Football at the 1958 Asian Games – Men's team squads

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Squads for the Football at the 1958 Asian Games played in Tokyo, Japan.

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Group A

Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China

Head coach: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lee Wai Tong

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Lau Kin-chung (劉建中)
2 DF Law Pak (羅北)
2 DF Kwok Kam-hung (郭錦洪)
3 MF Chan Fai-hung (陳輝洪)
3 MF Lau Yee (劉儀)
3 MF Lam Sheung Yee (林尚義)
3 MF Tang Sum (鄧森)
4 FW Wong Chi Keung (黃志強)
4 FW Lo Kwok Tai (羅國泰)
4 FW Kwok Yu (郭有)
4 FW Yiu Chuk Yin (姚卓然)
4 FW Mok Chun Wa (莫振華)
4 FW Ho Ying Fun (何應芬)
4 FW Lau Tim (劉添)
4 FW Chow Shiu-hung (周少雄)
1 GK Kwok Chiu-ming (郭秋明)
2 DF Lee Kwok Wah (李國華)
3 MF Ho Chi-kwan (何志坤)
4 FW Yang Wai Tou(楊偉韜)
4 FW Kwok Moon-wah(郭滿華)
4 FW Lau Sui-wah(劉瑞華)

Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam

Head coach: Flag of South Vietnam.svg

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Phạm Văn Rạng
2 DF Trần Văn Nhung
2 DF Duang Văn Quai
3 MF Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh
2 DF Phạm Văn Hiếu
3 MF Lê Văn Hồ
4 FW Lại Văn Ngôn
4 FW Đỗ Thới Vinh
4 FW Nguyễn Văn Cụt
4 FW Đố Quang Thách
4 FW Nguyễn Văn Tư

Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Manager: Flag of Pakistan.svg Sharif Khan [1] [2] [3]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Manzur Hasan Mintu (1940-04-07)7 April 1940 (aged 18) Flag of Pakistan.svg Kamal Sporting
1 GK Mohammad Siddiq1933 (aged 25) Flag of Pakistan.svg Balochistan
2 DF Abdul Haq (Vice-captain) Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
2 DF Nabi Chowdhury (Captain)1934 (aged 24) Flag of Pakistan.svg Dhaka Wanderers
2 DF Amir Jang Ghaznavi (1933-06-17)17 June 1933 (aged 24) Flag of Pakistan.svg Dhaka Wanderers
2 DF Riasat Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
3 MF Abid Ghazi 1935 (aged 23) Flag of Pakistan.svg Victoria SC
3 MF Masoodul Hassan Butt 1933 (aged 25) Flag of India.svg East Bengal
3 MF Hanif
4 FW Mari Chowdhury (1938-10-29)29 October 1938 (aged 19) Flag of Pakistan.svg Dhaka Mohammedan
4 FW Ashraf Chowdhury 1935 (aged 23) Flag of Pakistan.svg Dhaka Mohammedan
4 FW Kabir Ahmed (1935-02-02)2 February 1935 (aged 23) Flag of Pakistan.svg Dhaka Mohammedan
4 FW Muhammad Umer 1935 (aged 23) Flag of India.svg Kolkata Mohammedan
4 FW Ghulam Rabbani Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
4 FW Talib Ali1940 (aged 18) Flag of Pakistan.svg Punjab
4 FW Ibrahim
Shaukat Muhammad
Hussain "Killer"

Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg  Malaya

Head coach: Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK
22 DF
32 DF
43 MF
52 DF
63 MF
74 FW Abdul Ghani Minhat (1935-12-23)23 December 1935 (aged 22) Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg Selangor FA
84 FW
94 FW
104 FW
114 FW
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Group B

Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

Head coach: Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Antun Pogačnik

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Maulwi Saelan 8 August 1928 (aged 29) Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar
1 GK Paidjo Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta
2 DF Fattah Hidayat Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung
2 DF Muhammad Ilyas Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta
2 DF Mohamed Rashjid Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
2 DF Kwee Kiat Sek 11 January 1934 (aged 24) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung
2 DF Thio Him Tjiang 28 August 1929 (aged 28) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta
3 MF Kurnia Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar
3 MF Mardjoso
3 MF Phwa Sian Liong Flag of Indonesia.svg Persebaya Surabaya
3 MF Tan Liong Houw 26 July 1930 (aged 27) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta
3 MF Rukma Sudjana 27 August 1935 (aged 22) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung
4 FW Ramang 24 April 1928 (aged 30) Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar
4 FW Saari Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
4 FW Bakir Flag of Indonesia.svg PSMS Medan
4 FW Wowo Sunaryo 16 March 1934 (aged 24) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung
4 FW Omo Suratmo 11 February 1935 (aged 23) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung
4 FW Suryadi Flag of Indonesia.svg Persema Malang
4 FW Hengki Timisela 22 November 1937 (aged 20) Flag of Indonesia.svg Persib Bandung

