Chan Wing Hoong Explained

Chan Wing Hoong
Fullname:Chan Wing Hoong
Birth Date:1977 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Years1:1998–2005
Years2:2006
Years3:2007–2008
Years4:2008
Years5:2009
Years6:2010
Years7:2011–2012
Clubs7:Perak FA
Currentclub:Perak President's Cup Asst. Head Coach
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1995–1997
Youthclubs1:Perak FA
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Caps7:9
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1996–1998
Nationalyears2:2002–2007
Nationalteam1:Malaysia U23
Nationalteam2:Malaysia
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:6 April 2021

Chan Wing Hoong (; born 29 April 1977 in Ipoh, Perak) is a Malaysian retired professional football player, who last played in the 2012 Malaysia Super League with his hometown team Perak FA.[1] He was primarily employed as a left-sided defender, but has on occasion played as a left-sided midfielder.

Career

Wing Hoong was one of the Perak's longest serving players. His first spell with the side was between 1998 and 2005. He had two more spells with Perak in 2007–08 and his recent spell from 2011 to 2012. He has won the Malaysia Cup in 1998 and 2000 as well as runners up in 2001 and 2007, and also won Malaysia Premier League One title in 2002 and 2003.

Before the 2006 season began, Wing Hoong, along with his teammate K Nanthakumar, left Perak following a salary dispute with team management[2] Both Wing Hoong and Nanthakumar then joined Selangor MPPJ, which was then dubbed the 'Chelsea' of Malaysia and reformed their defensive partnership there. However, following the withdrawal of MPPJ for the 2007 season, both Wing Hoong and Nanthakumar were brought back to Perak. By this time, a new management team had taken over and were practising a policy of recruiting Perak born players.[3]

Besides Perak and MPPJ, he also has played for ATM FA and Perlis FA. He also signed for Brunei DPMM FC in 2009 and played in pre-season with them but left after the team was barred from entering the 2009 Malaysia Super League.[4]

He was a member of the national team and participated in 2002 Tiger Cup, 2006 Merdeka Tournament and the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship.

After battling with injuries which restricted his appearances for Perak in the 2012 Malaysia Super League, he retired from professional football at the end of the league season on 18 July 2012.[5]

Personal life

Wing Hoong's father, Chan Kok Foo, was also a football player for Perak and Malaysia in the 1970s.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National 'A' . 2007-05-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070510235213/http://www.fam.org.my/player/winghoong.html . 10 May 2007 . dmy .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516163438/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-113975685.html HighBeam
  3. Web site: Selamat Datang ke Portal Ilmu . 2007-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070303232138/http://portalilmu.kempen.gov.my/index.php?ch=24 . 3 March 2007 . dmy .
  4. Web site: DPMM FC can't play in new season of MSL, says FAM. 19 December 2008. The Brunei Times. 6 April 2021.
  5. https://twitter.com/pafanews/statuses/225506943668727808 Chan Wing Hoong announced his retirement from pro football, today
  6. Web site: Reunion of football veterans . https://archive.today/20130219045608/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2006/4/7/north/13760180&sec=north . 19 February 2013 . dead.