Borhan Abu Samah
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 November 1964[1] | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1999 | (aged 34)||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986-1987 | Singapore Lions | ||
1992 | Pahang | ||
1993–1995 | Singapore Lions | ||
International career | |||
1987–1997 | Singapore | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Borhan Abu Samah (30 November 1964 – 29 October 1999) was a Singaporean footballer who played for the Singapore national team in the 1990s.
He was a left-back best known for his hard-tackling and "bulldog" style of play, earning himself the nickname of the "Russian Tank".[2] He made his international debut against Indonesia on 4 April 1987.[3][4] He was part of the Pahang squad which won the Malaysian League and Malaysia Cup double in the 1992 FAM League season.[5] He achieved the double again playing for the Singapore Lions in 1994.
Borhan died of liver cancer on 29 October 1999, at the age of 34.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Borhan Abu Samah". National Football Teams.
- ^ a b Tay Cheng Khoon (30 October 1999). "Borhan, 34, dies of cancer". The Straits Times. p. 62.
- ^ Dorai, Joe (12 April 1987). "Poh Leong plans to pull a fast one". The Straits Times. p. 28.
- ^ Dorai, Joe (5 April 1987). "Poh Leong's off to a flying start". The Straits Times. p. 28.
- ^ "Beware, Lions XII". The New Paper. 18 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.