Robert Choe Explained

Robert Choe (born 13 January 1940 in Malacca) is a former Malacca FA and Malaysia player in the 1950s–1960s.^{[1] [2]}

Career overview

A striker, Robert was a squad player for Malaya that captured the 1958, 1959 and 1960 Merdeka Tournament editions.^[3]

In 1959, he was selected for the inaugural Asian Youth Championship. On 16 December 1961, Robert helped the national team to win the gold medal in the 1961 SEAP Games (now SEA Games) in Rangoon, the Burmese (now Myanmar) after beating the Burma in the finals.^[4]

He was also a part of the Malaya team that won bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games.^[5]

In 1962, he was also offered by Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur (along with Abdul Ghani Minhat) to attend a trial session.^{[6] [7]}

At the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Robert was honored to captain the national squad before announcing his retirement from the international stage at the age of 26 to focus on a career as a banker.^[8]

Personal life

On 24 October 1964, after marrying Alice Choe, the couple had a pair of sons, Fahrian Choe Choon Huah and Timothy Choe Choon Seng. Fahrian was named after Germany's goalkeeper at the 1962 World Cup, Wolfgang Fahrian, who became Robert's friend when traveling to Europe. "Fahrian was happy to know that I named my first child after him," said Robert.^[8]

Honours

Malacca

• Malaysia FAM Cup runner-up: 1957, 1958

Malaysia U19

• AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1959, 1960

Malaysia

• SEAP Games

• Asian Games

Bronze Medal 1962

• Pestabola Merdeka

1958, 1959, 1960

Notes and References

1. Web site: Merdeka memories. The Star. 28 August 2015. 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920074920/https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/08/28/merdeka-memories-former-national-sportsman-remembers-tunku-and-laments-state-of-malaysian-football. 20 September 2020. dead.
2. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Malaysia - Record International Players . RSSSF . 30 December 2021 . 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927193951/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malay-recintlp.html . live .
3. Web site: Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 February 2022.
4. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sea61.html South East Asian Peninsula Games 1961 (Rangoon, Burma) - RSSSF
5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames62.html "Asian Games 1962 (Indonesia)"
6. Web site: 11 Pemain Bola Sepak Malaysia Berbangsa Cina Yang Bertaraf Legenda. Malay. Semuanya Bola. 2 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221102140247/https://semuanyabola.com/11-pemain-bola-sepak-cina-legenda/. 2 November 2022. dead.
7. Web site: Abdul Ghani Minhat: Raja Bola Yang Dipikat Oleh Lima Kelab Eropah. Malay. Semuanya Bola. 11 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411073532/https://semuanyabola.com/abdul-ghani-minhat-raja-bola-yang-dipikat-oleh-lima-kelab-eropah/. 11 April 2020. dead.
8. https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-star-malaysia/20201110/282157883771438 Nifty Robert achieved plenty of football feats in a short time