Sung Lin Yung

Stephen Sung Lin Yung (born 7 May 1965 in Tianjin) is a retired Chinese football player who represented the Hong Kong football team. Starting his career in China he played for the Chinese U-20 and the Chinese Olympic team before he established himself with Chinese top tier side Tianjin where he played as a forward.[1] Moving away from China he joined Hong Kong football team South China and became their utility player playing anywhere on the field, though he spent most of time as a defensive midfielder where he had a successful time with them winning several cups and the 1996–97 Hong Kong First Division League title with them.[2] He would then become a Hong Kong permanent resident before he played for the Hong Kong national team and played a major role in Hong Kong's World Cup Qualifiers in 1997. By 1998, he moved to other Hong Kong football teams Sing Tao and then Instant-Dict before he retired.

Sung Lin Yung
Personal information
Full name Song Lianyong (China PR)
Sung Lin Yung Stephen (Hong Kong)
Date of birth (1965-05-07) 7 May 1965
Place of birth Tianjin, China PR
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, striker
Youth career
1983 Tianjin II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1993 Tianjin
1993–1998 South China 87 (7)
1998–1999 Sing Tao 25 (7)
1999–2000 Instant-Dict 23 (3)
National team
1985 China U-21 7 (1)
1987 China 1 (0)
1997–1998 Hong Kong
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:06, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Sung.
Sung Lin Yung
Traditional Chinese宋連勇
Simplified Chinese宋连勇

Honours

South China AA

References
  1. "宋连勇". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. "回忆香港"国援"18年：拓荒者满堂彩 假球抹黑". sports.sohu.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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