Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.76 m | 1980–1999 Al-Shaab Position Forward Name Adnan Talyani | |
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Full name Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani Date of birth (1964-10-30) October 30, 1964 (age 51) Place of birth United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates | ||
Adnan al talyani
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.
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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.
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.
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. As of March 2016, he was tenth on the all-time list for men.
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. He has since been named the UAE's Player of the Century.