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	3 March 1977
Place of birth	Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 ^1⁄2 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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 June 2001	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Bahrain	2-4	Lost	2001 Merdeka Tournament
2.	8 October 2003	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	Myanmar	4–0	Win	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification Group Stage

References

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

External links

• Gilbert Cassidy Gawing at National-Football-Teams.com