Soh Chin Aun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Soh Chin Aun

Malaysian footballer

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1950

Place of Birth: Alor Gajah, Malaysia

Profession: association football player

Nationality: China, Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Soh Chin Aun

  • Dato' Soh Chin Aun (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Su Jìn'an; born 28 July 1950) is a Malaysian national football player from Malacca alongside the late Mokhtar Dahari and R.
  • Arumugam.
  • He was affectionately known as Tauke or Towkay (English: Boss) by his teammates and fans. In 1971, when he played in the Olympic qualifier in Seoul, South Korea, he was the youngest member of the national team at the age of 21.
  • He participated in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and was the captain of the qualifying team to the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
  • Unfortunately Malaysia did not participate the 1980 Olympics.
  • However, because of his contribution for helping Malaysia to qualify for 1980 Olympics, he was awarded Ahli Mangku Negara by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.His partnership with Santokh Singh was the most solid defence in the much-feared Malaysian team back then.
  • He earned the nickname The 'god of war' for his commanding play.
  • He retired from international football in 1985.
  • In 1999, he became part of the AFC Century Club.He was appointed as the chairman of the referees’ committee on 13 March 2007.
  • He was the manager of Malaysia national football team from 2007 until 2009. Although not recognised internationally, his claims of 324 international appearances for his country make him arguably the most capped international player in the world.In 2016, he made a cameo appearance in Ola Bola as Chow Kok Keong, a character based on himself in the 1980 Moscow Olympics qualification campaign.

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