Ku Kam Fai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ku.

顧錦輝
Ku Kam Fai

Personal information
Full name	Ku Kam Fai
Date of birth	(1961-01-27) January 27, 1961
Place of birth	British Hong Kong
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, sweeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Tsuen Wan	212	(1)
1983–1984	Eastern Sports Club	111	(2)
1984–1997	South China AA	356	(20)
Total		679	(23)
International career
1983–1998	Hong Kong	45	(5)
Managerial career
1997–	South China AA (assistant)
2016–	Wan Chai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ku Kam Fai (Chinese: 顧錦輝; Jyutping: gu³ gam² fai¹; born 27 January 1961) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer and the current head coach of South China. His nickname is Muk Tsui Fai (木嘴輝).

He is widely regarded as one of the best defenders and sweepers in Hong Kong football history. He served for 13 years in the South China Athletic Association, which lasted for most of his career.

5.19 World Cup qualification victory

Ku Kam Fai was one of the members in the famous "5.19" match, when Hong Kong historically beat China by 2–1 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Round on 19 May 1985. Moreover, he is the one who scored the winning goal for Hong Kong in the match.

Today

On 23 February 2007, he was invited to represent SCAA 92/93 Invitation Team to play against SCAA Elite Youth in the pre-match of the exhibition competition BMA Cup organised by South China.

External links

• Scaaft.com