Keo Sokngon (born 30 April 1988) is a retired Cambodian footballer who is currently serving as team manager of Phnom Penh Crown in the Cambodian League. He played as a striker or midfielder for his club and the Cambodia national football team. His younger brother, Keo Sokpheng, is also a footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kratié, People’s Republic of Kampuchea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Phnom Penh Crown | 67 | (45) |
| 2011–2012 | Samut Sakhon | 20 | (9) |
| 2012–2015 | Boeung Ket Angkor | ||
| 2015–2017 | Phnom Penh Crown | 33 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Cambodia U-22 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Cambodia U-23 | 11 | (4) |
| 2008–2017 | Cambodia | 15 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018– | Phnom Penh Crown FC (team manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editSokngon was born to a Chinese Cambodian father and a Vietnamese mother, who was born in Tây Ninh Province. Keo Sokngon moved to Vietnam to live with his family when he was 3 years old and learnt Vietnamese from his mother.[1]
After returning to Cambodia, Sokngon joined Phnom Penh Crown. As a striker, he scored 12 goals in 2009, significantly contributing to the 2009 Cambodian League championship of Phnom Penh Crown. Soon after, he was called to Cambodia national under-23 football team participate at 2009 Southeast Asian Games Football Tournament. He spent one season with Samut Sakhon in Thailand where he received the best player award of the division. When he came back to Cambodia, he signed a contract with the newcomer of the league, Boeung Ket Angkor (formerly known as Boeung Ket Rubber Field FC) and won the league at that time. On 23 June 2015, he signed with Phnom Penh Crown once again as well as his younger brother, Keo Sokpheng.[2][3][4]
After the 2017 Cambodian League season Sokngon was forced to step away from and eventually retire from Football prematurely due to a long term knee injury. Before the beginning of the 2019 Cambodian League season he was announced as Phnom Penh Crown FC's new team manager along with a number of new coaching staffs including head coach Leonardo Vitorino, assistant coach Sum Vanna, goalkeeping coach Fernando Vitorino and general manager Ly Heang.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 April 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Macau |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 2. | 5 October 2012 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  East Timor |
1–5 | 1–5 | 2012 AFF Championship qualification |
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Phnom Penh Crown
- Cambodian League: 2008, 2010, 2015
- Hun Sen Cup: 2008, 2009
- Boeung Ket Rubber Field
- Cambodian League: 2012
Manager
editPhnom Penh Crown
- Cambodian League Cup: 2022
- Cambodian Super Cup: 2022
Individual
edit- 2011 Regional League Division 2 Most Valuable Player
- 2012 Cambodian League Most Valuable Player
References
edit- ^ “Sao” Việt ở tuyển Campuchia, Thứ Hai, 20/09/2010, Lao Dong newspaper
- ^ Noveanto, Eric (27 June 2015). "Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown announce Keo Brothers capture". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ In Sopheng (25 June 2015). "Crown bolster squad with Keo brothers". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Andy Brouwer (24 June 2015). "New Faces Arrive". Phnom Penh Crown. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Sokngon, Keo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
External links
edit- Keo Sokngon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Keo Sokngon at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-02-01)
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