Adnan Al Talyani

This is an Arabic name; the family name is Al-Talyani.

Adnan Al-Talyani

Personal information
Full name	Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani
Date of birth	October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30)
Place of birth	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1999	Al Shaab Club	232	(129)
National team
1983–1997	UAE	164	(54)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani (Arabic: عدنان الطلياني‎) (born 30 October 1964) is a retired football player from the United Arab Emirates.

Career

Club play

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 play

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 164 and 54 goals. As of June 2011, he was eighth 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.

See also

• List of football (soccer) players with 50 or more international goals
• Asian Footballer of the Year
• List of football (soccer) players with 100 or more caps
• Cap (sport)

External links

• RSSSF - Adnan's Century of International Appearances
• Adnan Al Talyani – FIFA competition record