Malaysia, 9 September 2017
  2. Player Profile - Football; Eurosport, Retrieved 29 September 2017
  3. Ini Pasukan Terakhir Saya Sebelum Bersara Nanti – Hai O; MH Online, 31 January 2016
  4. "Football / Premier League: Terengganu trio return". The New Straits Times. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  5. Tuah Hai-O untuk NS Archived 29 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Utusan Online, 30 October 2011
  6. Hairuddin scores winner to land a third straight Malaysia Cup medal Archived 2 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine; The Star Malaysia, 30 October 2011
  7. MSL: Captain Hairuddin confident despite ATM's winless streak; ESPN FC, 24 February 2015
  8. 2015 Malaysia Super League Preview: ATM FA Archived 29 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Stadium MY, 5 February 2015
  9. Hai-O bermain sambil taja Terengganu; Utusan Online, 8 February 2016
  10. Hairuddin umum bersara daripada bola sepak; Kosmo! Online, 10 February 2017
  11. PFAM Committee; pfam.my, Retrieved 29 September
  12. "Malaysia 1–4 Chelsea". BBC Sports. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
  13. "Chelsea defeats Malaysia". Taipei Times. 27 July 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
  14. Time is what Malaysia U19 set up needs - Hairuddin; Goal, 3 September 2017
  15. Omar, Hairuddin at National-Football-Teams.com
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