Adnan Al Talyani


Adnan Khamis Mohammed Obaid Al-Talyani Al Suwaidi 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. Al Talyani has 3 boys. His sons are Hamdan, Hamad, and Mohammed. They have all participated in Talyani's retirement celebration in 2003. Al Taylani's brother, Nasser Al Talyani, is also a footballer who played with him in Al Shaab CSC.

Playing career

Club

Talyani started playing football in the 1970s in the streets Sharjah. He joined Al Shaab Club in 1979, 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 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 56 goals. As of March 2016, he was tenth on the all-time list for men.

Career statistics

International goals

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.