Pen Phath
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambodia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Rajpracha FC | ||
| Paris FC | |||
| International career | |||
| Cambodia | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| CSL Aulnay (youth) | |||
| 2015 | Western Phnom Penh FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pen Phath (Khmer: ប៉ែន ផាត) is a Cambodian former football manager and footballer.
Playing career
Phath started playing football at the age of seven. Growing up, he attended Tuol Thmar School in Cambodia and started playing for the school's football team at the age of fourteen. In 1963, he moved to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to play for the Cambodia national football team.
Nine years later, he signed for Thai side Rajpracha FC after receiving interest from Germany and Iran, helping the club win two league titles and the 1976 and 1977 Thai FA Cups. Following his stint there, he signed for French side Paris FC. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Snake".[1]
Personal life
Phath is a native of Kampong Cham, Cambodia, is the son of farmers Pen Seang and Yim Sat, and has five siblings.[2] The father of Cambodia international Stéphane Pen, he married his wife in 1979 in France and obtained French citizenship.[3]
References
- ^ "Football Hero Pen Phath to Dedicate Rest of Life to Cambodia". Cambodianess. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "វិរបុរស បាល់ទាត់ ខ្មែរ ប៉ែន ផាត ជា តារា ល្បី ជំនាន់ Pele របស់ ប្រេស៊ីល" [Cambodian football hero Pen Phat is a star of the generation of Brazil's Pele] (in kh). Sabay News. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "វីរបុរស បាល់ទាត់ កម្ពុជា លោក ប៉ែន ផាត រហស្សនាម ពស់ កេងកង ល្បី ខ្លាំង ក្នុង ទសវត្សរ៍ ទី ៦០-៧០" [Cambodian Football Hero Pen Phat, nicknamed Poos Keng Kang, was very famous in the 60s and 70s] (in kh). Koh Santepheap Daily. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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