Ho Ying Fun

Ho Ying Fun was a former professional footballer and football manager. Born in Hong Kong, he represented Republic of China in 1948 Olympics[2][3] and Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1954, 1958 Asian Games, as well as 1956 and 1960 AFC Asian Cup.[4] Ho also represented Hong Kong League XI in Merdeka Tournament, a friendly tournament in 1957.[5]

Ho Ying Fun
Personal information
Date of birth 1921
Place of birth Hong Kong, the British Empire
Date of death 2002[1]
Place of death Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Singtao
National team
194? China
1948 China Olympic 1 (0)
1954–1960 Republic of China
Teams managed
1966 Republic of China
1960s Laos
1973–1975 Hong Kong
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Ho Ying Fun
Traditional Chinese何應芬
Simplified Chinese何应芬

After retirement, he coached Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1966 Pestabola Merdeka.[4] He also coached Laos[1][6] and Hong Kong.

References

  1. "足壇名宿何應芬辭世". Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 25 October 2002. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china-olyteam48.html
  3. "Olympians in soccer side". The Sydney Morning Herald. archive of National Library of Australia. 14 July 1953. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. 鄭, 夏英; 吳, 俊賢; 王, 宏義 (December 2006). "The Influence of Hong Kong South China Football Club to Taiwan's Football Development (1949–1970)" (PDF). 《人文與社會》學報 (in Chinese). I-Shou University. 1 (9th issue): 237–265. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  5. Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國:戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 via Google Book preview.
  6. "體育漫談". The Chinese Times (in Chinese). Vancouver. 28 September 1968. Retrieved 9 September 2017 via archive of Simon Fraser University Library.


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