Lim Teong Kim
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| Full name | Lim Teong Kim | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Malacca, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | Malacca | 29 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Kuala Lumpur | 82 | (14) | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | Hertha BSC | 29 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1991 | Kuala Lumpur | 129 | (18) | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Negeri Sembilan | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Kedah | 22 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 1982–1991 | Malaysia | 42 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2013 | Bayern Munich Junior Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | National Football Development Programme | ||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||||||||||||||
Lim Teong Kim (born 26 August 1963 in Malacca) is a retired Malaysian football player and formerly an assistant coach of Bayern Munich U-19 Team.[2][3]
Career
Playing career
The former midfielder, renowned for his ruthless streak, began his career with Malacca in 1983 before moving to Kuala Lumpur from 1984-1986.
He became the first Malaysian footballer to play in Europe when he signed for German club Hertha BSC in 1987. He only played for a single season in Germany before returning to Malaysia.[4]
After returning from Germany, Lim signed and played for Kuala Lumpur, winning Malaysia Cup winner’s medals for a record three consecutive times from 1987-1989.
Apart from the stay in Berlin, Lim had a short trial with Austrian outfit, Grazer AK in 1990.[5] His last outing as a player was for Kedah FA in 1993-1994.
With the Malaysia national team, he won the 1989 Southeast Asian Games gold medal. He scored the second goal in the 3-1 win over Singapore in the final.
Coaching career
Lim stated his coaching career with Bayern Munich Junior Team in 2001 until 2011. He return to Malaysia in August 2013 signing a five-year contract with the Sports Ministry as the Project Director of National Football Development Programme (NFDP).[6]
References
- ↑ "專才回流 重塑青訓機制 (第一篇)". China Press. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Teong Kim says sad state of affairs due to lack of infrastructure". The Star. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ↑ "Offiziele Website des FC Bayern Munchen". FC Bayern München AG. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ Earning their stripes abroad.
- ↑ German touch as Teong Kim to head development project
- ↑ Teong Kim signs with KBS – Sports247, 21 August 2013.