Wan Zawawi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Wan Yusof is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Wan Zawawi.

Wan Zawawi

Personal information
Full name	Wan Zawawi bin Wan Yusof
Date of birth	(1949-04-11)11 April 1949
Place of birth	Kota Bharu, Federation of Malaya
Date of death	17 November 2017(2017-11-17) (aged 68)[1]
Place of death	Kuantan, Malaysia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Jabatan Penjara
1970–1974	Kelantan FA
1975–1981	Pahang FA
International career
1969–1977	Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wan Zawawi Wan Yusof (11 April 1949 – 17 November 2017) was a Malaysian footballer.

A prison officer by profession, as Malaysia football was not professional at the time, Zawawi represented Prison Department, Kelantan FA and Pahang FA during his football career.^[2] He also played for Malaysia national team, and competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics,^[3] scoring in the 3-0 win against United States in the group stage.^[4][5]

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.^[6]

Honours

Kelantan

• Malaysia Cup runner-up: 1970
• Malaysia FAM Cup runner-up: 1971, 1972

Malaysia

• Asian Games Bronze medal: 1974
• Merdeka Cup: 1973, 1974

References

1. Devinder Singh (17 November 2017). "Legenda bola sepak negara, Wan Zawawi meninggal". Berita Harian. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
2. nazmi. "Majlis Sukan Jabatan Penjara Malaysia - Wan Zawawi Wan Yusof". jpmportal.prison.gov.my. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Youssef Zawawi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
4. FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 - Malaysia 3:0 (1:0) USA - Overview". FIFA.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
5. Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
6. "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

External links

• Wan Zawawi at Olympedia