Quah Kim Lye

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Quah.
Quah Kim Lye
Personal information
Place of birth Singapore
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Tampines Rovers
Singapore Lions
National team
1966-1974 Singapore 42[1]

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Quah Kim Lye (born 1943) is a former Singapore national football team captain who played for National Football League side Tampines Rovers and the Singapore Lions in the Malaysia Cup as a striker.[2]

Born to father Quah Heck Hock and mother Lau Ah Noi, Quah is a member of the noted footballing family which has produced fellow Singapore internationals such as brothers Kim Beng, Kim Swee, Kim Siak and Kim Song.[3][4] Along with his brothers, he was discovered by famed national team coach Choo Seng Quee.

Quah underwent a heart bypass surgery in May 2012.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "History - Tampines Rovers FC". Tampines Rovers. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Wilfred Yeo (28 February 1979). "The Quah Family F.C.". The Straits Times. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "Kim Siak dies, aged 72". The New Paper. 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kim Lye recovers after heart bypass". The New Paper. 26 May 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Lee Kok Seng
Singapore national team captain
1966-1972
Succeeded by
Seak Poh Leong
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