The Hong Djien

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The Hong Djien
Personal information
Full name The Hong Djien
Date of birth(1911-05-28)28 May 1911 or (1916-01-12)12 January 1916
Place of birth Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 18 February 1985
Place of death Venlo, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Tiong Hoa Soerabaja
International career
1934–1938 Dutch East Indies 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

The Hong Djien (born 28 May 1911 [1] or 12 January 1916 [2] ), also known as Tan Hong Djien, [2] was an Indonesian footballer of Chinese descent [3] who played as forward for the Dutch East Indies in the 1934 Far Eastern Games and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. [2] [4] He also played for Tiong Hoa Soerabaja. [1] [3]

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Djien was scouted by several major clubs, including Santos and Barcelona, during the 1938 World Cup, but he chose to stay in his native Indonesia to run the local farm his family owned.[ citation needed ]

Early life

The Hong Djien was born on 28 May 1911 or 12 January 1916, in Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies. [1] He started playing football since 1924 as goalkeeper and then from 1928 as left-back. [1] Later, he played as forward since 1934. [5]

Apart from football, he also played athletics and swimming sports. [1]

Personal life

He died on 18 February 1985 in Venlo, Netherlands at the age of 73 or 69. [6] [ better source needed ]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 May 1934 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–07–1 1934 Far Eastern Games

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Boer, A. (27 May 1938). "N.I.V.U. Team - Ringkasan biografie Nivu-spelers" [ N.I.V.U. Team - Summary biography of Nivu players](PDF). Bintang Borneo  [ id ] (in Indonesian). Bandjermasin: W. Smits. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Previous FIFA World Cup™: 1938 FIFA World Cup France™ - Dutch East Indies". FIFA.com . Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel (24 February 2025). "Dutch East Indies - International Players". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (16 February 2025). "The Hong Djien - International Appearances". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Knight, Ken; Stokkermans, Karel (19 March 2025). "Tenth Far Eastern Games 1934 (Manila)". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Murió el último futbolista presente en Italia 1934" [The last footballer present in Italy 1934 died]. Bolavip (in Spanish). 29 November 2017 [13 March 2014]. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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