Law Pak
Law Pak (born 5 August 1929) is a former football coach and former Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer. However, he spent his entire playing career in the British Hong Kong. As a coach, he coached teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan; he also resided in Taiwan temporary but in recent year followed his daughter to migrate to the United States.[1]
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| Born | 5 August 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship | British Hong Kong (1929–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅北 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗北 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2014, during an interview, he claimed that himself, Mok Chun Wah and Lau Tim (劉添) were the only surviving gold medalists of the 1958 Asian Games football tournament.[1]
Club career
Law was a player of KMB in the 1950s.[2] He was also employed by the owner of the football club, Kowloon Motor Bus, as a bus station manager, according to an interview of Law by John C.W. Lee (李峻嶸).[3] At that time the footballer were registered as amateur footballer but in fact professional, receiving income from various source.
International career
Law represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1958 Asian Games, the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, the 1966 Asian Games and the 1968 AFC Asian Cup.
Law also played for Hong Kong League XI in 1958 Merdeka Tournament.[4]
Managing career
Law had managed Hong Kong football clubs Yuen Long[1] and Eastern.[1] With Eastern, he was assisted by Koo Luam Khen who acted as coach.[5] He also spent over 10 years in Taiwan for Flying Camel,[1] a military sponsored club. During his career at Taiwan, he also guest coached Republic of China (Taiwan),[1] which the team played under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to the foreign relation of Taiwan as well as the People's Republic of China.
References
- 何, 長發 (23 October 2014). 羅北逾半世紀足球金牌英雄 一生驕傲在台灣. 發哥論球 column. ETtoday (in Chinese). Eastern Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- 沈, 西城 (28 June 2015). 落魄球王姚卓然. 蘋果花開 column. Apple Daily (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Next Digital. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- 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. 16. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Book preview.
- Written at Kuala Lumpur. 香港慘敗於馬隊原因 球員惜身未能苦鬥 前鋒無法突破密集 楊根保說因先驕後亂而失江山. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 4 September 1958 [Written on 2 September 1958]. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
- 東方新軍重體力化 來屆班費增二十萬 羅北擔任領隊古廉權受聘教練. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 18 June 1990. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
External links
- Law Pak – FIFA competition record
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Law Pak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.