Harvey_Lim
Harvey Lim
English footballer
Harvey Choun Lim (born 30 August 1967) is an English former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harvey Choun Lim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-08-30) 30 August 1967 (age 56)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Halesworth,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Kettering Town | 9 | (0) |
| 1989 | Friska Viljor | ||
| 1989–1993 | Gillingham | 90 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Sing Tao | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A goalkeeper, he was a youth player with Norwich City, but never played for the first team.[3] After spells at Plymouth Argyle (on loan), Kettering Town and Friska Viljor in Sweden, Lim signed for Gillingham in November 1989 as cover for Ron Hillyard.[4] He would go on to be named Player of the Year for 1990–91 and make over 100 first team appearances for the Kent side.[5] After a loan spell at his old side Kettering Town in the Conference, Gillingham released Lim in May 1993.[6]
Lim then signed for Sing Tao of the Hong Kong First Division, in a move facilitated by Mike Trusson, who had made the move from Gillingham to Sing Tao in 1991.[7][8] A serious neck injury sustained while playing in Hong Kong forced Lim to retire from football at just 27 years old.[9]
Lim held aspirations to play international football for China on the basis of his Fujian-born father, but was informed that he was not eligible upon moving to Hong Kong.[8]
He subsequently moved to Whistler, British Columbia and opened an art gallery and picture framing studio.[5]
- "Harvey Lim". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- "Keeper Lim's debut chance". Chatham Standard. 28 November 1989. p. 64. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 199. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Morgan, Lance (14 May 1993). "Who's in for Gills' chop?". Chatham News. p. 68. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Alladin, Unus (15 November 1993). "Reliable Lim inspires Sing Tao". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- Walker, Jeremy (12 September 1993). "Lim seeks his roots in killing fields and HK". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- Bradley, Andy (3 March 1995). "Gills' news briefly". Medway News. p. 55. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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