Tam Kong Pak Explained

Tam Kong Pak
Fullname:Tan Jiangbai
Birth Date:27 November 1911
Birth Place:Canton, China
Death Place:Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong
Position:Defender, forward
Years1:1927–1930
Clubs1:South China
Years2:1930–1931
Clubs2:Canton Police
Years3:1931–1936
Clubs3:South China
Years4:1946–1947
Clubs4:Sing Tao
Years5:1947–1948
Clubs5:KMB Football Team
Nationalyears1:1934
Nationalteam1:China
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:1936
Nationalteam2:China Olympic
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Tam Kong Pak (; 27 November 1911 – 16 March 2006) was a China-born Hong Kong-based former footballer who played as a forward for the China national football team in 1934. He also represented his nation at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] [2]

Personal life

Tam is the father of Hong Kong singer and actor Alan Tam.[3]

Tam worked was a traffic officer during his season with Canton Police from 1930 to 1931. He was also involved in the transport of supplies on the famed Burma Road when he fled during World War II.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[4]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 May 1934 align=center rowspan="3" align=center 1–0 align=center 2–0 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games
2. 20 May 1934 align=center 1–0 align=center rowspan="2" 4–3
3. align=center 2–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Football Tournament Berlin 1936 - Match Report (Great Britain - China PR) . 9 June 2018 . FIFA.
  2. Web site: Tam Kong Pak . Olympedia . 27 September 2021.
  3. Web site: 谭咏麟:我的父亲谭江柏(一)-父亲为我买足球 . Alan Tam: My father, Tan Jiangbai, got me into football . 15 June 2004 . 9 June 2018 . Sina Corp . Chinese.
  4. Web site: Sun Jinshun . 9 June 2018 . China National Football Team Database.