Full name Quah Kim Song Years Team Spouse Shirley Wang (m. ?–2007) 1969-1979 Singapore | Place of birth Singapore Name Quah Song Children Leon Quah, Leonora Quah Playing position | |
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Siblings Quah Kim Lye, Quah Kim Swee, Quah Kim Tiong | ||
Date of birth February 1952 (age 63) | ||
Quah Kim Song on old Sembawang days
Quah Kim Song (Chinese: 柯金松; pinyin: Kē Jīnsōng, born February 1952) is a former Singapore international footballer who played as a striker.
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- Quah Kim Song on old Sembawang days
- Wp sylvia lim s wide ranging interview with straits times ge2015 quah kim song
- Personal life
- References
Quah's swift agility earned him the nicknames "Mercurial", "Quicksilver" and "Speed Demon" by fans and media. In 1974, he received the Footballer of the Year award, followed by the Player of the Year accolade in 1976. One of his standout performances occurred during the 1977 Malaysia Cup Final held at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this match, he contributed significantly by scoring two goals, leading Singapore to a 3–2 victory over Penang.
He is the FAS-S.League's Director of Competitions. He was also part of the Singapore national football team, and has played at Burnley United and Tampines Rovers.
He and four of his brothers Kim Beng, Kim Siak, Kim Lye and Kim Swee played for Singapore, while another brother Kim Tiong was a triple jumper.
A Catholic, Quah attends St. Mary of the Angels Church at Bukit Batok.
Quah received his secondary education at Naval Base Secondary School and pre-university education at Raffles Institution.
Wp sylvia lim s wide ranging interview with straits times ge2015 quah kim song
Personal life
Quah was married to Shirley Wang, a bank manager at OCBC. She was a member of the Honeydrops, a music group that participated in Talentime, a talent competition organised by Radio Television Singapore. They had two children, Leonora and Leon. Shirley succumbed to cancer in 2007.
