Hok Sochetra

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Hok. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Sochetra.

Hok Sochetra (Khmer: ហុក សុចិត្រា; born 27 July 1974) is a former Cambodian footballer and current manager.^[1] Playing for the national team from 1995 to 2003, Sochetra is considered one of the greatest Cambodian footballers of all time.

Hok Sochetra

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-07-27) 27 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Samart United
2005–2006	Hello United
2007	Phnom Penh Empire
2008–2013	Preah Khan Reach
International career‡
1995–2003	Cambodia	26	(20)
Managerial career
	Post Tel Club
2012	Cambodia
2017–	Visakha (team manager)
Khmer name Khmer ហុក សុចិត្រា Romanization Hŏk Sŏcĕtra IPA hok so.cə.traː
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2013

International goals

Scores and results list Cambodia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cambodia goal.

List of international goals scored by Hok Sochetra^[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 April 1997	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Indonesia	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	29 June 1997	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Uzbekistan	1–1	1–4
3	5 October 1997	Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Brunei		4–0	1997 Southeast Asian Games
4
5	9 October 1997	Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Singapore		1–2
6	14 October 1997	Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Myanmar		3–1
7
8	2 December 1998	Surat Thani Province Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand	China		1–4	1998 Asian Games
9	2 August 1999	Berakas Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Brunei	2–3	3–3	1999 Southeast Asian Games
10				3–3
11	4 August 1999	Berakas Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Malaysia	1–1	2–7
12	18 October 1999	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–1	1–4	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13	20 November 1999	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–1	2–9
14				2–6
15	9 November 2000	Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand	Malaysia	2–3	2–3	2000 AFF Championship
16	11 November 2000	Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand	Laos	1–0	3–0
17				3–0
18	15 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Vietnam	1–3	2–9	2002 AFF Championship
19	17 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–0	2–4
20				2–1

Coaching career

From July to October 2012, Sochetra coached the Cambodia national football team,^[3] but resigned after four defeats in the 2012 AFF Championship qualification phase.^[4]

Personal life

Both Sochetra's son, Kim Titsovathanak and father, Hok Chheang Kim are Bokator fighters.^[5] Titsovathanak is a SEA Games gold medalist.

References

1. Hok Sochetra at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "Hok, Sochetra". National Football Teams.
3. "Football legend Hok Sochetra to coach Cambodia". Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
4. "Hok Sochetra Quits". Asean Football Federation. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017.
5. "ស៊ីហ្គេម៖ កីឡាករ គីម ទិត្យសុវឌ្ឍនៈ ចៅប្រុសព្រឹទ្ធាចារ្យល្បុក្កតោ ហុក ឈាងគីម បានមេដាយមាស". Thmey Thmey.

External links

• Profile at Soccerway.com
• Profile at Soccerpunter.com