Wong Kam Fook

Wong Kam Fook

Wong (right) in action during a match against West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich on 27 August 1972.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-03-17) 17 March 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	British Malaya
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Perak
1972–1974	Caroline Hill
1974–1976	South China
1976–1979	Rangers
1979–1980	Bulova
1980–1981	Sea Bee
1981–1983	Seiko
International career
1970–1974	Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wong Kam Fook
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃金福
Jyutping	Wong4 Gam1 Fuk1
Hokkien POJ	N̂g Kim-hok
Tâi-lô	N̂g Kim-hok

Wong Kam Fook (Chinese: 黃金福, born 17 March 1949) is a former Malaysian football goalkeeper.^[1]

Career

Wong played for Perak FA in Malaysia Cup tournament until 1972, winning the 1970 Malaysia Cup.^[2][3] He also played for the Malaysia national football team, and was in the team that qualified to the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition. In the finals, Wong played all three group games.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

After the tournament, Wong migrated to Hong Kong, turning professional and playing for Seiko, Rangers, South China and Caroline Hill, spanning from 1972 until 1984.^[9]

In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.^[10]

Personal life

Wong resides in Hong Kong after his playing career ended. His son, Oscar Wong Tse Yang, also plays football as a goalkeeper, and has played professionally for teams in Hong Kong and Malaysia.^[11]

Honours

Perak

• Malaysia Cup: 1970

South China

• Hong Kong First Division League: 1975–76

Seiko

• Hong Kong First Division League: 1981–82, 1982–83

Malaysia

• Asian Games: Bronze medal 1974

References

1. Kam Fook Wong - Worldfootball.net
2. "Pengkhianat' yang pulang ke pentas Piala Malaysia". Rizal Hashim (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
3. "Wong Kam Fook Pernah Cuba Disogok RM300,000 Pada Final Piala Malaysia 1970" (in Malay). Semuanya Bola. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
4. Kam Fook WONG at FIFA.com
5. XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament - RSSSF
6. Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Germany FR - Malaysia at FIFA.com
7. Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Malaysia - USA at FIFA.com
8. Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 Morocco - Malaysia at FIFA.com
9. "When football begets pittance". K.Rajan. The Star. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
10. "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
11. "Oscar wants to follow in daddy Kam Fook's footsteps". thestar.com.uy.