Azmi Mahmud

Azmi Mahmud (born 6 May 1967 in Parit Buntar, Perak) is a Malaysian footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for Kedah football team and the Malaysia National Team in the early 1990s.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mahmud is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azmi.
Azmi Mahmud
Personal information
Full name Mohd Azmi Mahmud
Date of birth (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967
Place of birth Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1983–1986 Kedah Schools Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–2003 Kedah FA 130
National team
1987–1990 Malaysia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2013

Biography

Azmi was born on 6 May 1967 at Parit Buntar, Perak. He was not raised at Kedah, but he transferred to a local school in Kedah when he is 16 years old. He studied in Sultan Abdul Hamid College (SAHC). When he was studying in SAHC, he was selected to represent Team Kedah Schools in the Rahman Cup Competition during the event held by Schools Sports Council of Malaysia (MSSM). When he was about 17 years old, Azmi from the beginning playing as the goalkeeper, was selected to represent Malaysia as Malaysia Students Football Team in the Asian Schools Football Tournament held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Malaysia Students Football Team finished third in the competition. [1]

Club career

Upon completing his studies, Azmi started to play to the team in the Presidents Cup competition in 1986 to become the focus of sports fans 1988. Beliau home after Kedah team managed to beat the Singapore team in the Malaysia Cup final on 15 December 1990.In 1990,Azmi received the Medal of Divine Justice bestowed by the Sultan of Kedah.[2]

International career

At the age of 20, Azmi was selected to represent Malaysia to compete in FIFA world cup qualifier.

References
  1. https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=45995/index.html%5B%5D
  2. http://arkibnegara.blogspot.com/2011/02/azmi-mahmud-1991.html


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