Quah Kim Song

In this Chinese name, the family name is Quah.

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 Kim Song

Personal information
Full name	Quah Kim Song
Date of birth	February 1952 (age 70)^[1]
Place of birth	Singapore
Position(s)	Forward
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1979	Singapore	153	(53)

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 United 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.

Personal life

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, Leonora and Leon. Shirley succumbed to cancer in 2007.^[2]

Quah is currently the partner of Workers' Party politician Sylvia Lim.^[4]

Honours

International Singapore Malaysia Cup: 1977 Filmography Television dramas Year Network Title Notes 2014 MediaCorp Channel 8 World at Your Feet Prize presenter for the 2012 Dragon King Cup Special appearance in episode 1 References Suresh Nair (22 January 1983). "Kim Song rejects League offer". Singapore Monitor. p. 26. Jacintha Stephens, & Quah, K. (2014). Pass Kim Song the %#@* Ball!! The Quah Kim Song Story. Singapore, Singapore, Singapore: Straits Times Press. "Kim Siak dies, aged 72". The New Paper. 1 January 2014. Goh, Melissa (25 June 2020). "You tick my box: How Singapore politicians found love". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)