Cheung Sai Ho

Cheung Sai Ho (27 August 1975 – 22 April 2011^[1]) was a Hong Kong professional footballer.

Cheung Sai Ho

Personal information
Full name	Cheung Sai Ho
Date of birth	(1975-08-27)27 August 1975
Place of birth	British Hong Kong
Date of death	22 April 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 35)
Place of death	Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	South China
1995–1996	Frankwell
1996–2008	Happy Valley	65	(5)
2008–2010	Wing Yee
2010–2011	Lam Pak
International career
1993–1995	Hong Kong U-23
1995–2007	Hong Kong	56	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung (蔣).

Cheung Sai Ho
Traditional Chinese	蔣世豪
Simplified Chinese	蒋世豪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎng Shìháo

International career

In the 1993 Gothia Cup, at the age of 18, Cheung scored the then fastest ever goal on record (2.8 seconds).

Cheung played his last game for Hong Kong during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2007, where he helped Hong Kong to defeat East Timor 2–3 away and 8–1 at home to advance to the next round.^[2] He officially announced his retirement from professional football in July 2008.^[3]

Death

On 22 April 2011, Cheung committed suicide at the age of 35 by jumping from his home in Tin Heng Estate. The police reported that he was having a dispute with his wife over money and love before the incident.^[4]

References

1. GoalGoalGoal – 蔣世豪-安息吧! 26 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Chinese)
2. – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. Ming Pao News, 開賽3秒入波 曾創世界紀錄 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
4. Sing Tao News, 蔣世豪墮樓亡隊友感震驚 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese) (From Yahoo! News, assessed on 22 April 2011)

External links

• Cheung Sai Ho at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tim O'Shea	Hong Kong national football team captain 1998–2003	Succeeded by Lee Wai Man