# Wong Choon Wah

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Malaysian footballer

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 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](/source/Chinese_language): 王春華, 31 March 1947 – 31 January 2014) was a Malaysian [footballer](/source/Association_football).[2][3][4]

## Career Overview

In [Malaysia Cup](/source/Malaysia_Cup) competitions, Wong played for [Selangor](/source/Selangor_FA), winning the championship five times. From 1972 to 1973, Wong played professional football with [South China](/source/South_China_AA) in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong). Later, he played for [Seiko](/source/Seiko_SA) in the [1973–74 season](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_Hong_Kong_First_Division_League).

He also competed for Malaysia at the [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) and played 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](/source/FourFourTwo) listed 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 was similar to that of [Luka Modrić](/source/Luka_Modri%C4%87) – elegant, elusive, artistic and dangerous.[12]

## Honours

**Selangor**

- [Malaysia Cup](/source/Malaysia_Cup): 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976

**South China**

- [Hong Kong First Division](/source/Hong_Kong_First_Division_League): [1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_Hong_Kong_First_Division_League)

**Seiko**

- [Hong Kong Senior Shield](/source/Hong_Kong_Senior_Challenge_Shield): 1973–74

**[Malaysia](/source/Malaysia_national_football_team)**

- [Merdeka Tournament](/source/Merdeka_Tournament): 1968, [1973](/source/1973_Merdeka_Tournament), 1974

**Individual**

- [OCM](/source/Olympic_Council_of_Malaysia) Hall of Fame: 2004[13]

- [IFFHS](/source/IFFHS) Men's All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022[14]

## See also

- [Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wong Choon Wah - International Appearances - RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-wongcw-intl.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Soccer legend Wong Choon Wah dies at 66](http://www.nst.com.my/latest/soccer-legend-wong-choon-wah-dies-at-66-1.474432?cache=03%2F7.157305%3Fkey%3Dkuala+lumpur%2F7.261895%2F7.261895%2F7.261895%2F7.261895)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Malaysia - Munich 1972 - FIFA.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001833/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/teams/team%3D1889798.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sports-reference_4-0)** ["Wong Choon Wah Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/wong-choon-wah-1.html). *sports-reference.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/wong-choon-wah-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Malaysia - Record International Players](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html) - [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["FourFourTwo's Top 25 Malaysian Players of All Time: 5) Wong Choon Wah"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140920202950/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/fourfourtwos-top-25-malaysian-players-all-time). [FourFourTwo](/source/FourFourTwo). Archived from [the original](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/fourfourtwos-top-25-malaysian-players-all-time) on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-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.](https://web.archive.org/web/20221017103835/https://bestfbkl.blogspot.com/2014/09/list-of-25-greatest-malaysian-football.html?m=1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["11 Pemain Bola Sepak Malaysia Berbangsa Cina Yang Bertaraf Legenda"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221102140247/https://semuanyabola.com/11-pemain-bola-sepak-cina-legenda/) (in Malay). Semuanya Bola. Archived from [the original](https://semuanyabola.com/11-pemain-bola-sepak-cina-legenda/) on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201212062830/https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/) (in Malay). [OCM](/source/Olympic_Council_of_Malaysia). Archived from [the original](https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/) on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME MALAYSIA DREAM TEAM - 123"](https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1693). IFFHS. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220529062916/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/1693) from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

## External links

- [Wong Choon Wah](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26497) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Wong Choon Wah](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000538871) at InterSportStats

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