Wong Kam Fook

{{Short description|Malaysian footballer}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wong Kam Fook | image = Malaysia v. West Germany, 1972 Summer Olympics.jpg | caption = Wong (right) in action during a match against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics#Group A|1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]] on 27 August 1972. | upright = 1.70 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|3|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[British Malaya]] | height = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1970–1972 | clubs1 = [[Perak FA|Perak]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1972–1974 | clubs2 = [[Caroline Hill FC|Caroline Hill]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1974–1976 | clubs3 = [[South China AA|South China]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1976–1979 | clubs4 = [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Hong Kong Rangers]] | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1979–1980 | clubs5 = [[Bulova SA|Bulova]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 1980–1981 | clubs6 = [[Sea Bee]] | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 1981–1983 | clubs7 = [[Seiko SA|Seiko]] | caps7 = | goals7 = | club-update = | nationalyears1 = 1970–1974 | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam1 = [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] | nationalteam2 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }} {{Infobox person | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=no | t = 黃金福 |poj=N̂g Kim-hok |tl=N̂g Kim-hok |j=Wong4 Gam1 Fuk1}} }}

'''Wong Kam Fook''' ({{lang-zh|黃金福}}, born 17 March 1949) is a former [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] goalkeeper.<ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe335355/kam-fook-wong/ Kam Fook Wong - Worldfootball.net]</ref>

==Career== Wong played for [[Perak FA]] in [[Malaysia Cup]] tournament until 1972, winning the 1970 Malaysia Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Sukan/20130729/su_04/Pengkhianat-yang-pulang-ke-pentas-Piala-Malaysia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731153631/https://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Sukan/20130729/su_04/Pengkhianat-yang-pulang-ke-pentas-Piala-Malaysia|url-status=usurped|archive-date=31 July 2013|title=Pengkhianat' yang pulang ke pentas Piala Malaysia|language=Malay|date=29 July 2013|work=Rizal Hashim|publisher=Utusan Malaysia|accessdate=2 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://semuanyabola.com/wong-kam-fook-pernah-cuba-disogok-rm300000-pada-final-piala-malaysia-1970/|title=Wong Kam Fook Pernah Cuba Disogok RM300,000 Pada Final Piala Malaysia 1970|language=malay|publisher=Semuanya Bola|accessdate=5 June 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103081423/https://semuanyabola.com/wong-kam-fook-pernah-cuba-disogok-rm300000-pada-final-piala-malaysia-1970/|archivedate=3 November 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also played for the [[Malaysia national football team]], and was in the team that qualified to the [[1972 Munich Olympics]] [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|football competition]]. In the finals, Wong played all three group games.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101222211148/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=279989/index.html Kam Fook WONG] at FIFA.com</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f-det.html XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072907/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32127/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510072937/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197110/matches/match%3D32136/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409234334/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32144/report.html Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com]</ref>

After the tournament, Wong migrated to [[Hong Kong]], turning professional and playing for [[Seiko SA|Seiko]], [[Hong Kong Rangers FC|Rangers]], [[South China AA|South China]] and [[Caroline Hill FC|Caroline Hill]], spanning from 1972 until 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2020/11/25/when-football-begetspittance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125001629/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2020/11/25/when-football-begetspittance|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 November 2020|title=When football begets pittance|date=25 November 2020|work=K.Rajan|publisher=The Star|accessdate=2 May 2018}}</ref>

In 2004, he was inducted in [[Olympic Council of Malaysia]]'s Hall of Fame for [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Malaysia|1972 Summer Olympics football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/|title=OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST|language=Malay|publisher=[[Olympic Council of Malaysia|OCM]]|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212062830/https://olympic.org.my/awards/list-hall-of-fame/|archive-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== Wong resides in Hong Kong after his playing career ended. His son, [[Wong Tse Yang|Oscar Wong Tse Yang]], also plays football as a goalkeeper, and has played professionally for teams in Hong Kong and Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/06/24/like-father-like-son-oscar-wants-to-follow-in-daddy-kam-fooks-footsteps|title=Oscar wants to follow in daddy Kam Fook's footsteps|date=24 June 2018 |publisher=thestar.com.uy}}</ref>

==Honours== ;Perak *[[Malaysia Cup]]: 1970

;South China *[[Hong Kong First Division League]]: [[1975–76 Hong Kong First Division League|1975–76]]

;Seiko *[[Hong Kong First Division League]]: [[1981–82 Hong Kong First Division League|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Hong Kong First Division League|1982–83]]

;Malaysia *[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: Bronze medal [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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