Choo Seng Quee
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Choo Seng Quee, Joseph | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 1983 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Singapore | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1939 | Singapore Chinese FA | ||
| 1939– | Chinese Athletic Association | ||
| 1940–1941 | Sing Tao | ||
| 1945–1949 | Chinese Athletic Association | ||
| National team | |||
| 1936–1939 | Singapore | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 19??–19?? | Chinese Athletic Association (player-coach) | ||
| 1945–1949 | Chinese Athletic Association (player-coach) | ||
| 1949–1950 | Singapore FA | ||
| 1951–1953 | Indonesia | ||
| 1952–1957 | Star Soccerites | ||
| 1957 | Marine Department Sports Club | ||
| 1958–1964 | Malaya / Malaysia | ||
| 1964–1965 | Singapore | ||
| 1967 | Singapore | ||
| 1968–1969 | Police Sports Association | ||
| 1971 | Singapore | ||
| 1976–1977 | Singapore | ||
| 1980–1981 | Johor FA | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Choo Seng Quee, Joseph, PBM (Chinese: 朱成贵; pinyin: Zhū Chéngguì; 1 December 1914 – 30 June 1983), popularly known as Uncle Choo, was a Singaporean footballer and football coach. He was coach of the Indonesia, Malaya/Malaysia and Singapore national teams. He is widely recognised as one of Singapore's best football coaches.
Choo began his playing career playing as a right full-back with Singapore Chinese Football Association in the SAFA leagues in 1933. His performances led to a call-up to the Singapore FA team in the Malaya Cup competition. He was converted to a centre-half as the Lions won the Malaya Cup in 1937 and 1939. During World War II, he wrote propaganda for the British in Macau. In 1939, he helped to found the Chinese Athletic Association where he took on the role of player-coach. He retired as a player to concentrate on his coaching duties in 1949.
From 1951 to 1953, Choo coached the Indonesia national team on an honorary basis. The team toured Hong Kong in 1953, achieving wins over professional Hong Kong outfits. Choo was appointed Malaya national coach in 1958. He led the team to three Merdeka Tournament titles from 1958 to 1960. With Choo, Malaya also won the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games football competition and the bronze at the 1962 Asian Games. Choo left Malaysia and returned to Singapore in 1964. He was appointed Singapore national coach over four stints from 1964 to 1977. He won the Malaysia Cup in 1977, twelve years after Singapore's last triumph. His achievements earned him the 1977 Coach of the Year award. The following year, he was honoured with the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat medal for his services to Singapore football.
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