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Soh Chin Ann

1950 - Today

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Datuk Wira Soh Chin Ann (or Soh Chin Aun due to misspelling by Malaysian media; simplified Chinese: 苏进安; traditional Chinese: 蘇進安; pinyin: Sū Jìn'ān; born 28 July 1950) is a Malaysian former footballer who played as a defender. He was affectionately known as Tauke or Towkay (Boss) by his teammates and fans. RSSSF and IFFHS formerly recognised Soh as the player with the most international caps in men's football with 219 caps, before being overtaken by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo in 2025. He formerly held the record of all-time most appearances in FIFA international recognised matches with 195 caps, before being overtaken by Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Soh Chin Ann is the 1,554th most popular soccer player (up from 5,210th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 51st in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Soh Chin Ann ranks 1,554 out of 21,273. Before him are Joel Camargo, Roberto De Zerbi, Ferenc Hirzer, Lakhdar Belloumi, Augusto da Costa, and Yoshinori Shigematsu. After him are Ciriaco Errasti, Mick Jones, Vlatko Marković, Kembo Uba Kembo, Nikita Simonyan, and Edmundo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Soh Chin Ann ranks 243. Before him are Yuen Wah, Joe Johnston, Peter Frampton, Boris Gryzlov, Tatsumi Kimishima, and Loredana Bertè. After him are Jan Zajíc, Mikhail Myasnikovich, Martine Aubry, Richard Norton, Marián Masný, and Erri De Luca.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Soh Chin Ann ranks 22 out of 90. Before him are Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), Hussein Onn (1922), Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943), Yusof Ishak (1910), Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930), and Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796). After him are Azlan Shah of Perak (1928), Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), James Wan (1977), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), and Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Malaysia

Among soccer players born in Malaysia, Soh Chin Ann ranks 1. After him are Mokhtar Dahari (1953), Mohd Faiz Subri (1987), Wan Zack Haikal (1991), Dion Cools (1996), Shaun Maloney (1983), and Tadashi Takeda (1986).

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