Rey Pereira – Uncle Choo, Coach of Singapore Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Rey Pereira talks football history from his book, Uncle Choo: Singapore's Greatest Football Coach. He traces the remarkable career of Uncle Choo Seng Quee as player and coach of Singapore and Malaya. We cover the popularity of football from the British colonial days through the Japanese Occupation to the pitches of Farrer Park after the war. Part 1 | https://youtu.be/VzRBQns4gFg Part 2 | https://youtu.be/WnaSCJIN1E400:00 Introduction01:21 My Book on Uncle Choo06:25 Tracing Football History10:45 Choo Seng Quee as a Player18:45 Football in the Colonial Days23:10 The Occupation Years30:29 The Victory Jerseys36:11 Rise of the Coach41:06 Farrer Park Scouting & Coaching50:11 No-nonsense Coach55:06 Uncle Choo’s Tiki TakaRey Pereira, Uncle Choo: Singapore's Greatest Football Coachhttps://epigrambookshop.sg/products/uncle-choo-singapores-greatest-football-coach Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore