Mohd Hamzani Omar

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

Mohd Hamzani bin Omar (born 30 September 1978 in Johor, Malaysia) is a former Malaysian footballer and a football coach. He is the current assistant coach for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Mohd Hamzani Omar

Personal information
Full name	Mohd Hamzani bin Omar
Date of birth	(1978-09-30) 30 September 1978
Place of birth	Johor, Malaysia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1997	Malacca FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2006	Johor FC	?	(10)
2006–2007	Johor	?	(2)
2007–2012	Johor FC	?	(6)
International career‡
1999–2007	Malaysia	6	(0)
Managerial career
2013–	Johor Darul Ta'zim (assistant coach)
2022	Johor Darul Ta'zim (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2008

Club career

As a football player, Hamzani mostly spend his career at Johor in the Malaysian league. He played for Johor FC from 1998 until 2006. He moved to Johor FA in 2006 and return to Johor FC in 2007 and played for them until 2012. He won 2001 Liga Perdana 2 with Johor FC.

International career

On 3 July 1999, Hamzani made international debut against New Zealand. 8 years after his international debut, he made a return to the national team and was selected to represent Malaysia for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where he played one match against Iran at the tournament.

Coaching career

Since 2013, Hamzani has been involved with coaching at Johor Darul Ta'zim. In the 2022 Malaysia Super League season, Hamzani briefly took charge of Johor Darul Ta'zim matches against Penang on 20 July 2022 due to Benjamin Mora's departure in which he guided the club to a narrow 1–0 away win.

External links

• Mohd Hamzani Omar at National-Football-Teams.com