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

[edit] Career

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] International play

Upon the selection of Heshmat Mohajerani (the former trainer of the Iran national team) as the trainer of the U.A.E. 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 53 goals. As of January 2006, he is still tied for fourth on the all-time list for men.

[edit] 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.^[2] He has since been named the UAE's Player of the Century.^[3]

[edit] 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)

[edit] References

1. ^ "First professional season means major change for all". Gulf News. 12 September 2008. http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Football/10244707.html. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 
2. ^ "Juventus for Al Talyani testimonial". Gulf News. 14 November 2002. http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/02/11/14/68445.html. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 
3. ^ "UAE backed to end goal drought against Kuwait". Gulf News. 05 February 2008. http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Football/10187515.html. Retrieved 2009-09-23. 

v • d • e United Arab Emirates squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Musa • 2 K. Ghanim • 3 Thani • 4 M. Ghanim • 5 Sultan • 6 Abdulrahman Mohamed • 7 F. Khamees • 8 Ismaïl • 9 Abdulaziz Mohamed • 10 Al‑Talyani • 11 Bakhit • 12 Ghuloum • 13 H. Mohamed • 14 N. Khamees • 15 I. Meer • 16 Salim • 17 Musabah • 18 Abdulrahman • 19 E. Meer • 20 Hussain • 21 Al‑Haddad • 22 Hassan • Coach: Parreira

[edit] External links

• RSSSF - Adnan's Century of International Appearances