The Hong Djien
The Hong Djien, also known as Tan Hong Djien, was an Indonesian footballer of Chinese descent who played as forward for the Dutch East Indies in the 1934 Far Eastern Games and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Tiong Hoa Soerabaja.
Djien was scouted by several major clubs, including Santos and Barcelona, during the 1938 World Cup, but he chose to stay in his native Indonesia to run the local farm his family owned.
Early life
The Hong Djien was born on 28 May 1911 or 12 January 1916, in Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies. He started playing football since 1924 as goalkeeper and then from 1928 as left-back. Later, he played as forward since 1934.Apart from football, he also played athletics and swimming sports.