Tony Wen

Tony Wen (26 April 1911 – 30 May 1963) was an Indonesian historical figure, former football manager, and footballer.

Early life Tony Wen, also known as Boen Kin To, was born in Sungailiat, Bangka, in 1911 to a well-to-do family. His father was a ditch chief at the Bangka Biliton Tin Maatschappij.

Career Wen is regarded as an important historical figure in Indonesia for his role in helping Indonesia financially shortly after independence.

During the Indonesian National Revolution, Tony Wen was known as the leader of the Chinese Rebel Front (BPTH) (Barisan Pemberontak Tionghoa) in Solo. Furthermore, as acknowledged by former Vice President Adam Malik in "Serving the Republic Volume 2" (1978:5), Tony was also a center forward for the then-famous PSIS (Solo) team. Furthermore, as a trader, Tony Wen also provided logistics for the Indonesian army, which was in disarray at the time.

Death

Wen died on 30 May 1963, and was buried in Menteng, Central Jakarta.