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Mohd Hamzani Omar
Malaysian footballer
Mohd Hamzani bin Omar (born 30 September 1978 in Johor, Malaysia) is a former Malaysian footballer and a football coach. He is the current assistant coach for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Hamzani bin Omar | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Johor, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Malacca FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2012 | Johor FC | 300++ | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2007 | Malaysia | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013– | Johor Darul Ta'zim (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (interim) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2008 | |||
As a football player, Hamzani mostly spend his career at Johor in the Malaysian league. He won 2001 Liga Perdana 2 with Johor FC.
On 3 July 1999, Hamzani made international debut against New Zealand. 8 years after his international debut, he made a return to the national team and was selected to represent Malaysia for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where he played one match against Iran at the tournament.[1]
Since 2013, Hamzani has been involved with coaching at Johor Darul Ta'zim. In the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, Hamzani briefly took charge of Johor Darul Ta'zim matches against Penang on 20 July 2022 due to Benjamin Mora's departure in which he guided the club to a narrow 1–0 away win.[2]
- JDT, Mora sah berpisah - Berita Harian, July 27, 2022.
- Mohd Hamzani Omar at National-Football-Teams.com
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