Borhan Abu Samah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 1999 (aged 34) | ||
| Place of death | Singapore | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979-87 | Mountbatten FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987-91 | Singapore FA (Malaysian League) | ||
| 1988-89 | Tiong Bahru CSC | ||
| 1990-91 | Geylang International | ||
| 1992 | Pahang FA (Malaysian League) | ||
| 1993 | Geylang International | ||
| 1994-95 | Singapore FA (Malaysian League) | ||
| 1996 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 1997 | Home United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1987–1997 | Singapore | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Borhan Abu Samah (20 January 1965 – 29 October 1999) was a Singaporean footballer who played for the Singapore national team during the late 1980s till 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 FA in 1994.
Borhan died of liver cancer on 29 October 1999, at the age of 34.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "GOODBYE, BOR". NewspaperSG.
- 1 2 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.
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