Wan Chi Keung

Wan Chi Keung

Personal information
Full name	Wan Chi Keung
Date of birth	1 May 1956(1956-05-01)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death	16 February 2010(2010-02-16) (aged 53)
Place of death	Hong Kong
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974–1983	South China
1983–1984	Seiko
1984–1985	HK Electric
1985–1986	Seiko		(1)
1986–1988	South China		(11)
1988–1989	Double Flower		(1)
National team
1974–1975	Hong Kong U19
1976–1986	Hong Kong
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Wan Chi Keung (Chinese:尹志強; May 1, 1956–February 16, 2010) was a soccer player, actor and businessman from Hong Kong.

Known as "Asia's top striker"^[1] Wan was a key player for the Hong Kong national football team in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for South China AA and Seiko (football) in the Hong Kong First Division League.^[2] After retirement, he became an actor. His most famous role was a senior police officer in the Infernal Affairs trilogy.^[3]

He had been dating veteran actress Michelle Yim for almost 30 years.^[3]

He was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the early 1990s but the condition improved over the years. On 16 February 2010, Wan died in Hong Kong.^[1][3]

Filmography

• The Executor (1981) - Wai
• One Way Only (1981) - Traffic Police Sergeant
• The Head Hunter (1982) - Kenny
• Funny Boys (1982)
• The Turning Point (1983)
• 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986) - Party guest
• Eastern Condors (1987) - Col Young's commando
• City Girl (1987)
• The Banquet (1991)
• The Sting II (1993) - Lau Yiu Chor
• Don't Give a Damn (1995) - CID on the bus
• Candlelight's Woman (1995) - Wai
• Infernal Affairs (2002) - Officer Leung
• Infernal Affairs II (2003) - Superintendent Leung
• Infernal Affairs III (2003) - Superintendent Leung
• Moving Targets (2004) - Officer Lai
• When Beckham Met Owen (2004) - David's Father

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "HK football star Wan Chi-keung dies". 2010-02-16. http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20100216/news_20100216_56_647744.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
2. ^ http://881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=202350
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Actress Michelle Yim's Boyfriend Dies". 2010-02-17. http://english.cri.cn/6666/2010/02/17/1261s550690.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 

External links

• Wan Chi Keung at the Internet Movie Database
• Wan Chi Keung at Hong Kong Movie DataBase

Persondata
Name	Wan, Chikeung
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1956-05-01
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death	2010-02-16
Place of death	Hong Kong