Borhan Abu Samah

This is a Malay name; the name Abu Samah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Borhan.
Borhan Abu Samah
Personal information
Date of birth 30 November 1964[1]
Place of birth Singapore
Date of death 29 October 1999(1999-10-29) (aged 34)
Playing position Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992 Pahang
1993-1995 Singapore Lions
National team
1987– Singapore

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Borhan Abu Samah (30 November 1964 – 29 October 1999) was a Singaporean footballer who played for the Singapore national team in the 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 Lions in 1994.

Borhan died of liver cancer on 29 October 1999, at the age of 34.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Borhan Abu Samah". National Football Teams.
  2. 1 2 Tay Cheng Khoon (30 October 1999). "Borhan, 34, dies of cancer". The Straits Times. p. 62.
  3. ↑ Dorai, Joe (12 April 1987). "Poh Leong plans to pull a fast one". The Straits Times. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Dorai, Joe (5 April 1987). "Poh Leong's off to a flying start". The Straits Times. p. 28.
  5. ↑ "Beware, Lions XII". The New Paper. 18 September 2012.


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