Lim Tang Boon Explained

Lim Tang Boon
Birth Place:Singapore
Position:Midfielder
Nationalteam1:Singapore

Lim Tang Boon is a Singaporean football midfielder who played for Singapore in the 1984 Asian Cup.

In 1980, Lim was voted player of the year.[1]

On 26 December 1980, in a group match against North Korea during Singapore's 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Fandi Ahmad earned a penalty against North Korea.[2] Lim took the penalty kick which the North Korean goalkeeper saved. Singapore lost the match 1-0 and fail to quality beyond the group stage.[3]

Personal life

Lim worked at Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp from 1976 to 1992

In 1997, Lim was sentenced to two-year jail for taking $360,000 from an account at Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp in 1991 where he worked at.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former soccer star gets two years in prison for cheating bank . 13 January 2023 . AP NEWS . en.
  2. News: 29 December 1980 . Fandi made it, Tang Boon lost it . 1 . New Nation . 13 January 2023.
  3. News: 27 December 1980 . I just don't know how ... . 24 . New Nation . 13 January 2023.