Lai Sun Cheung

Lai Sun Cheung
Personal information
Full name	Lai Sun Cheung
Date of birth	1 September 1950
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death	20 June 2010 (aged 59)
Place of death	Hong Kong
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Rangers (HKG)
	Happy Valley
	Tung Sing
Managerial career
1989–2007	Hong Kong U23
2002–2006	Hong Kong
2004–2007	Hong Kong 08
2007	Hong Kong
2007–2008	Hong Kong C
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Lai Sun Cheung (Chinese: 黎新祥; Jyutping: lai⁴ san¹ coeng⁴, 1 September 1950 – 20 June 2010) was a Hong Kong football coach and former football player. He was the former head coach of Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong 08 and the Hong Kong under-23 football team.

Lai joined Hong Kong Rangers FC during his Form 4 secondary School. In 1969 & 1970 became Hong Kong Youth Team and had tournament in Japan. Then he represented Hong Kong.

From 2002 to 2006, then again in 2007, Lai coached the Hong Kong national football team.^[1]

On 20 June 2010, Lai died of lung cancer in Hong Kong, aged 59, after a one-year-battle with the disease^[2]

References

^ Rob Hughes (17 November 2004). "SOCCER : Even if Hong Kong helps, China's world may end". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
^ "港足代表隊教練黎新祥去世". Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[1] Rob Hughes (17 November 2004). "SOCCER : Even if Hong Kong helps, China's world may end". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

[2] "港足代表隊教練黎新祥去世". Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

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