Wong Choon Wah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Malayan Union | ||
| Date of death | 31 January 2014 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Selangor | ||
| 1972–1973 | South China | ||
| 1973–1974 | Seiko | ||
| 1975–1978 | Selangor | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1977 | Malaysia | 88[1] | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wong Choon Wah (Chinese: 王春華, 31 March 1947 – 31 January 2014) was a Malaysian footballer.[2][3][4]
Career Overview
[edit]In Malaysia Cup competitions, Wong played for Selangor, winning the championship five times. From 1972 to 1973, Wong played professional football with South China in Hong Kong. Later, he played for Seiko in 1973/1974 season.
He also competed for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics and playing all three group games.[5][6][7][8] Overall, Wong played 88 times for Malaysia and scored 20 international goals.[9]
On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo list him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.[10][11]
Career Statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choon Wah goal.
Style of play
[edit]According to journalist, Tony Mariadass, midfield general Choon Wah's style of play is similar to that of Luka Modric - elegant, elusive, artistic and dangerous.[12]
Honours
[edit]- Selangor
- Malaysia Cup: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976
- South China
- Seiko
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1973–74
- Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973, 1974
- Individual
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wong Choon Wah - International Appearances - RSSSF
- ^ Soccer legend Wong Choon Wah dies at 66
- ^ Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
- ^ "Wong Choon Wah Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
- ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
- ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
- ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
- ^ "FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time: 5) Wong Choon Wah". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ List of 25 Greatest Malaysian Football Players Of All-Time by FourFourTwo—Best FBKL Media. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "11 Pemain Bola Sepak Malaysia Berbangsa Cina Yang Bertaraf Legenda" (in Malay). Semuanya Bola. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA DREAM TEAM - 123". IFFHS. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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- Hong Kong First Division League players
- South China AA players
- Selangor F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- SEA Games medalists in football
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
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