- Cheng Siu Chung
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Cheng Siu Chung
鄭兆聰Personal information Full name Cheng Sin, Siu Chung Date of birth September 29, 1972 Place of birth Hong Kong Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Sriker / Defender Club information Current club Southern District Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1990 CS Uruguay 1990–1993 LD Alajuelense 1993–1994 Happy Valley 1994–1995 Eastern 1995–1996 LD Alajuelense 1996 South China 1996–1998 Instant-Dict 1998–2000 South China 2000–2001 Instant-Dict 2001–2002 South China 2002–2003 Happy Valley 2003–2005 Kitchee 2006–present Southern District 4 (0) National team 1988–1991 Costa Rica U20 1997–2000 Hong Kong 9 (6) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Cheng Siu Chung (Chinese: 鄭兆聰, born 29 September 1972 in Hong Kong), is a football player, once holding the record for a Hong Kong transfer fee. Cheng moved to Costa Rica when he was 8 years old along with his parents and sister, and is fluent in Spanish and English as well as his native Cantonese. His father was a famous football player in Hong Kong, who played for Happy Valley before moving to Costa Rica. Cheng Siu Chung started his career in Costa Rica where he also represented Costa Rica for the youth level. He moved back to Hong Kong in the early 1990s. He played in a few teams in Hong Kong First Division League including Eastern, South China and Instant-Dict. He also played for the Hong Kong national football team.
Now he is a coach in Kitchee, but played for Southern District which in Hong Kong Third District Division League.
He moved from Alajuela to South China by a transfer fee of USD$30,000 (about HKD$234,000) in 1996.[citation needed] It has been the highest transfer fee record in Hong Kong First Division League. The record was broken in 2007 when South China bought Chan Wai Ho from Rangers by HKD$400,000.
He served as a commentator for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the Cantonese subscription television network, Astro Wah Lai Toi.[1]
References
- ^ "2010世界杯速遞" (in Chinese). 1 June 2010. http://www.sinchew-i.com/sciEnt2/node/21755. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
Hong Kong squad – 1998 Dynasty Cup Fourth Place 1 Leung Cheuk Cheung • 2 Leung Shing Kit • 3 Chan Hon Fai • 4 O'Shea (c) • 5 Kalkanov • 6 Ku Kam Fai • 7 Au Wai Lun • 8 Granger • 9 Tempest • 10 Cheng Siu Chung • 11 Lee Kin Wo • 12 Bredbury • 13 Leung Chi Wing • 14 Wong Wai Tak • 15 Lo Kai Wah • 16 Cheung Sai Ho • 17 Lok Kar Win • 18 Wai Kwan Lung • 19 McKeown • 20 Tam Wai Kwok • Coach: AraujoHong Kong Footballer of the Year 1978: Leung Nang Yan | 1979: Wu Kwok Hung | 1980: Wu Kwok Hung | 1981: Wu Kwok Hung | 1982: Wu Kwok Hung | 1983: Leung Sui Wing | 1984: Chan Wan Ngok | 1985: Lau Wing Yip | 1986: Leung Sui Wing | 1987: Ku Kam Fai | 1988: Chan Fat Chi | 1989: Chan Fat Chi | 1990: Santos | 1991: Santos | 1992: Chan Ping On | 1993: Lee Kin Wo | 1994: Lee Kin Wo | 1995: Tam Siu Wai | 1996: Cheng Siu Chung | 1997: Au Wai Lun | 1998: Kalkanov | 1999: Yau Kin Wai | 2000: Tomy | 2001: Cordeiro | 2002: McKeown | 2003: Lee Kin Wo | 2004: Fan Chun Yip | 2005: Cordeiro | 2006: Au Wai Lun | 2007: Li Haiqiang | 2008: Li Haiqiang | 2009: Lee Wai Lim | 2010: Chan Siu Ki | 2011: RobertoCategories:- Living people
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- Hong Kong First Division League players
- South China AA footballers
- Happy Valley AA footballers
- Kitchee SC players
- Instant-Dict players
- Hong Kong football managers
- 1972 births
- Hong Kong football biography stubs
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