Yiu Cheuk Yin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2008 (aged 79)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hong Kong | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Kitchee | ||
| 1950–1959 | South China | ||
| 1959–1961 | Tung Wah | ||
| 1961–1963 | Kitchee | ||
| 1963–1965 | Tung Wah | ||
| 1965–1967 | Tung Sing | ||
| 1967–1968 | Rangers (HKG) | ||
| 1968–1969 | Yuen Long | ||
| International career | |||
| 1954–1964 | Republic of China | 37 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Yiu Chuk Yin | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 姚卓然 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姚卓然 | ||||||
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Yiu Cheuk Yin (or transliterated as Yiu Chuk Yin;[2] 3 July 1928 – 1 February 2008) was a former Hong Kong footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Asian Games, AFC Asian Cup and in the Olympics,[3] but spent his entire career in British Hong Kong, a colony of the British Empire.
Yiu also represented Hong Kong Chinese[2][4] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup.[5]
Yiu, along with Mok Chun Wah and Ho Cheng Yau, was collectively known as the Three Aces of South China.[1]
Honours[edit]
Republic of China
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1954, 1958
References[edit]
- ^ a b ""Treasure of Hong Kong Football" Yiu dies". South China Morning Post. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Hong Kong keep Cup". The Straits Times. Singapoire. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via archive of Singapore National Library.
- ^ "Yiu Cheuk Yin". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "和和杯足球賽港華蟬聯三屆冠軍七比二擊敗馬華隊觀眾達一萬七千人". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). Singapore. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
- ^ "Ho Ho Cup and Por Yen Cup". RSSSF. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links[edit]
- Yiu Cheuk Yin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yiu Cheuk Yin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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- 1928 births
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- Asian Games medalists in football
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