Richard Bok is a Singaporean soccer

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and former football player. He is currently Head Coach Serangoon Centre with ActiveSG Football Academy. Bok is the most successful coach in the history of Singapore's

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.Three cheers to Bok
''The Straits Times'', 18 November 2008 He has led SAFFC to winning the S.League title four times, in 2006, 2007, 2008
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in 2007, 2008 and 2012.List of Club achievements at SAFFC website
/ref> Bok won the S.League's Coach of the Year award in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Football career

Club career

In 1996, Bok joined

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in the S.League when the league was first started. In 1997, he suffered a stroke which left him with blurred vision and ended his playing career.

Coaching career

After his stroke, Bok became an assistant coach at SAFFC for eight years. In May 2006, three months after the 2006 S.League season has started, SAFFC's head coach

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left after falling out with the club management and SAFFC's general manager Kok Wai Leong let Bok took over as caretaker coach. In

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Club Competitions, he led

to 2 Quarter Finals in 2007 & 2008 AFC Cup. In 2009, he made history by leading SAFFC into the AFC Champions League group stages by defeating PEA of Thailand & PSMS Medan of Indonesia in the East playoff.

made Singapore football history by being the first team in Singapore to qualify for the premier club tournament in Asia. In the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage,

were grouped with J League Champion Kashima Antlers of Japan,

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Champion Suwon Samsung Bluewings of Korea and

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runners up

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of China.

were last in the group with 1 point from a draw with

of China, played at Jalan Besar stadium in Singapore. In 2010, he led

to their 2nd successive AFC Champions League Group stage by defeating

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of Indonesia 3–0 at Jalan Besar stadium in Singapore and won the playoff final in Singapore against Muang Thong Utd FC of Thailand on penalties. This time, they were grouped with the 2009 winner of the tournament

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of Japan,

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of China and again Suwon Samsung Bluewings of Korea. This time round, Richard led his team to their first ever away point with a draw in Henan, China against

, thus equalling the one point they had in 2009. But they went one better with their first ever historical AFC Champions League win on 13 April 2010 at Jalan Besar stadium in Singapore with a 2–1 victory over

. Thus finishing 3rd in the group ahead of big team of

. This campaign put

and Singapore football on the map in Asia football. Bok is currently Head Coach Serangoon Centre with ActiveSG Football Academy.

Coaching Qualification

Bok has a AFC Professional Diploma Coaching License. AFC Regional Instructor Course

Coaching Honours

Championship Winner : 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 *

Champion : 2007, 2008, 2012 * Singapore Charity Shield Winner : 2008, 2010 * AFC Champions League East Playoff Winner : 2009, 2010 * AFC Champions League Groups stage : 2009, 2010 * AFC Cup Quarter Final : 2007, 2008 * AFF Asean Club Championship Quarter Final : 2003 (as Caretaker Coach) *

Coach Of The Year Winner : 2006, 2007, 2009

Coaching records in all competitions

All Competition as of 1 November 2012

References

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