Chow Chee Keong

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiú (仇).
Chow Chee Keong
Chow Chee Keong.jpg
Chee Keong playing for South China AA
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-11-26)26 November 1948
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date of death 21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 69)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1968 Bedford Town (0)
1970 HK Rangers (0)
1970–1971 Jardine (0)
1971–1974 South China (0)
1974–1977 Tung Sing (0)
1977–1979 South China (0)
1981 South China 0 (0)
1981–1982 HK Rangers 0 (0)
National team
1965–1985 Malaysia 38[1] (0)

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese仇志強
Simplified Chinese仇志强
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Chow Chee Keong (26 November 1948 – 21 February 2018)[2] was a Malaysian football goalkeeper who played in Hong Kong.

Career[]

His nickname in Hong Kong was Asian Steel Gate (Chinese: 亞洲鋼門) and Crazy Sword (Chinese: 神經刀). He was a Malaysian Chinese. In 1963, he represented the Malaysian in under-20 level as a 13-year-old. Two years later, he joined the Malaysia national football team as a 15-year-old. At that point, he was the youngest ever Malaysian international player. He was on the playing staff at Bedford Town FC 1967/68. From 1966 to 1970, he was voted by Asian Football Confederation as the best goalkeeper for 5 straight times.[3]

In 1968, he came to Hong Kong with a Malaysian Chinese selection side and many Hong Kong clubs took notice of him. Two years later, he joined Hong Kong Rangers FC for three guest matches. Then, he joined Jardine for a salary of HK$2,500 per month[4] which was the Hong Kong record at that time. However, a year later, Jardines withdrew from Hong Kong league. So he moved to South China AA where his career started to take off. For his three seasons with South China AA, he won many trophies and personal awards. In 1974, he moved to Tung Sing FC. His salary was HKD 7000 per month plus housing. In 1977, he returned to South China AA. A year later, he started to play in both Hong Kong league and the Malaysian league simultaneously. In 1979, he left Hong Kong, but returned in 1981. He spent a short time again with South China AA before moving to Hong Kong Rangers FC. In 1982, he finally returned to Malaysia and played for Malaysia national football team for three years then retired from football.

Retirement[]

He became a golfer after retiring from football. In 1991, he finally earned a coaching license. He first started to teach in Malaysia. In 1995, he moved to a golf club in Shenzhen, China. In 1997, he returned to South China AA as a golfing instructor.

Honours[]

Club[]

South China AA
  • Hong Kong First Division:
Winners(3): 1971-72, 1973-74, 1977-78
  • Hong Kong Senior Shield
Winners(1): 1971-72
  • Viceroy Cup
Winners(1): 1971-72

International[]

Malaysia
Winners(1): 1968[5]

Individual[]

  • AFC Asia's best goalkeeper: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970[6]
  • AFC Asian All Stars: 1968[7]
  • IFFHS Men Best Malaysian Goalkeeper of the Century (1901-2000)[8]
  • Between The Sticks-Top 10 Asian & Oceanic goalkeepers of all time (5th place): 2020[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Chow Chee Keong - International". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ Careem, Nazvi. "Hong Kong mourns 'Crazy Sword' Chow Chee Keong – earned more than Europeans and once arrived at a game by helicopter". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong Archived 26 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)
  4. ^ Francis, Tony (29 January 1970). "Chee Keong decides to turn pro". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 16 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
  5. ^ (Updated) Chow Chee Keong, the Malaysian football legend passes away [NSTTV] Archived 5 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, New Straits Times(NST)
  6. ^ AFC President offers condolences on passing of Malaysian legend Chow Chee Keong Archived 26 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Asian Football Confederation(AFC)
  7. ^ 서울선 6월26일亞洲올·스타蹴球팀 巡訪경기. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 February 1968. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "IFFHS - MEN COUNTRIES BEST PLAYERS AND GOALKEEPERS OF THE XXth CENTURY". IFFHS. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Asian & Oceanic goalkeepers of all time". Between The Sticks. 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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