Santokh Singh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santokh Singh s/o Gurdial Singh | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 1952 | ||
Place of birth |
Setapak, Selangor, British Malaya | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1985 | Selangor | ||
National team | |||
1973–1984 | Malaysia | 118 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Datuk Santokh Singh s/o Gurdial Singh PMW DSIS AMN (Punjabi: ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਿੰਘ, romanized: Satōkha sigha; born 22 June 1952) is a retired Malaysian football player. His wife is Taljit Kaur and has 3 children, Kiran Kaur, Sukhveer Singh and Rajveer Singh.
Club career[]
Born in Setapak,[1] Santokh played in the Selangor FA team from 1972 to 1985, winning 9 Malaysia Cups as captain of the team.[2]
International career[]
Santokh was a player for Malaysia national football team in the 1970s and 1980s, and played alongside the late Mokhtar Dahari, Soh Chin Aun and R. Arumugam. He participated in the team that qualified to the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, though he never featured in the finals of the tournament due to the Games' boycott by Malaysia.[3] Santokh was part of Malaysia 1974 Asian Games bronze medalist in Tehran, but did not play in any of the matches due to injury before the start of the tournament.[4] He also won the Southeast Asian Games gold medal in 1977 and 1979.[5]
His partnership with Soh Chin Aun was said to be the most solid defence in the much-feared Malaysian team. In February 1999, Asian Football Confederation recognize Santokh achievement of representing the country 145 times (match including Olympic qualification, against national 'B' football team, club side and selection side), 118 caps is against full national team.[6] Asian Football Confederation include him into the AFC Century Club in 1999.[7][8] In 2004, He inducted in OCM Hall of Fame.[9]
Accolades and legacy[]
In 2011, Santokh was bestowed the honour of the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah by the Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia, which bears the title Datuk.[10][11] during the occasion of Federal Territory Day. In the same year, the Sultan of Selangor also honoured him with the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, carrying the title Dato'.[12]
Santokh was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame in 2004.
In 2016, he was the reference for one of the members of Team Malaysia in "Ola Bola".
Honours[]
Honours of Malaysia[]
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1980)[13]
- Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Selangor :
- Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (DSIS) - Dato' (2011)[16]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Tan Karr Wei (7 September 2012). "Santokh Singh misses Setapak's many fields of yesteryear". The Star. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ Mariadass, Tony (20 November 2009). "Level Field: Santokh Singh in ICU". Level Field. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Francis, Aluosies (14 August 2007). "Glory days of sports". The Sun. Retrieved 30 November 2016 – via The Malaysian Bar.
- ^ Injury after injury saps our team. - New Straits Times, 14 September 1974.
- ^ "Football legend Santokh in coma". New Straits Times. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2016 – via AsiaOne News.
- ^ Santokh Singh – Century of International Appearances - RSSSF.
- ^ National Library of Singapore.
- ^ 14 EX-INTERNATIONALS INDUCTED INTO AFC CENTURY CLUB - BERNAMA, 11 February 1999.
- ^ "OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA/AWARDS/HALL OF FAME: FULL LIST" (in Malay). OCM. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Santokh Singh, presiden Makkal Sakti antara dikurnia 'Datuk'". The Malaysian Insider (in Malay). 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
- ^ "Datuk for Santokh Singh, Sabiamad". Bernama. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2016 – via MySinchew.
- ^ "Selangor Sultan's birthday honours list". The Sun. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
- ^ "Datuk for Santokh Singh, Sabiamad". Bernama. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2016 – via MySinchew.
- ^ "Santokh Singh Dan Sabiamad Terima Gelaran Datuk Sempena Hari Wilayah Persekutuan". Bernama]] (in Malay). mStar. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "DSIS 2011". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links[]
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Malaysian footballers
- Malaysia international footballers
- 1976 AFC Asian Cup players
- Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian people of Indian descent
- Malaysian Sikhs
- Malaysian people of Punjabi descent
- Selangor FA players
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
- Association football defenders
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
- Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- FIFA Century Club
- Malaysian football biography stubs