Cheng Siu Chung

Cheng Siu Chung
鄭兆聰

Personal information
Full name	Cheng Sin, Siu Chung
Date of birth	September 29, 1972 (1972-09-29) (age 39)
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).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.

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

1. ^ "2010世界杯速遞" (in Chinese). 1 June 2010. http://www.sinchew-i.com/sciEnt2/node/21755. Retrieved 17 August 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Cheng Siu Chung
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 September 1972
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death
Place of death