James Wong Chye Fook

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James Wong
Personal information
Full name James Wong Chye Fook
Date of birth (1953-06-26) 26 June 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Sabah, Malaysia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward, Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968 Tanjung Aru Youth
1969–1970 Kota Kinabalu Youth
1969–1970 Sabah FA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1974 Sabah
1974–1976 Hakoah Sydney
1976–1985 Sabah
International career
1971–1973 Malaysia U-20
1972–1981 Malaysia 36 [1] (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Datuk James Wong Chye Fook (born 26 June 1953) is a Malaysian former footballer who is a striker for Malaysian national football team and Sabah. He also played as a goalkeeper for the Malaysia youth team in the 1971 AFC Youth Championship. He was known as King James by the local fans. [2] [3]

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Career Overview

Wong was the first Sabahan to represent Malaysia in 1971. In 1974, He went Down Under to join Hakoah Sydney, the Australian club, at the invitation of former Malaysian head coach, Dave MacLaren. [4] He played professionally for the club in New South Wales Premier League for two years. [5] Wong is well-known for his physical and finishing touch. His partnership with Hassan Sani produced many memorable goals for Sabah and Malaysia. The most memorable one was in the 1980 Olympic games qualification. In the qualification, Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score at the Merdeka Stadium. Wong himself scored the winning goal off a pass from Hassan. [6] [7] [8] [9] Unfortunately, Malaysia did not participate after joining the US-led boycott against the Soviet Union for its role in supporting the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen. Wong also appeared for Malaysia in six qualifying matches of the FIFA World Cup. [10]

Further career

In 2015, he together with Hassan was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA. [8]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 June 1972 Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3–0 1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
218 December 1976 Bangkok, Thailand Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 6-0 1976 King's Cup
3
4
51 March 1977 Singapore Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6-4 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)
6
7
8
923 November 1977 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 7-0 1977 SEA Games
1025 November 1977Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Myanmar.svg  Burma 9-1 1977 SEA Games
1114 July 1978Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6-0 1978 Merdeka Tournament
12
13
1416 July 1977Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2-0 1978 Merdeka Tournament
152 May 1979Bangkok, ThailandFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3-1 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
165 May 1979Bangkok, ThailandFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4-1 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1716 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3-1 Friendly Match
1825 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3-0 1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
1927 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3-1 1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
20
2130 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1-1 1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
226 April 1980Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2-1 1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
2321 April 1981 Kuwait City Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1-2 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)

Honours

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