Azizol Abu Haniffah was a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 with Perak FA

Perak FA

The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League....

 in Malaysia. He played with the national team in FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

, SEA Games, Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament

Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a football tournament held in honour of the Malaysian National Day. The competition is named after the Malay word for independence. While the tournament had been held annually from 1957 to 1988, it has been held only 7 times from 1989 to 2007...

 and Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

. Azizol was considered among the country's most creative midfielder. In 1990, he help Perak FA

Perak FA

The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League....

 to win the first competition of Malaysia FA Cup

Malaysia FA Cup

The FA Cup Malaysia is a national knock-out football competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia. The tournament was introduced during the Semi-Pro League era in 1990...

 by beating Selangor FA

Selangor FA

The Football Association of Selangor , commonly referred to as FAS or simply Selangor, competes in Malaysian football competitions representing the state of Selangor Darul Ehsan. The team is based in Shah Alam city. They are currently playing in Malaysian Super League, the top-flight of Malaysian...

 4-2.

In 1991, he was even selected as one of the Asian Team of the Year First XI by AFC. Sadly, his career ended in the 1994 season. Azizol is currently working as a Sports Officer and Team Coach for Perodua FC in Rawang

Rawang, Malaysia

Rawang is a town in the district of Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It was the capital of Gombak until 1997. It is a developed town.- Location :To reach the town centre, one must drive about 25 minutes from Kuala Lumpur city centre...

, Selangor

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

. Perodua FC is part of Selangor's domestic league. He did get a few offer to play in certain football club but he turned all down to concentrate more on his family. His life now is stable and happy living with them.

His first daughter now is in a local university located in Melaka and his second daughter is in a local college in Kuala Lumpur. His last daughter is still living with him and his lovely wife.