The Hong Djien
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 January 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Dutch East Indies | ||
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 12 January 1916, date of death unknown) 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, Barcelona, during the 1938 World Cup, but he chose to stay in his native Indonesia to run the local farm his family owned.
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