Flag of India.svg  India

Head coach: Flag of India.svg T. Shome

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Peter Thangaraj (1935-12-24)24 December 1935 (aged 22) Flag of India.svg Madras Regimental Centre
1 GK S. S. Narayan (1934-11-12)12 November 1934 (aged 23) Flag of India.svg Caltex Bombay
2 DF Mohammad Abdul Salaam Flag of India.svg Bengal
2 DF Syed Khwaja Azizuddin (c) (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 (aged 27) Flag of India.svg Hyderabad City Police
2 DF Abdul Latif (1928-08-15)15 August 1928 (aged 29) Flag of India.svg Mohammedan Sporting
2 DF Ahmed Hussain Flag of India.svg Bengal
3 MF Mariappa Kempiah (1932-03-04)4 March 1932 (aged 26) Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
3 MF Noor Mohammed Flag of India.svg Hyderabad City Police
3 MF Nikhil Nandy Flag of India.svg Eastern Railway
3 MF Bir Bahadur Gurung Flag of India.svg East Bengal
4 FW K. T. Pavitran Flag of India.svg Bombay
4 FW Pradip Kumar Banerjee (1936-06-23)23 June 1936 (aged 21) Flag of India.svg Bengal
4 FW Chuni Goswami (1938-01-15)15 January 1938 (aged 20) Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan
4 FW M. Rahmatullah Flag of India.svg Bengal
4 FW D. Damodaram Flag of India.svg Bengal
4 FW Dharmalingam Kannan (1936-07-08)8 July 1936 (aged 21) Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
4 FW Tulsidas Balaram (1936-10-04)4 October 1936 (aged 21) Flag of India.svg East Bengal

Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma

Head coach: Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Milorad Mitrović

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK
22 DF
32 DF
43 MF
52 DF
63 MF
74 FW
84 FW
94 FW
104 FW
114 FW
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Group C

Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg  Hong Kong

Head coach: Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg Lai Shiu Wing

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Cheung Jim Mei
2 DF Lau Tze On
2 DF Szeto Yiu
3 MF Chan Chi Kong
2 DF Lee Bing Chiu
3 MF Wong Kwok Ki
4 FW Chu Wing Wah
4 FW Lau Chi Lam
4 FW Lee Yuk Tak
4 FW Ho Cheung Yau
4 FW Lam Ka Tong
Wai Fat Kim
Lau Chi Bing
Liu Shu Ping
Wong Chi Kwong
Luk Tat Hay
Ko Po Keung
Leung Kit
Lau Kai Chiu
Au Chi Yin
Leung Wai Hung
Choi King Sang

Hong Kong national team and Republic of China national team shared same fodder of players during pre-1971. Most, if not all, of the players playing in the Hong Kong football league. The ROC team practically the A-team, while Hong Kong practically the B-team, with lesser quality of players.

Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines

Head coach: Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ramon Echevarria Sr. [4]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Vic Sison December 1936 (aged 22)
1 GK Francisco Pacla
2 DF Ed Ocampo
2 DF Manolo Rabat
Roberto Da Silva
Ramon Melendez
3 MF Fidel Peñaranda
3 MF Ricardo Marmoleño
3 MF Julio Umadhay
3 MF Roberto Bravo
4 FW Lino Castillejo
4 FW Orlando Plagata
4 FW Angelo Dauden
4 FW George Ardeguer
4 FW Eduardo Pacheco (1936-01-04)4 January 1936 (aged 18)
4 FW Jose Villareal
4 FW Alberto Villareal
4 FW Pepe Teh

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Head coach: Flag of Japan.svg Taizo Kawamoto

