Quah Kim Swee

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Quah Kim Swee ( 1938 or 1939 - July 18, 2015 ) was a soccer player from Singapore .

Athletic career

Quah came from a sports family, ten of the eleven siblings represented Singapore in various sports. Between the 1950s and 1970s, the striker ran for the Singapore national team . He led the selection at the Asian Games in 1966 as team captain to one of their greatest international successes when they reached the semi-finals. After losing to the eventual tournament winners Burma and Japan , the selection missed a medal. The year before he had already won the Malaysia Cup with the national team . He was also part of an Asian all-star team in the 1960s that competed against European teams.

Quah later worked at a bank , who allegedly had an offer from the English first division club Coventry City in his prime . In July 2015, he died of colorectal cancer at the age of 76 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ straitstimes.com: " Football: Former Singapore striker Quah Kim Swee, part of famous Quah family, dead at 76"
  2. ↑ a b c straitstimes.com: " Remembering Singapore's Quah Kim Swee, an Asian all-star"
  3. ↑ a b tnp.sg: " King of headers Kim Swee dies, aged 76"
personal data
SURNAME Quah, Kim Swee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Singaporean soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 1938 or 1939
DATE OF DEATH July 18, 2015