Cheung Sai Ho
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cheung Sai Ho | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 2011 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | South China | ||
| 1995–1996 | Frankwell | ||
| 1996–2008 | Happy Valley | ||
| 2008–2010 | Wing Yee | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lam Pak | ||
| International career | |||
| 1995–2007 | Hong Kong | 56 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Cheung Sai Ho | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蔣世豪 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒋世豪 | ||||||
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Cheung Sai Ho (27 August 1975 – 22 April 2011[1]) was a Hong Kong professional football player.
In the 1993 Gothia Cup, at the age of 18, Cheung Sai Ho scored the then fastest ever goal on record (2.8 seconds).
He played his last game for Hong Kong during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2007, where he helped Hong Kong defeat East Timor 2–3 away and 8–1 at home to advance to the next round.[2] He officially announced his retirement from professional football in July 2008.[3]
Death
On 22 April 2011, Cheung Sai Ho committed suicide at the age of 35 by jumping from his home in Tin Heng Estate. The police reported that he was having a dispute with his wife over money and love before the incident.[4]
References
- ^ GoalGoalGoal – 蔣世豪-安息吧! Archived 26 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Chinese)
- ^ Cheung Sai Ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ming Pao News, 開賽3秒入波 曾創世界紀錄 Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
- ^ Sing Tao News, 蔣世豪墮樓亡隊友感震驚 Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese) (From Yahoo! News, assessed on 22 April 2011)
External links
- Cheung Sai Ho at National-Football-Teams.com
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Hong Kong national football team captain 1998–2003 |
Succeeded by |
Categories:
- 1975 births
- 2011 deaths
- Association football midfielders
- Association football players who committed suicide
- Expatriate footballers in Macau
- G.D. Lam Pak players
- Happy Valley AA players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Hong Kong footballers
- Hong Kong international footballers
- Suicides by jumping in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong League XI representative players