Szeto Man Chun
Szeto Man Chun (Chinese: 司徒文俊; Jyutping: si1 tou4 man4 zeon3; born 5 June 1975) is a Hongkonger football coach and former professional footballer. He was a member of the board of directors at EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic and the club was put into administration before 30 days had elapsed on the purchase by Next Leader Fund L.P. .
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Szeto Man Chun | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic (director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Voicelink | ? | (?) |
| 1994–1998 | Happy Valley | ? | (?) |
| 1998–1999 | Sai Kung Friends | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2000 | Sai Kung | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2001 | Orient & Yee Hope Union | ? | (?) |
| 2001–2004 | South China | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2008 | Kitchee | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2010 | Eastern | 22 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Hoi Fan | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2007 | Hong Kong | 45 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2016 | Hong Kong (team manager) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Eastern (assistant coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | ||
| 2018 | Eastern (team manager) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eastern (deputy director) | ||
| 2020– | Wigan Athletic (director) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2020 | |||
Playing career
National team
He has played for the Hong Kong national football team for more than 8 years. In his football career, he played a lot of games with various national teams around the world, such as Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and so on. He also played invitation matches with Liverpool F.C and Real Madrid etc. He retired after the season 2009/2010.
Coaching career
He has started his coaching career during his footballing career. Since 2007, he was one of the coaches of the Hong Kong National Youth Team.
On 27 May 2017, Eastern chairman announced Szeto as Chan Yuen Ting's successor as their manager.[1] He resigned less than a year later on 19 January 2018 due to a poor results.[2]
Executive career
On 4 June 2020, Wigan Athletic announced the takeover of the club by Next Leader Fund L.P. had been completed. Szeto, who was a friend of Next Leader Fund's General Partner, Au Yeung Wai Kay, was named as a director of the club as part of the takeover.[3] Less than a month later he voted them into administration.[4]
Commentator career
He began his commentator career at January 2007 in Hong Kong Cable TV.
References
- Chan, Kin-wa. "History-making Chan Yuen-ting full of tears as she steps down as Eastern coach". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- Chan, Kin-wa. "Eastern boss Szeto Man-Chun walks after Kitchee thrashing as Lee Kin-wo steps up for crucial AFC Champions League tie". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Following approval from the EFL, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the shareholders of International Entertainment Corporation (IEC), the transaction to sell the majority shareholdings of the Wigan Athletic Group to Next Leader Fund L.P. has now completed.Appointed administrators on 1st July 2020". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- Conn, David (2 July 2020). "Brutal and bizarre: the story of how Wigan collapsed into administration | David Conn". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
External links
- Szeto Man Chun at HKFA
- Szeto Man Chun – FIFA competition record
- Profile at kitchee.com (in Chinese)