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Yoshio Furukawa
1 GK Sachio Shimomura
1 GK Yutaka Kamo
2 DF Ryuzo Hiraki
2 DF Yasuo Takamori
2 DF Michihiro Ozawa
2 DF Yozo Aoki
3 MF Hiroaki Sato
3 MF Waichiro Omura
3 MF Hideo Kitajima
3 MF Takashi Takabayashi
3 MF Shigeo Yaegashi
3 MF Kenzo Ohashi
4 FW Akira Kitaguchi
4 FW Masao Uchino
4 FW Isao Iwabuchi
4 FW Yoshinori Shigematsu
4 FW Ken Naganuma
4 FW Atsuhiro Mimino
4 FW Hideyuki Kurita
4 FW Koji Sasaki
4 FW Hiroshi Ninomiya

Group D

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Head coach: Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Keun-chan

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Ham Heung-chul (1930-11-17)17 November 1930 (aged 27) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Office of the Provost Marshal General FC
1 GK Kim Sang-jin (1930-10-26)26 October 1930 (aged 27) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
2 DF Kim Hong-bok (1935-03-04)4 March 1935 (aged 23) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Quartermaster Corps FC
2 DF Sim Keon-taek (1934-05-10)10 May 1934 (aged 24) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Marine Corps FC
2 DF Cha Tae-sung (1934-10-08)8 October 1934 (aged 23) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
3 MF Kim Ji-sung (1924-11-07)7 November 1924 (aged 33) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
3 MF Kim Chan-ki (1932-12-30)30 December 1932 (aged 25) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Office of the Provost Marshal General FC
3 MF Kim Jin-woo Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
3 MF Kim Young-il Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Office of the Provost Marshal General FC
4 FW Kim Dong-keun (1927-04-14)14 April 1927 (aged 31) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Marine Corps FC
4 FW Choi Kwang-seok (1932-03-27)27 March 1932 (aged 26) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Marine Corps FC
4 FW Lee Soo-nam (1927-02-02)2 February 1927 (aged 31) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
4 FW Sung Nak-woon (1926-02-02)2 February 1926 (aged 32) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Quartermaster Corps FC
4 FW Park Kyung-ho (1930-05-20)20 May 1930 (aged 28) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
4 FW Choi Chung-min (1927-07-27)27 July 1927 (aged 30) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC
4 FW Kim Young-jin Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Quartermaster Corps FC
4 FW Woo Sang-kwon (1928-02-02)2 February 1928 (aged 30) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army Office of the Provost Marshal General FC
4 FW Moon Jung-sik (1928-02-02)2 February 1928 (aged 30) Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC FC

Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Head coach: Flag of Israel.svg Moshe Varon

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Avraham Bendori Maccabi Tel Aviv
1 GK Yaacov Hodorov Hapoel Tel Aviv
Shaul Matania Maccabi Tel Aviv
Moshe Haldi
Gideon Tish Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hanoch Mordechovich
Nahum Stelmach Hapoel Petah Tikva
Noah Reznik Maccabi Tel Aviv
Yosef Goldstein Maccabi Tel Aviv
Itzhak Nahmias
Yehoshua Glazer Maccabi Tel Aviv
Shlomo Nahari
Amatsia Levkovich Hapoel Tel Aviv
Yosef Goldstein
Rafi Levi Maccabi Tel Aviv
Boaz Kofman Hapoel Petah Tikva

Flag of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.svg  Singapore

Head coach: Flag of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.svg

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK S.S. Chon
2 DF Hashim Aman Kastawi
2 DF M. Sudasee
3 MF O.K. Beng
2 DF Low Kee Seng
3 MF I.O. Johan
4 FW I. Hussan
4 FW Arthur Koh
4 FW S. Hussein
4 FW Q.K. Siew
4 FW D. Zaniel

State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran

Head coach: Flag of Hungary.svg József Mészáros

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Ali Jafarzadeh State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Shahin F.C.
2 DF Aref Gholizadeh State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Taj
2 DF Davoud Arghavani State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Taj
3 MF Amir Eraghi State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Shahin F.C.
2 DF Javad Beheshti State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Shahin F.C.
3 MF Parviz Dehdari State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Jam F.C.
4 FW Bivak Jedikar State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Taj
4 FW Masoud Boroumand State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Shahin F.C.
4 FW Nader Afshar Alavinejad State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Taj
4 FW Parviz Koozehkanani Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
4 FW Mahmoud Bayati State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Taj
Iraj Erfan State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Shahin F.C.
3 MF Iraj Hatem State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Taj

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