Mo Heng Tan

Mo Heng (Bing) Tan[3] (born February 28, 1913, date of death unknown) was the goalkeeper of 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]

Mo Heng Tan
Personal information
Full name Mo Heng Tan
Date of birth (1913-02-28)February 28, 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
National team
1938 Dutch East Indies 2 (0)
1951 Indonesia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "De Nederlandsch-Indische voetballers trainen". Limburgsch Dagblad. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. "Indonesische voetballers trainen. A.s. Donderdag naar Reims". Het Volksdagblad. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  3. "Melacak tim Hindia Belanda di Piala Dunia 1938". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  4. "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Mo Heng TAN". FIFA. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  5. "Dutch Tour of Dutch East Indies 1938". rsssf. Retrieved 2014-06-20.


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