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Lim Teong Kim (; born 26 August 1963) is a Malaysian professional football coach and former player, who is recently appointed as head coach of Malaysian club

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starting from 2023 season. He was formerly an

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of Bayern Munich U19. On 17 February 2022,

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selected him on their list of Men's All Time Malaysia Dream Team. Lim is the only Malaysian to have played in the German

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, having spent a season at

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

in 1987.

Managerial statistics

Club career

Malacca

The former midfielder, renowned for his ruthless streak, began his career with

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in 1983 before moving to

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from 1984–1986.

Hertha BSC

He became the first Malaysian footballer to play in Europe when he signed for German club

in 1987. He only played for a single season in Germany before returning to Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur

After returning from Germany, Lim signed and played for Kuala Lumpur, winning

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winner’s medals for a record three consecutive times from 1987-1989.

Trials at Grazer AK

Apart from the stay in Berlin, Lim had a short trial with Austrian outfit,

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in 1990. His final outing as a player was for

Kedah FA Kedah Darul Aman Football Club () is a professional football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah. The team competes in the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League, the second tier of Malaysian football. They are the first team in the history of Malaysian footb ...

in 1993-1994.

International career

With the Malaysia national team, he won the

1989 Southeast Asian Games The 1989 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was officially opened by 9th Yang ...

gold medal. He scored the second goal in the 3–1 win over Singapore in the final. In total, Lim earned 60 international caps and scored 12 international goals for Malaysia.

Coaching career

Bayern Munich U-19

Lim's coaching stint with Bayern Munich Junior Team was from 2001 until 2011.

Malaysia U-17

He returned to Malaysia in August 2013 and signed a five-year contract with the Sports Ministry as the Project Director of National Football Development Programme (NFDP). Later in 2016, he was appointed as the Director of Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD), in a contract that was supposed to last until 2020.

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, the Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia revealed that Lim was receiving a RM175,000 monthly salary package with tax exemption as the director of AMD. In September 2018, following the failure of the Malaysian B-16 squad to advance to the U-17 World Cup in Peru 2019, FAM held Lim responsible and terminated his service as coach with immediate effect.

Perak

On 13 September 2022, Lim was appointed the head coach of

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, which was in Malaysia's second division, the

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, at that time. In his first club coaching in Malaysia, Lim steered the club to promotion to Malaysia Super League in his first season. On 25 May 2023, Lim's contract was terminated by Perak and were replaced by the team's under-23 coach, Yusri Che Lah. At the time of Lim's sacking, Perak were 11th in the Super League with only two wins, three draws and seven defeats from 12 games. However Lim challenged his dismissal from Perak, with his case being brought to court after failure on negotiations between Lim and Perak's management.

Personal life

Lim's nephew, Lim Tong Hai is a former Singaporean legend who played for

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and

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Honours

Club

Malacca *

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: 1983 Kuala Lumpur *

: 1988 *

: 1987, 1988, 1989 *

Malaysia Charity Shield The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah () or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pittin ...

: 1988 Kedah *

: 1993 *

: 1994

International

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Awards

* : **

MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Knight_Commander - PMW

Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2023)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Teong Kim 1963 births Living people Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Malaysian football managers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Melaka United F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FC players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Hertha BSC players Malaysian expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Malacca SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Men's association football midfielders Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games