Yeap Cheng Eng Explained
| Yeap Cheng Eng |
| Birth Date: | 1914 |
| Birth Place: | British Malaya |
| Death Date: | 1994 |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Years1: | 1934–1958 |
| Clubs1: | Penang |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaya |
| Nationalteam2: | China |
| T: | 葉清榮 |
| S: | 叶清荣 |
| P: | Yè Qīngróng |
| Poj: | Ia̍p Chheng-êng |
| J: | Jip6 Cing1 Wing4 |
| Tl: | Ia̍p Tshing-îng |
| Order: | ts |
Yeap Cheng Eng (1915 - 14 January 1994)[1] [2] was a Chinese footballer. He was the first Malayan ever to participate in the Olympic Games, when he was a member of the football team which represented the China as a guest players in the 1948 Olympic Games in London.[3]
In Malayan domestic football, he represented Penang for a record 24 years and was their captain for many years, winning the Malaya Cup in 1953, 1954, and 1958 (at the age of 42).[4] [5] [6]
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Notes and References
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FK9UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6698%2C3715639 One Enchanted Moment
- Web site: The forgotten Olympians The Star . 27 September 2013 . 17 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117050518/http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx/?file=%2f2012%2f7%2f27%2ffocus%2f11742605&sec=focus . dead .
- Web site: Yeap Cheng Eng . Olympedia . 17 October 2021.
- Web site: The 27th HMS Malaya Cup Final 1953. Malaysia Football Museum. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127162020/http://malaysiafootballmuseum.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-27th-hms-malaya-cup-final-1953.html?m=1. 27 January 2022. dead.
- Web site: Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1954 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura. Malay. Legasi Lagenda. 24 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911033025/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/09/11/piala-malaya-1954-pulau-pinang-v-singapura/. 11 September 2021. dead.
- Web site: Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1958 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura. Malay. Legasi Lagenda. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924144120/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/09/24/piala-malaya-1958-pulau-pinang-v-singapura/. 24 September 2021. dead.
