Wong Choon Wah (, 31 March 1947 – 31 January 2014) was a Malaysian footballer.Soccer legend Wong Choon Wah dies at 66Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com
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 the 1973–74 season.
He also competed for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics and played all three group games.XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSFOlympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.comOlympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.comOlympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com Overall, Wong played 88 times for Malaysia and scored 20 international goals.Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo listed him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.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.
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 WahNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Bangkok, Thailand—5–01968 King's Cup2Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia—1–31970 Merdeka Tournament3Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—3–11970 Merdeka Tournament4Seoul, South Korea—4–11971 President's Cup Football Tournament5—6Bangkok, Thailand—8–01972 AFC Asian Cup qualification7Bangkok, Thailand—2–11972 AFC Asian Cup qualification8Seoul, South Korea—5–11972 Summer Olympics – Asian Qualifiers9—10Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—5–01971 SEAP Games11Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—4–21971 SEAP Games12Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—3–01971 SEAP Games13—14Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia—6–11972 Merdeka Tournament15Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—2–11973 Merdeka Tournament16Seoul, South Korea—5–11973 President's Cup Football Tournament17—18Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia—4–11974 Merdeka Tournament19Jakarta, Indonesia—1–01975 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament20Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—3–11975 Merdeka Tournament
Style of play According to journalist Tony Mariadass, midfield general Choon Wah's style of play was similar to that of Luka Modrić – elegant, elusive, artistic and dangerous.
Honours Selangor Malaysia Cup: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976
South China Hong Kong First Division: 1971–72
Seiko Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1973–74
Malaysia Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973, 1974
Individual OCM Hall of Fame: 2004 IFFHS Men's All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022
See also Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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