Gilbert Cassidy Gawing

Gilbert Cassidy Gawing (born 3 March 1977) is a Malaysian former professional footballer.

Gilbert Cassidy
Personal information
Full name Gilbert Cassidy Gawing
Date of birth (1977-03-03) 3 March 1977
Place of birth Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Youth career
1996–1997 Sarawak FA
1999 Olympic 2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Olympic 2000
2000–2006 Sarawak FA
National team
1997–1998 Malaysia U-21
1999–2000 Malaysia U-23
1998–2003 Malaysia 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2011

Now playing for PIRATES FC SIBU(ACTIVE)

Club career

He played as a midfielder with Sarawak FA in his entire professional career before retiring in 2006. He was also in the Olympic 2000 team that were playing in the Malaysian League for the 1998 season. Gilbert were renowned for his expertise is dead-ball situations such as scoring goals from direct free-kicks.

Gilbert scored the first goal of the newly formed Malaysia Super League in 2004.{{citation needed|reason=the citation link is dead|date=September 2015}NOW PLAYING FOR PIRATES FC SIBU

National team

Gilbert represented Malaysia 8 times from 1998 to 2003, scoring 2 goals. Early in his career, he was in the Malaysia national under-21 football team that competes in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia.[1]

International Senior Goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2001Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Bahrain2-4Lost2001 Merdeka Tournament
2.8 October 2003National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia Myanmar4–0Win2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification Group Stage

References

  1. "Gilbert GAWING Profile". FIFA. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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