Dalam Kenangan – Robert Choe
DALAM KENANGAN
ROBERT CHOE
13 Januari 1940 – 21 Januari 2025
Pada hari ini, kami mengenang jasa dan kejayaan mendiang Robert Choe yang telah meninggalkan kita setahun lalu pada 21 Januari 2025.
Robert merupakan legenda bola sepak negara daripada generasi pertama Harimau Malaya pada era 1950-an, dari skuad belia hingga ke senior. Beliau pernah beraksi bersama rakan legenda seperti Abdul Ghani Minhat, Edwin Dutton dan ramai lagi.
Beliau juga pernah membuat lawatan ke Eropah bersama Abdul Ghani Minhat dan berlatih di England dan Jerman Barat selama empat bulan pada tahun 1962. Di sana, Robert mendapat tawaran untuk bermain bersama kelab Eropah tetapi beliau membuat keputusan untuk kekal di Malaysia.
Antara kejayaan Robert bersama pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan termasuk kejuaraan Pestabola Merdeka tiga tahun berturut-turut dari 1958-60, kemenangan pingat emas di Sukan SEAP 1961, serta pingat gangsa di Sukan Asia 1962. Beliau bersara daripada pentas antarabangsa pada tahun 1966 setelah bermain di Sukan Asia terakhirnya sebagai kapten pasukan.
Semoga segala pengorbanan dan pencapaian akan sentiasa diingati serta dijadikan inspirasi kepada generasi muda dan yang akan datang.
Foto kiri: Robert Choe di Piala Legasi Lagenda x Galeri Harimau Malaya yang berlangsung di Melaka pada tahun 2024
Foto kanan: Menziarahi Robert Choe bersama legenda bola sepak Malaysia, Remeli Junit dan Wong Kuw Fou
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Today we remember the successes and contributions of the late Robert Choe, who left us a year ago on January 21, 2025.
Robert was a national football legend from the first generation of Harimau Malaya in the 1950s, making his way from the youth squad to the senior team. He played with fellow legends such as Abdul Ghani Minhat, Edwin Dutton and many others.
He once toured Europe with Abdul Ghani Minhat and trained in England and West Germany for four months in 1962. Whilst there, Robert received an offer to play with a European football club but he made the decision to stay in Malaysia.
Among Robert’s successes with the national football team include becoming champion of the Merdeka Tournament three years in a row from 1958-60, winning the gold medal at the 1961 SEAP Games, and winning the bronze medal at the 1962 Asian Games. He retired from the international stage in 1966 after playing in his last Asian Games as team captain.
May all his achievements and sacrifices be remembered and become an inspiration for generations to come.
Left photo: Robert Choe at Piala Legasi Lagenda x Galeri Harimau Malaysia exhibition, held in Melaka in 2024.
Right photo: Visiting Robert Choe with football legends, Remeli Junit and Wong Kuw Fou
