Adnan Al Talyani

Adnan Khamis Al-Talyani
Personal information
Full name Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani
Date of birth (1964-10-30) 30 October 1964
Place of birth Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1999 Al-Shaab 232 (129)
National team
1983–1997 United Arab Emirates 161 (52)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani (Arabic: عدنان الطلياني‎) (born 30 October 1964) is a retired footballer from the United Arab Emirates who played as a forward.

Early life

Adnan was born in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 30 October 1964. He started playing volleyball at the age of 8 when he was first discovered in Bahrain to be a football player. He welcomed 3 boys. He welcomed his first son Hamdan who have appeared in Talyani's Retirement Celebration in 2003. He welcomed his second son Hamad who was born in 1995 who later also appeared in Talyani's retirement celebration. He welcomed his last son Mohammed who was born in 1998 who also appeared with his brothers in Talyani's retirement celebration in 2003. His brother "Nasser Al Talyani" played with him in Al Shaab Club.

Playing career

Club

Talyani started playing football in the 1970s in the streets Sharjah. He joined Al Shaab Club in 1980, and played out his entire club career there until 1999. Although he received many lucrative offers from other clubs, strict restrictions at the time prohibited Talyani from transferring.[1]

International

Upon the selection of Heshmat Mohajerani (the former trainer of the Iran national team) as the trainer of the UAE national team, Talyani was selected as a member of the team. He retired from international football in 1997 as the all-time leader in international appearances, with 161 and 52 goals.[2] As of March 2016, he was tenth on the all-time list for men.

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
.10 March 1984Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Kuwait1–02–01984 Gulf Cup
.12 March 1984Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Qatar1–01–01984 Gulf Cup
.4 December 1984Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore India1–02–01984 Asian Cup
.20 September 1985Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai Iraq1–12–21986 World Cup qualification
.20 September 1985Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai Iraq2–22–21986 World Cup qualification
.27 September 1985King Fahd Stadium, Taif Iraq2–02–11986 World Cup qualification
.24 March 1986Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Iraq2–22–21986 Gulf Cup
.2 April 1986Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Saudi Arabia2–02–01986 Gulf Cup
.7 April 1986Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Qatar2–02–31986 Gulf Cup
.17 March 1988King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Oman1–01–01988 Gulf Cup
.10 February 1989Islamabad Pakistan3–04–11990 World Cup qualification
.17 October 1989National Stadium, Singapore China PR2–12–11990 World Cup qualification
.28 October 1989Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan South Korea1–11–11990 World Cup qualification
.3 November 1994Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Qatar1–02–01994 Gulf Cup
.9 November 1994Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Kuwait2–02–01994 Gulf Cup
.22 October 1996Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Kuwait2–12–11996 Gulf Cup
.7 December 1996Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Kuwait2–23–21996 Asian Cup
.10 December 1996Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Indonesia2–02–01996 Asian Cup
.26 April 1997Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah Jordan1–02–01998 World Cup qualification
.27 September 1997Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Uzbekistan3–13–21998 World Cup qualification
.17 December 1997King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Czech Republic1–61–61997 Confederations Cup

Retirement

Talyani officially retired from football in January 2003. A testimonial match was played in his honour between Italian champions Juventus and an All-Star team of players from various countries.[3] He has since been named the UAE's Player of the Century.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First professional season means major change for all". Gulf News. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. ↑ Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani - Century of International Appearances - RSSSF
  3. ↑ "Juventus for Al Talyani testimonial". Gulf News. 14 November 2002. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  4. ↑ "UAE backed to end goal drought against Kuwait". Gulf News. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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