Kim Swee well equipped to handle FAM technical director’s post


National U-23 coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee scratching his head after Cambodia's scores the third goal during the SEA Games group A match at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines yesterday. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. December 4, 2019.

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ong Kim Swee is known for his no-nonsense approach during his coaching days with Harimau Muda.

Always stoic on the touchline, the Melaka-born coach won the 2011 SEA Games gold medal with the national Under-23 team and also brought them to the quarter-finals of the AFC Under-23 Championship in 2018, which saw them qualify for the 2018 Asian Games.

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