The Hong Djien
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | The Hong Djien | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Surabaja | ||
| Date of death | 18 February1985 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tiong Hoa Soerabaja | |||
| International career | |||
| Dutch East Indies | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
The Hong Djien (born sunday 28 May 1911) was an Indonesian football forward who played for the Dutch East Indies in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Tiong Hoa Soerabaja.
Djien was scouted by several major clubs, including Santos and Barcelona, during the 1938 World Cup, but he chose to stay in his native Indonesia to run the local farm his family owned.
The Hong Djien is deceased, he died on monday 18 February 1985 in Venlo, Holland at the age of 73. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ Copa do Mundo da FIFA França 1938 Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Murió el último futbolista presente en Italia 1934". 29 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Tan Hong Djien at WorldFootball.net
- Tan Hong Djien at kicker (in German)
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