Wong Chin Hung

Wong Chin Hung (Chinese: 黃展鴻; Jyutping: wong⁴ zin² hung⁴; born 2 March 1982) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a left back. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.

Wong Chin Hung

Personal information
Full name	Wong Chin Hung
Date of birth	(1982-03-02) 2 March 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Rangers (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Instant-Dict
2002–2003	Rangers	2	(0)
2003–2005	Fukien	25	(2)
2005–2007	Rangers	26	(2)
2007–2013	South China	57	(2)
2008	→ Pegasus (loan)	9	(4)
2013	Rangers	8	(0)
2013–2017	Eastern	24	(0)
2017–2018	Eastern District	4	(1)
2018–2020	Rangers	27	(5)
International career^‡
2008–2012	Hong Kong	13	(3)
Managerial career
2017–2018	Eastern (assistant coach)
2018–2023	Rangers
2023–	Rangers (assistant coach)
Medal record Representing Hong Kong East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2011

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.

Club career

Instant-Dict

Wong Chin Hung played at hard grounds at lunchtime when he was a teenager. He enjoys having the ball at this feet. At 16, he accompanied a school friend to a trial at Instant-Dict FC's youth team. His father then received a call from the club wanting to recruit him.^[1]

Rangers

Wong Chin Hung only received a monthly salary of HK$1,500 at Rangers. He had to work in renovation to make ends meet and did not play for two months. But Philip Lee of Rangers asked him to come back to football. He was selected to play in the indoor 5-a-side Hong Kong team and regained his love for football.^[2]

Pegasus

Wong Chin Hung was loaned to TSW Pegasus by South China for the 2008–09 season. On 12 October 2008, Wong Chin Hung scored a hat-trick as a left back in the 8–0 win against Tuen Mun Progoal.^[3]

South China

In the 2010 AFC Cup, Wong Chin Hung came on as a substitute and scored the winner against Muangthong United in the final minute in an ill-tempered match which saw both sides reduced to 10 men. The win meant South China and Muangthong both have 10 points from five games. But the Hong Kong side have a better head-to-head record following their 0–0 draw in Hong Kong.^[4]

Rangers

On 11 January 2013, Wong Chin Hung made a return to his former club Biu Chun Rangers from South China as a free transfer. On the same day, Biu Chun Rangers defender Chak Ting Fung was transferred to South China. The two deals were regarded as a player exchange.^[5]

Wong Chin Hung was also appointed as the team captain right after he joined Biu Chun Rangers.^[6]

Eastern

He refused to extend the contract with Biu Chun Rangers and made a transfer list request after the end of the 2012–13 season. On 1 June 2013, Wong joined newly promoted First Division club Eastern Salon for free.^[7]

He retired prior to the 2017–18 season to become an assistant coach at Eastern.^[8]

International career

Hong Kong U-23

At the 2009 East Asian Games, Wong Chin Hung was selected into the Hong Kong U23 as an over-age player after Chak Ting Fung was injured. He managed one goal and two assists through his corner kicks in the tournament.^[9] He also scored the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out in the final against Japan. (in Chinese)^[1]

Hong Kong

On 2 October 2011, Wong Chin Hung scored two goals for Hong Kong, one of them a re-taken penalty, in the 2011 Long Teng Cup game against Macau. Hong Kong won 5–1 in the end.^[10]

Personal life

Wong Chin Hung has had an uneasy relationship with his father, because he often injures himself and damages his footwear while playing football. His father once locked him up in their home to stop him from playing. He has also never attended any of his matches.^[1]

Honour

Club

South China

• Hong Kong First Division: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2009–10
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2010–11
• HKFA League Cup: 2007–08, 2010–11

Eastern

• Hong Kong First Division: 2015–16

Pegasus

• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2008–09

Individual

• 2009 East Asian Games Football Event: Gold

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 June 2011

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2005–06	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?
	2006–07	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?
	All	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?	? (?)	?
South China	2007–08	18 (0)	1	2 (0)	0	5 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	4 (2)	0	31 (2)	1
	All	18 (0)	1	2 (0)	0	5 (0)	0	2 (0)	0	4 (2)	0	31 (2)	1
TSW Pegasus	2008–09	9 (0)	4	4 (0)	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13 (0)	4
	All	9 (0)	4	4 (0)	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13 (0)	4
South China	2008–09	7 (0)	1	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	2 (1)	0	2 (2)	1	12 (3)	2
	2009–10	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	1 (0)	0	2 (0)	0
	All	26 (0)	2	2 (0)	0	6 (0)	0	4 (1)	0	7 (4)	0	45 (5)	3

International

As of 5 October 2011

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Scored	Competition
1	19 November 2008	Macau UST Stadium, Macau	Macau	9–1	0	Friendly
2	23 August 2009	World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	4–0	0	2010 EAFF Championship Semi-finals
3	27 August 2009	World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Guam	12–0	1	2010 EAFF Championship Semi-finals
4	18 November 2009	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Japan	0–4	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	11 February 2010	Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Japan	0–3	0	2010 East Asian Football Championship
6	14 February 2010	Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	China	0–2	0	2010 East Asian Football Championship
7	3 March 2010	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Yemen	0–0	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	9 February 2011	Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	0–2	0	Friendly
9	3 June 2011	Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong	Malaysia	1–1	0	Friendly
10	28 July 2011	Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong	Saudi Arabia	0–5	0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	30 September 2011	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Philippines	3–3	0	2011 Long Teng Cup
12	2 October 2011	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Macau	5–1	2	2011 Long Teng Cup
13	4 October 2011	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	6–0	0	2011 Long Teng Cup

References

1. (in Chinese)黃展鴻盼老父破例現場支持 打進世盃 朝媒: 09最大體育成就 Ta Kung Pao. 26 December 2009.
2. (in Chinese)做綠葉最Happy 陳偉豪黃展鴻不愛當主角 Ming Pao. 26 December 2009.
3. (in Chinese)星閃閃 後衞腳喜中三元 13 October 2008.
4. South China shock Muang Thong in AFC Cup Bangkok Post. 21 April 2010.
5. "翟廷峰加盟 黃展鴻離隊". Steven Lo's blog. 10 January 2012.
6. "翟廷峰投南華". Wen Wei Po. 11 January 2013.
7. "東方公佈下季大軍名單！". fanpiece.com. 11 June 2013.
8. "東方龍獅開操 梁守志預告新場地器材：一定做到成績！". HK01. Retrieved 11 July 2017. (in Chinese)
9. 黃展鴻要當決賽「最佳男主角」 Wen Wei Po. 12 December 2009.
10. (in Chinese)龍騰盃 陳七拾射門鞋炒澳門 Apple Daily. 3 October 2011.

External links

• Wong Chin Hung at HKFA