Mo Heng (Bing) Tan (born February 28, 1913-date of death unknown) was the

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of the

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team during the

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in France. The Dutch East Indian team only played one match after losing 0–6 to

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. He also had a mascot for the match. Tan became the only ex-Dutch East Indian team player to represent independent

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in 1951, in an unofficial match against a Sino-Malayan Selection from

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. Tan is deceased. https://bolavip.com/mundial/Murio-el-ultimo-futbolista-presente-en-Italia-1934-20140313-0027.html

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* 1913 births Year of death missing Indonesian men's footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian sportspeople of Chinese descent Men's association football goalkeepers Tiong Hoa Soerabaja players 1938 FIFA World Cup players {{Indonesia-footy-goalkeeper-stub