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Quah Kim Song
Singaporean footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Quah Kim Song (Chinese: 柯金松; pinyin: Kē Jīnsōng, born February 1952) is a former Singapore international footballer who played as a striker.
Quah's swift agility earned him the nicknames "Mercurial", "Quicksilver" and "Speed Demon" by fans and media.[2] Among his most memorable matches was the 1977 Malaysia Cup Final at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he scored two goals in a 3–2 win for Singapore against 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 F.C. 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.[3]
Quah received his secondary education at Naval Base Secondary School and pre-university education at Raffles Institution.
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Personal life
Quah has 10 siblings.[4]
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. Wang died of cancer in 2007.[2]
Since 2013, Quah has been the long-time partner of Workers' Party politician Sylvia Lim.[5] They married in January 2025.[6]
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Honours
International
Singapore
- Malaysia Cup: 1977
Filmography
Television dramas
References
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