Education
He graduated from Street Joseph"s Institution and the Nanyang Technological University and was one of the few players in the Singapore national soccer team to have a degree.
He graduated from Street Joseph"s Institution and the Nanyang Technological University and was one of the few players in the Singapore national soccer team to have a degree.
A midfielder, he spent most of his time at Woodlands Wellington Football Club and was the 10th captain of the club Goh is currently the record holder for the most appearances for Woodlands with 138 appearances. During his time in the South-League, his passing skills and ability as a holding midfielder earned him a reputation as one of the best midfielders in the league and even in the region.
Goh retired from professional football on 6 January 2007 to concentrate on his career as a commercial engineer
A software engineer, Goh pursued his football passion on a part-time basis by making his South.League debut in 1996 with Sembawang Rangers. When Jurong Football Club entered the 1997 South.League, Goh made the switch over to the Cobras where he played for three seasons.
lieutenant was his convincing performances in the middle of the park for Jurong which prompted coach Barry Whitbread to call him up to play for the national team in 2001. lieutenant was at Woodlands where Goh"s career really flourished.
Following the departure of Simon Clark at the end of the 2004 South.League season, Goh was handed the captain"s armband, becoming the tenth captain in Woodlands" history i the process.
He continued to play for Woodlands and made a total of 138 appearances for the Rams until his retirement in early 2007. A player with impeccable vision on the field, Goh made his international debut for the Lions on 22 May 2001 in a friendly against New Zealand. He played in both the 2002 and 2004 Tiger Cups and was notably sent off in the second group match against Laos in 2002. was subsequently knocked out at the group stage of the tournament.
In 2006, he had a feud with national team coach, Radojko Avramovic, after he was dropped from the national team after failing to observe a curfew together with his Woodlands Wellington teammate, Masrezwan Masturi.
This cause a huge uproar as the two players were dropped two days before the Asian Cup qualifying round opener against Iraq. Because of his refusal to give Avramovic a public apology, he was never picked to play for the national team again since that incident.
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