Mok Chun Wah
Hong Kong footballer
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Mok Chun Wah (also transliterated as Mok Chun Wa, born 5 May 1929) is a former professional footballer.[1] Born in British Hong Kong to ethnic Chinese parents, Mok represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) and spending his whole professional career in the Hong Kong leagues.
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Mok in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South China | |||
| International career | |||
| Republic of China | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Mok Chun Wah | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 莫振華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 莫振华 | ||||||||||
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Early life
On May 5, 1929, Mok was born in Hong Kong.
Club career
Mok was with Yiu Cheuk Yin and Ho Cheng Yau one of the "Three Aces" that formed the strikeforce of South China Athletic Association in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]
International career
He was part of the Republic of China (Taiwan) team that won the gold medals at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games.[3] He scored a goal in the 1960 Olympics.[4]
Mok also represented Hong Kong Chinese[5][6] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup;[7] in 1957, Mok also represented Hong Kong League XI in Merdeka Tournament, a friendly tournament; the team was almost entirely composed of the players of Eastern Sports Club, which was playing friendlies in the Asia-Pacific.[8] However, Mok was the only player to fly directly from Hong Kong as a non-Eastern player. That representative team, was in fact composed for 9 Hong Kong footballers that chose to represent Republic of China (Taiwan).[9] Mok was also selected to the 1961 edition as a member of Hong Kong League XI.[10]
Honours
Republic of China
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1954, 1958