Gaya Legenda Soo-Toh Kim Poh
Bekas pemain kebangsaan era 1960-an Soo-Toh Kim Poh memang terkenal dengan skil individu yang tinggi. Walaupun bermain di bahagian pertahanan, beliau sering membuat ‘overlapping” dan gemar menggelecek pihak lawan.
Rakan sepasukan dan bekas ketua pasukan negara, Allahyarham Ibrahim Mydin, pernah menyatakan selain sinonim dengan permainannya yang keras, Kim Poh banyak membantu jentera serangan pasukan Malaysia dengan lariannya ke kawasan lawan serta kemahirannya yang berjaya menembus benteng pertahanan lawan.
Manakala, pemain sayap kanan negara Rahim Abdullah, yang pernah beraksi di Sukan Olimpik Munich 1972, menyifatkan gaya permainan Kim Poh seperti Franz Beckenbauer. Menurut Rahim, kemahiran serba boleh yang ada pada Kim Poh serta gaya permainannya dapat dibandingkan dengan kapten pasukan Jerman itu. Kedua-dua mereka juga pernah bermain di posisi midfield dan pertahanan untuk pasukan masing-masing.
Kim Poh mula beraksi untuk pasukan Malaysia di Kejohanan Belia Asia pada tahun 1963 sewaktu berumur 17 tahun. Belia telah berkhidmat untuk pasukan senior negara sehingga 1970 di pelbagai kejohanan seperti Sukan Asia, Pestabola Merdeka, Piala Kemerdekaan Vietnam Selatan, Piala Raja Thai dan Sukan SEAP.
Mari kita sama-sama saksikan sedutan rakaman temubual dengan Soo-Toh Kim Poh.
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Soo-Toh Kim Poh’s Legendary Style
Soo-Toh Kim Poh, former national player of the 1960s, is known for his highly individualistic skills. Despite playing defence, he often “overlapped” and dribbled past his opponents.
His teammate and former captain of the national team, the late Ibrahim Mydin, once stated that Kim Poh played hard in helping the Malaysian team’s attacking side by charging through his opponents and penetrating their defence.
Meanwhile, former right winger Rahim Abdullah, who played at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, described Kim Poh’s playing style as akin to Franz Beckenbauer. According to Rahim, Kim Poh’s versatility makes him a worthwhile comparison to the former German captain. Both of them also played in midfield and defence positions for their respective teams.
Kim Poh started representing Malaysia at the Asian Youth Championships in 1963 when he was 17 years old. He played for the national senior team in various tournaments such as the Asian Games, the Merdeka Tournament, the South Vietnam Independence Cup, Thai King’s Cup and the SEAP Games until his retirement in 1970.
Let’s tune in for a few words from Soo-Toh Kim Poh himself.
