Au Wai Lun

Football player infobox
playername = Au Wai Lun
歐偉倫


fullname =
nickname =
height = 1.80 m
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|8|14
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Hong Kong
currentclub = Retired
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1988-89 1989-90 1990-93 1993-99 1999 1999-07
clubs = Tin Tin Eastern Ernest Borel South China Rangers South China
caps(goals) = ? (0) ? (3) ? (13) ? (52) ? (0) ? (46)
nationalyears = ?-2005
nationalteam = Hong Kong
nationalcaps(goals) = 40 (26)
ntupdate =
pcupdate = 7 March, 2007

Au Wai Lun (Chinese: 歐偉倫, born August 14, 1971 in Hong Kong) is a retired Hong Kong professional football player. He announced his retirement after unable to making a contract renewal with his last club South China in Hong Kong First Division League after 2006-07 season. He was considered to be one of the best strikers in Hong Kong.

He made his debut in Hong Kong First Division League for Tin Tin on 20 December, 1988, against Happy Valley. He was 17 years old at the time and the final result of the match 0-2.

He is the leading goal scorer in the current Hong Kong team, but has since retired from international football after an exhibition match with Manchester United on the 23 July 2005.

Au can be recognized easily by his hairstye - he sports peroxide-blond streaks in his locks. He wears the number 7 jersey for SCAA and is the captain of the team.

He is also remembered by his famous "cross passing during 1-on-1" in the final of 2002 Carlsberg Cup against Honduras. In the match, he received a pass from his teammate, and got a goal opportunity. However, he passed the ball back and did not shoot. Further jokes on this were developed after this incident.

Being a veteran striker, Au is valued for his international experience and his strong aerial ability. The 6' tall striker remains one of the best headers in the League.

In the season 2005-06, his good performance throughout the season could not prevent South China from finishing 7th in the league, with 2 points below the relegation line. He scored 8 league goals in the season (4th among all players, 1st among Hong Kong players).

Retirement

In the summer of 2007, after being offered a new contract with a salary cut by South China AA, he decided to retire. He claimed that the entire squad received new contracts with increments, but he was the only one with a salary cut. He thought the club was being unfair to him, who contributed for many years, even when the team performed so poor for several seasons.

Biography

After his retirement announcement, he was approached by Star Publishing and with the help of a professional writer, published his biography titled, "Lun . Football Biography" (倫．球傳).

Career Statistics

"As of 19 May, 2007"

References

* [http://www.goalgoalgoal.com/viewthread.php?tid=73242&extra=page%3D2 www.GoalGoalGoal.com] 現役球員各項統計 (in Chinese)

External links

* [http://www.keithng.com/image/AuWaiLun.gifThe Famous pass during 1-on-1]
* [http://www.hkfa.com/en/player_view.php?player_id=26 Player info on HKFA site]