Mo Heng (Bing) Tan[3] (born 28 February 1913–unknown death date) was an Indonesian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Dutch East Indies football team during the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France.[4] The Dutch East Indian team only played one match after losing 0–6 to Hungary. He also had a mascot for the match. Tan became the only ex-Dutch East Indian team player to represent independent Indonesia in 1951, in an unofficial match against a Sino-Malayan Selection from Singapore.[5] Tan is deceased. [6]

Mo Heng Tan
Personal information
Full name Mo Heng Tan
Date of birth (1913-02-28)28 February 1913
Place of birth Dutch East Indies
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
193?—194? HCTNH Malang[1][2]
194?—1951 Tiong Hoa Soerabaja
1951—195? Chung Hua
International career
1938 Dutch East Indies 2 (0)
1951 Indonesia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ "De Nederlandsch-Indische voetballers trainen". Limburgsch Dagblad. 28 May 1938. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Indonesische voetballers trainen. A.s. Donderdag naar Reims". Het Volksdagblad : Dagblad voor Nederland. Het Volksdagblad. 31 May 1938. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Melacak tim Hindia Belanda di Piala Dunia 1938". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ^ "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Mo Heng TAN". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Dutch Tour of Dutch East Indies 1938". rsssf. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Murió el último futbolista presente en Italia 1934". 29 November 2017.
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