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Stephen Ng Heng Seng
Singaporean footballer and coach
Stephen Ng Heng Seng is a Singaporean football coach and former footballer. He is also an AFC instructor for coaches as well.[2][3] Ng is currently the national coach for the Singapore women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990s | Singapore[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Gombak United FC (assistant)[1] | |||
| 2013 | Brunei U16 | ||
| 2015 | Brunei U23 | ||
| 2016 | Brunei U14 | ||
| 2017 | Brunei U15 | ||
| 2019 | Brunei U23 | ||
| 2019 | Brunei U19 | ||
Brunei
Youth
Leading the Brunei Under-16 in their 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification campaign which ran from 21 to 29 September 2013,[1] Heng Seng returned to coach the Brunei Under-14s in 2016 for the AFC U14 Regional Festival of Football, prophesying a good run in the competition.[4] The Singaporean also took the reins of the Brunei U15 in 2017, taking them to their first ever win in the AFF U-15 Championship that year, beating Cambodia 2-0.[5] He also coached the Under-15s in their 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.[6]
In his opinion, the Brunei National Under-16 Youth League has benefits for youth players development for the reason that it will expose them to competitive matches.[7]
Under-23
As head coach of the Brunei Olympic team in 2015 for their 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification campaign, Heng Seng blamed a narrow 2-0 loss to Indonesia on a fortuitous strike by Ahmad Noviandani in the 71st minute, claiming it was unintended.[8] He was manager of the Olympic team in the 2015 SEA Games as well, stating that his team prepared well for the competition and their first group stage clash countering Vietnam.[9]
Ng was designated head coach of the under-23s for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches held in late March 2019 in Vietnam. Unfortunately he has now been mistaken for assistant Darus Tanjong due to the latter taking press conferences instead of Ng.[10]
Singapore
In 2021, Ng was appointed at the Singapore women's national football team's head coach for two years.[11]
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- "NFABD calls for mandatory AFC C license coaches". modasys.net. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "Historic AFC 'A' coaching course draws to a close - AFF". The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam". nfabd.org. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "Brunei make history with win at AFF U-15 C'Ship". brusports.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "National under-15 team off to AFC qualifiers". brusports.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam". nfabd.org. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "Pelatih Brunei Ng Heng Seng Gol Indonesia Karena Keberuntungan". ligaolahraga.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "HLV Brunei bị ám ảnh trước cuộc đối đầu với U23 Việt Nam - 29-05-2015 | Thể thao | Báo điện tử Tiền Phong". tienphong.vn. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "All teams in Group K ready for AFC U23 qualifiers". Voice of Vietnam. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Auto, Hermes (7 March 2021). "Football: Ex-Lions goalkeeper Stephen Ng appointed Singapore's new women's head coach | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.