Azrul Amri Burhan

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Azrul Amri
Personal information
Full name Azrul Amri bin Burhan
Date of birth (1975-11-01) 1 November 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Kuala Lumpur FA President Cup
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 Kuala Lumpur
1996–2001 Perak
2002 TNB Kelantan
2003–2004 Negeri Sembilan
2004–2005 TNB Kelantan
International career
1992–1995 Malaysia Olympic
1996 Malaysia futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2008

Azrul Amri Burhan (born 1 November 1975) is a former Malaysian footballer. He was described as the 'next Azizol'. [1]

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Career

He played with Kuala Lumpur FA and Perak FA during his heyday, where he won two Malaysia Cup with Perak and two Malaysia FA Cup with Kuala Lumpur. He also played with Negeri Sembilan FA and club side TNB Kelantan towards the end of his career. [2]

National team

Azrul has represented the Olympic team, Malaysia (U23). He also played for Malaysia national futsal team and was in the squad that took part in the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Spain. [3]

His stint with Olympic team was notable, for when he played in the 1995 Toulon Tournament, he received a severe injury when he was tackled by a young David Beckham while playing against England. [4] [5] [6] Thus, he missed the opportunity on trial with france club, Montpellier. [6] The injury, along with his discipline problems, curtailed a promising international future for Azrul who was tipped to be a star midfielder for Malaysia.

Honours

Kuala Lumpur

Perak

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