Chan Wing Hoong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.

Chan Wing Hoong

Personal information
Date of birth	April 29, 1977 (1977-04-29) (age 34)
Place of birth	Ipoh Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Perak FA
Number	2
Youth career
1995-1997	Perak FA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2005	Perak FA
2006	Selangor MPPJ
2007–2008	Perak FA
2009	Perlis FA
2010	ATM FA
2011–	Perak FA	9	(0)
National team
2002–2007	Malaysia	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 30, 2006. † Appearances (Goals).

Chan Wing Hoong (born April 29, 1977 in Ipoh, Perak) is a Malaysian Professional Football Player currently playing in the Malaysian Super League.^[1] He is 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 1998-2005. He had two more spells with Perak in 2007–2008 and his current spell starting from 2011.

Before the 2006 Season began, Wing Hoong, along with his team mate 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 practicing a policy of recruiting Perak born players.^[3]

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

References

1. ^ http://www.fam.org.my/player/winghoong.html
2. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-113975685.html News article
3. ^ http://portalilmu.kempen.gov.my/index.php?ch=24&pg=310&ac=10369

External links

• Chan Wing Hoong's Profile at National Football Teams website

Persondata
Name	Chan, Wing Hoong
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Date of birth	April 29, 1977
Place of birth	Ipoh, Malaysia
Date of death
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