The Hong Djien (born 12 January 1916, date of death unknown) was an Indonesian

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who played for the

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in the

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. He also played for

Tiong Hoa Soerabaja Zhang () is the third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as "Chang" in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. Zhang is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written in simp ...

. Djien was scouted by several major clubs, including Santos,

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, during the 1938 World Cup, but he chose to stay in his native Indonesia to run the local farm his family owned. The is deceased. https://bolavip.com/mundial/Murio-el-ultimo-futbolista-presente-en-Italia-1934-20140313-0027.html

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* 1916 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 forwards Tiong Hoa Soerabaja players 1938 FIFA World Cup players {{Indonesia-footy-forward-stub