Lai Sun Cheung

Lai Sun Cheung (Chinese: 黎新祥; Jyutping: lai4 san1 coeng4, 1 September 1950 – 20 June 2010) was a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional 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 Sun Cheung
Personal information
Full nameLai Sun Cheung
Date of birth(1950-09-01)1 September 1950
Place of birthHong Kong
Date of death20 June 2010(2010-06-20) (aged 59)
Place of deathHong Kong
Position(s)Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Rangers
Happy Valley
Tung Sing
International career
Hong Kong
Managerial career
1989–2007Hong Kong U-23
2002–2006Hong Kong
2004–2007Hong Kong 08
2007Hong Kong
2007–2008Hong Kong 09
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lai joined Rangers when he was Secondary 4. In 1969 & 1970, he joined the Hong Kong Youth Team and participated in youth tournaments 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]

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