Hamzah Hussain

Hamzah Hussain (sometimes spelt as Hamzah Hussein or Hamzah Husin) (born 8 August 1948) is a former football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s. He played for Kelantan FA, Pahang FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia Cup competition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hussain is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hamzah.

A midfielder, Hamzah played for the Malaysia team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, playing all three group games.[1][2][3] He also played for Malaysia in tournaments across Asia such as Merdeka Tournament. He retired from international tournaments in 1974.

Hamzah was a prison officer at Prison Department of Malaysia, his final rank before retiring from prison force was Deputy Superintendent of Prison.

References
  1. "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 - Morocco 6:0 (4:0) Malaysia - Overview". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 - Malaysia 3:0 (1:0) USA - Overview". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 - Germany FR 3:0 (0:0) Malaysia - Overview". FIFA.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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