Lim Yong Liang MBE (1 December 1900 [1] - 29 October 1982) was a Singaporean football manager and footballer.
Lim started playing football while studying at St. Joseph's Institution. [2] While studying, Lim started playing for White Star XI in 1919. [2] [3] In 1920, Lim Kee Cheok, one of the founders of the Straits Chinese Football Association (SCFA), spotted him and Lim joined his club. [2] He became a regular player for SCFA and then captained the team. [2]
In 1924, Lim captained the Batavia team which won the Java Football Championship held in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (present day Jakarta, Indonesia). [2]
Lim played as a striker. [4] [5] [6]
Lim retired from football at the end of the 1934 football season. [2]
In 1922, Lim was selected to the Singapore national team playing in the Malaya Cup and represented Singapore for six editions (1923, 1925 to 1929) of the Cup. [3] The team reached the finals in all six editions. [3]
From 1933 to 1940, Lim coached the Chinese teams in Singapore. He also coached the Singapore team for the Malaya Cup from 1936 till 1942 when the Japanese invaded Singapore. [2]
Lim managed the Singapore national football team. [7] [8] [9] [10]
From 1945 to 1965, Lim was the secretary of the Singapore Amateur Football Association. [1]
Lim Yong Liang MBE (1 December 1900 [1] - 29 October 1982) was a Singaporean football manager and footballer.
Lim started playing football while studying at St. Joseph's Institution. [2] While studying, Lim started playing for White Star XI in 1919. [2] [3] In 1920, Lim Kee Cheok, one of the founders of the Straits Chinese Football Association (SCFA), spotted him and Lim joined his club. [2] He became a regular player for SCFA and then captained the team. [2]
In 1924, Lim captained the Batavia team which won the Java Football Championship held in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (present day Jakarta, Indonesia). [2]
Lim played as a striker. [4] [5] [6]
Lim retired from football at the end of the 1934 football season. [2]
In 1922, Lim was selected to the Singapore national team playing in the Malaya Cup and represented Singapore for six editions (1923, 1925 to 1929) of the Cup. [3] The team reached the finals in all six editions. [3]
From 1933 to 1940, Lim coached the Chinese teams in Singapore. He also coached the Singapore team for the Malaya Cup from 1936 till 1942 when the Japanese invaded Singapore. [2]
Lim managed the Singapore national football team. [7] [8] [9] [10]
From 1945 to 1965, Lim was the secretary of the Singapore Amateur Football Association. [1]