Pertahanan 🇲🇾 v 🇰🇷 Penyerang

Kami sajikan sekeping foto yang menampilkan seorang pemain pertahanan Harimau Malaya dan penyerang Korea Selatan dari dekad yang berbeza: Kamarul Zaman Yusoff dan Kim Jae-han.

Kamarul Zaman, bek tengah negara bermain pada era 1980an manakala pemain tinggi lampai Jae-han menyarung jersi Taegeuk Warriors pada era 1970an. Jae-han mula bermain untuk Korea Selatan pada tahun 1972 dan berjaya membantu pasukan kebangsaannya menjuarai Pestabola Merdeka pada tahun yang sama. 

Antara kemenangan yang dirangkul Kamarul Zaman bersama skuad kebangsaan ialah pingat gangsa Sukan SEA 1985 di Bangkok dan kejuaraan Pestabola Merdeka 1986. Beliau juga bersama Harimau Malaya menentang Korea Selatan di Seoul dalam perlawanan terakhir peringkat kumpulan Kelayakan Piala Dunia 1986 di mana Malaysia tewas 0–2. Kali terakhir beliau mewakili Malaysia adalah di Sukan Asia 1986 yang turut diadakan di Seoul.

Sementara itu, penggempur dengan ketinggian 1.91m atau 6 kaki 3 inci, Jae-han mendapat perhatian ramai pengikut bola tempatan apabila beraksi di kejohanan Pestabola Merdeka pada era 1970an. Beliau pintar menggunakan kelebihan fiziknya untuk memperdayakan pertahanan lawan dan meledakkan gol. 

Legenda Harimau Malaya, Dato’ Shukor Salleh pernah berseloroh “Chin Ann suruh saya jaga Jae-han. Saya kata nak kena pakai tangga ni. Sebenarnya saya juga mempunyai cara tersendiri untuk mengawal dia.” 

Itulah serba sedikit tentang dua pemain yang bermain di posisi yang bertentangan daripada era yang berlainan.

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Today we share a photo featuring Harimau Malaya defender and a South Korean striker from different decades: Kamarul Zaman Yusoff and Kim Jae-han.

Kamarul Zaman, the national center-back played in the 1980s while the tall player Jae-han wore the Taegeuk Warriors jersey in the 1970s. Jae-han started playing for South Korea in 1972 and successfully helped his national team win the Merdeka Tournament in the same year.

Among the victories that Kamarul Zaman reaped with the national squad includes a bronze medal at the 1985 Bangkok SEA Games and champion at the 1986 Merdeka Tournament.. He also played with Harimau Malaya against South Korea in Seoul for the final group match of the 1986 World Cup Qualifiers where Malaysia lost 0–2. The last time he represented Malaysia was at the 1986 Asian Games, which was also held in Seoul.

Meanwhile, the 1.91m or 6ft 3in striker Jae-han, caught the attention of many local football fans when he played in the Merdeka Tournament during the 1970s. He was adept at using his physical advantages to trick his opponent team’s defence and score goals.

Harimau Malaya legend Dato’ Shukor Salleh once joked, “Chin Ann told me to guard Jae-han. I said, I would have to use a ladder. Actually, I also had my own way of controlling him.”

That is just part of the story about these two players who played in opposing positions from different eras.