Shaharuddin Abdullah

Shaharuddin Abdullah was once one of the most feared strikers in Malaysia. He was known as "Harimau Malaysia" due to his ability to score goals. He once scored 15 goals for Malaysia in the Merdeka Cup tournament which stood as a record for a very long time.

His playing career in the 1960s until 1980s involves 3 decades of excellence during the times of such great players as Abdul Ghani Minhat, Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar, N.Thanabalan, Wong Choon Wah and Mokhtar Dahari.

He started to play football when he was 9 years old. He used the Marin Sg.Gelugor field near his house to learn the football skills. His father Abdullah Mohammad was a goalkeeper for Penang in the 1950s. But he soon become a good striker instead. He helped his school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Gelugor, to win the district and inter-school championships.

In 1964, he was selected to play for the Penang Burnley Cup team along with his brother, Namat Abdullah, Ali Bakar, Khalil Hashim, Cha Peng Chiang, Yap Kim Kok, Mohamad Bakar and N Baskaran. He won the Burnley Cup with Penang in 1969.

He played for Malaysia in the 1972 Munich Olympics. He was also a part of the team that won bronze medal in the 1974 Asian Games in Teheran, Iran.

• 1969 : Won Burnley Cup (Penang)
• 1972 : Played in 1972 Munich Olympics, Won Thailand Kings Cup
• 1973 : Won Merdeka Cup
• 1974 : Won bronze medal in Asian Games Tehran, Won Merdeka Cup, Won Malaysia Cup
• 1976 : Won Aga Khan Gold Cup in Bangladesh
• 1982 : Won Malaysia League