Said Abdullah
{{short description|Bruneian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Malay name|Said|Abdullah}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Said Abdullah
| fullname = Mohammad Sadiy bin Abdullah Tujoh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|09|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Brunei
| height =
| position = Attacking midfielder, Forward
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1993–1999 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Brunei
| nationalyears1= 1993–2001
| nationalcaps1= 13+
| nationalgoals1= 5+
| nationalteam1= Brunei
| club-update = 17 April 2017
| ntupdate = 28 April 2021
}}
Mohammad Sadiy bin Abdullah Tujoh (born 20 September 1966), better known as Said Abdullah, is a Bruneian former footballer who played as a second striker or in an advanced midfield role.{{cite web |title=S. Abdullah Tujoh|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mohammad-said-bin-abdullah-tujoh/296510/|date=|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=17 May 2017}} One of the stars of Bruneian football in the mid-nineties playing for the Brunei national representative team in the Malaysian league, he was a member of the 1999 Malaysia Cup winning side, deemed as Brunei's greatest footballing feat.{{cite news|url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=1999&dt=1207&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=sp_03.htm|title=Barisan muda Brunei tahun depan|newspaper=Utusan Malaysia|date=7 December 1999|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
Although his given name is Sadiy, it is often mistaken for Saidy or more frequently Said, which would become his default name in publications during his playing years.
National career
Said began playing for the Wasps in 1993 under English coach Mick Lyons.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7DpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9RMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4199%2C1508772|title=Marlon sparks Police win|via=Google News Archive Search|date=14 August 1993|newspaper=New Straits Times|accessdate=17 May 2017}} Perennial minnows at first (Brunei finished in last place in the inaugural 1994 Liga Perdana), Brunei improved on their league finish towards the end of the century, finishing an all-time high of third place in 1998.
Said was part of the Brunei squad in 1999 to win the Malaysia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.mleague.netfirms.com/archive/1999/msia/bru.html|title=Brunei 1999|publisher=M-League Online|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820210938/http://www.mleague.netfirms.com/archive/1999/msia/bru.html|archivedate=20 August 2008|accessdate=17 May 2017}} It was to be his final year with the M-League team as he immediately retired from the team along with six other players.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19991206&id=a_1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5126,4233406&hl=en|title=Breaking up is hard to do|via=Google News Archive Search|date=6 December 1999|newspaper=New Straits Times|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
International career
Said regularly played for the Brunei national football team at the Southeast Asian Games of the nineties, scoring six (known) goals. He scored twice in two defeats at the group stage of the 17th SEA Games held in Singapore in 1993, against Laos{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XOoVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3983%2C3124216|title=Laos shock Brunei|via=Google News Archive Search|date=8 June 1993|newspaper=New Straits Times|accessdate=17 May 2017}} and Malaysia.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XuoVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6002%2C3780279|title=A winning start|via=Google News Archive Search|date=10 June 1993|newspaper=New Straits Times|accessdate=17 May 2017}} Two years later in Indonesia, Said scored Brunei's solitary goal of the 19th SEA Games against Myanmar in a 1–6 defeat.{{cite web |title=South East Asian Games 1997 (Jakarta, Indonesia)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sea97.html|date=17 September 2001|website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
When Brunei hosted the SEA Games in 1999, Said scored twice in Brunei's opening group stage match against Cambodia in a 3–3 draw. The point gained at the Berakas Sports Complex would ultimately be Brunei's only one for the tournament.{{cite web |title=South East Asian Games 1999 Details (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sea99-det.html|date=26 April 2002|website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
Sadiy was a surprise inclusion for Brunei's 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign in early 2001, two years after his retirement from the national team.{{cite web |title=Football - Brunei soccer teams unveiled|url=http://www.e-borneo.com/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=986357099|date=4 April 2001|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=17 May 2017}} He played in all six games where Brunei remained winless and goalless, suffering a record 0–12 loss at the hands of the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web |title=Football - UAE show no mercy |url=http://www.e-borneo.com/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=987307511|date=15 April 2001|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=17 May 2017}} Brunei would not play another World Cup qualifier until 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.com.bn:80/art-culture/2010/02/01/saga-bruneis-football-association|title=Saga of Bruneis football association|newspaper=The Brunei Times|date=1 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622003623/http://www.bt.com.bn/art-culture/2010/02/01/saga-bruneis-football-association|archivedate=22 June 2016|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
Honours
;Brunei M-League team
- Malaysia Cup: 1999
Personal life
Sadiy is a firefighter off the pitch,{{cite web |title=Anggota Bomba dan Penyelamat dinaikkan pangkat|url=http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Arkib%20Dokumen/2010/April/PB280410.pdf|date=28 April 2010|publisher=Pelita Brunei|accessdate=17 May 2017}} with the rank of Deputy Station Officer of Sungai Liang Fire Station.{{cite web |title=Two cars burst into flames in three-vehicle mishap|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/two-cars-burst-flames-three-vehicle-mishap/|date=17 June 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=29 June 2021}} He is currently active in veteran football, winning three VFA Sumbangsih Cups with Al-Idrus FC Veterans.{{cite web |title=Al-Idrus julang Piala Sumbangsih|url=http://mediapermata.com.bn/al-idrus-julang-piala-sumbangsih/|date=20 February 2017|publisher=Media Permata|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|mohammad-said-bin-abdullah-tujoh/296510}}
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Category:Bruneian firefighters
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Bruneian men's footballers
Category:Brunei men's international footballers
Category:Brunei (Liga Premier team) players
Category:Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games