Ho Ying Fun
Hong Kong footballer
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Ho Ying Fun (1921 – 21 October 2012) was a professional footballer and football manager.[2] Born in Hong Kong, he represented Republic of China in 1948 Olympics[3][4] and Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1954, 1958 Asian Games, as well as 1956 and 1960 AFC Asian Cup.[5] Ho also represented Hong Kong League XI in Merdeka Tournament, a friendly tournament in 1957.[6]
Date of birth
1921
Place of birth
British Hong Kong
Date of death
21 October 2012[1]
Place of death
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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| Date of birth | 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 October 2012[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 194? | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | China Olympic | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1960 | Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960s | Laos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 何應芬 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 何应芬 | ||||||
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After retirement, he coached Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1966 Pestabola Merdeka.[5] He also coached Laos[1][7] and Hong Kong.
Honours
Republic of China
- AFC Asian Cup: 3rd place, 1960[8][9]
- Asian Games: Gold medal, 1954,[10] 1958[11]
