Wong Choon Wah

Wong Choon Wah
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-03-31)31 March 1947
Place of birth Malayan Union
Date of death 31 January 2014(2014-01-31) (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

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

International

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choon Wah goal.
List of international goals scored by Wong Choon Wah
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 November 1968 Bangkok, Thailand  Laos — 5-0 1968 King's Cup
2 1 August 1970 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia  India — 1-3 1970 Merdeka Tournament
3 4 August 1970 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Taiwan — 3-1 1970 Merdeka Tournament
4 8 May 1971 Seoul, South Korea  Thailand — 4-1 1971 President's Cup Football Tournament
5
6 22 May 1971 Bangkok, Thailand  Brunei — 8-0 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 26 May 1971 Bangkok, Thailand  Cambodia — 2-1 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 2 October 1971 Seoul, South Korea  Philippines — 5-1 1972 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
9
10 12 December 1971 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Laos — 5-0 1971 SEAP Games
11 14 December 1971 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Thailand — 4-2 1971 SEAP Games
12 15 December 1971 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Cambodia — 3-0 1971 SEAP Games
13
14 19 July 1972 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia  Cambodia — 6-1 1972 Merdeka Tournament
15 10 August 1973 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Burma — 2-1 1973 Merdeka Tournament
16 24 September 1973 Seoul, South Korea  Thailand — 5-1 1973 President's Cup Football Tournament
17
18 25 July 1974 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia  India — 4-1 1974 Merdeka Tournament
19 13 June 1975 Jakarta, Indonesia  Thailand — 1-0 1975 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
20 8 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Hong Kong — 3-1 1975 Merdeka Tournament

Style of play

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

Selangor
South China
Seiko
Malaysia
Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ Wong Choon Wah - International Appearances - RSSSF
  2. ^ Soccer legend Wong Choon Wah dies at 66
  3. ^ Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
  4. ^ "Wong Choon Wah Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ^ XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
  6. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  7. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
  8. ^ Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
  9. ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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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