Adnan Al Talyani

Adnan Khamis Al-Talyani
Personal information
Full name	Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani
Date of birth	30 October 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1999	Al-Shaab
International career
1983–1997	United Arab Emirates
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
.	10 March 1984	Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat	Kuwait	1–0	2–0	1984 Gulf Cup
.	12 March 1984	Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat	Qatar	1–0	1–0	1984 Gulf Cup
.	4 December 1984	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	India	1–0	2–0	1984 Asian Cup
.	20 September 1985	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai	Iraq	1–1	2–2	1986 World Cup qualification
.	20 September 1985	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai	Iraq	2–2	2–2	1986 World Cup qualification
.	27 September 1985	King Fahd Stadium, Taif	Iraq	2–0	2–1	1986 World Cup qualification
.	24 March 1986	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama	Iraq	2–2	2–2	1986 Gulf Cup
.	2 April 1986	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama	Saudi Arabia	2–0	2–0	1986 Gulf Cup
.	7 April 1986	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama	Qatar	2–0	2–3	1986 Gulf Cup
.	17 March 1988	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Oman	1–0	1–0	1988 Gulf Cup
.	10 February 1989	Islamabad	Pakistan	3–0	4–1	1990 World Cup qualification
.	17 October 1989	National Stadium, Singapore	China	2–1	2–1	1990 World Cup qualification
.	28 October 1989	Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan	South Korea	1–1	1–1	1990 World Cup qualification
.	3 November 1994	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Qatar	1–0	2–0	1994 Gulf Cup
.	9 November 1994	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Kuwait	2–0	2–0	1994 Gulf Cup
.	22 October 1996	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Kuwait	2–1	2–1	1996 Gulf Cup
.	7 December 1996	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Kuwait	2–2	3–2	1996 Asian Cup
.	10 December 1996	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Indonesia	2–0	2–0	1996 Asian Cup
.	26 April 1997	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah	Jordan	1–0	2–0	1998 World Cup qualification
.	27 September 1997	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Uzbekistan	3–1	3–2	1998 World Cup qualification
.	17 December 1997	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Czech Republic	1–6	1–6	1997 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]

References

^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Adnan Khamees Al-Talyani - Century of International Appearances - RSSSF
^ "Juventus for Al Talyani testimonial". Gulf News. 14 November 2002. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-23. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Adnan Al Talyani – FIFA competition record (archived)
Adnan Al Talyani at National-Football-Teams.com

[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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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