Ho Cheng Yau
Hong Kong footballer (1933–2016)
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Ho Cheng Yau (Chinese: 何祥友; 1933–2016) was a Hong Kong professional footballer. He represented Hong Kong in 1950s to 1960s.[1] Ho represented Hong Kong in 1954 and 1958 Asian Games.[2]
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| Date of birth | 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2016 (aged 82–83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1951–1955 | Sing Tao | ||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1970 | South China | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950s–1960s | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Ho also represented Hong Kong Chinese[3] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in Ho Ho Cup.[4] The team also consisted of Ho's South China team-mate Yiu Chuk Yin and Mok Chun Wa,[5] both Hong Kong-born Chinese footballers who represented Republic of China (Taiwan). Ho also played in 1961 Merdeka Tournament.[6]
Ho, Mok and Yiu were collectively known as the Three Aces of South China.[7]
Honours
South China
- Hong Kong First Division: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65
- Hong Kong Junior Shield: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1966–67
Hong Kong
- AFC Asian Cup: 3rd place, 1956[8][9]
