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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1935-08-24)24 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2017(2017-06-12) (aged 81) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964–1965 | Sri Lanka | ||
| 1966–1968 | South Vietnam | ||
| 1970–1973 | Mali | ||
| 1974–1975 | Ghana | ||
| 1979–1982 | Malaysia | ||
| 1982–1986 | Cameroon (youth teams) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| 1989–1994 | Gabon[1] | ||
| 1995–1997 | Vietnam | ||
| 1997–2000 | Perak FA | ||
| 2005–2006 | Johor FA | ||
| 2016–2017 | Perak TBG F.C. | ||
Karl-Heinz Weigang (24 August 1935 – 12 June 2017) was a German professionalfootball manager.[2] He had vast experience in coaching international football, having managed the likes ofSri Lanka,Vietnam,Mali,Ghana andGabon over a career that spanned more than half a century. However, he is best remembered for his time withMalaysia in the early 1980s, when he led the national team to qualify for the1980 Olympic Games.[3] He was also a popular figure in theMalaysian league, where he had some domestic success over his multiple stints withPerak,[4] the last being his role as coach and technical advisor in 2016.[5]
As national coach, Weigang guided Malaysia to qualify for the1980 Moscow Olympic Games as group leaders, although the country eventually boycotted the Games that year in protest of theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan.[6]
He was conferred theFIFA Order of Merit andCAF Order of Merit in 1998 for his contribution towards Asian and African football.[7]
On club level, he guidedPerak to win theMalaysia Cup in 1998 and 2000.[8]
Weigang's role in the1980 Olympic qualification became the inspiration of the character Harry Mountain (played by Mark Williams) inOla Bola, a widely acclaimedMalaysiansports film in 2016.[6][9]
Weigang had a contract withPerak until June 2017, but was "rested" since February as he left for Germany for an eye surgery and a football course.[6] He died of a heart attack there on 12 June 2017, at the age of 81.[9][10]
South Vietnam
Mali
Malaysia
Vietnam
Perak
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