Yiu Cheuk Yin
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-07-03)3 July 1928
Place of birth British Hong Kong
Date of death 1 February 2008(2008-02-01) (aged 79)[1]
Place of death Hong Kong
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950 Kitchee
1950–1959 South China
1959–1961 Tung Wah
1961–1963 Kitchee
1963–1965 Tung Wah
1965–1967 Tung Sing
1967–1968 Rangers (HKG)
1968–1969 Yuen Long
International career
1954–1964 Republic of China 37 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Yiu Chuk Yin
Traditional Chinese姚卓然
Simplified Chinese姚卓然

Yiu Cheuk Yin (or transliterated as Yiu Chuk Yin;[2] 3 July 1928 – 1 February 2008) was a former Hong Kong footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Asian Games, AFC Asian Cup and in the Olympics,[3] but spent his entire career in British Hong Kong, a colony of the British Empire.

Yiu also represented Hong Kong Chinese[2][4] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup.[5]

Yiu, along with Mok Chun Wah and Ho Cheng Yau, was collectively known as the Three Aces of South China.[1]

Honours

Republic of China

References

  1. ^ a b ""Treasure of Hong Kong Football" Yiu dies". South China Morning Post. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong keep Cup". The Straits Times. Singapoire. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via archive of Singapore National Library.
  3. ^ "Yiu Cheuk Yin". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ^ "和和杯足球賽港華蟬聯三屆冠軍七比二擊敗馬華隊觀眾達一萬七千人". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). Singapore. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
  5. ^ "Ho Ho Cup and Por Yen Cup". RSSSF. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

Formosa football squad – 1960 Summer Olympics
Republic of China squad – 1960 AFC Asian Cup third place
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