Yiu Cheuk Yin
Hong Kong footballer
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Yiu Cheuk Yin (or transliterated as Yiu Chuk Yin;[2] 3 July 1928 – 1 February 2008) was a former Hong Kong footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Asian Games, AFC Asian Cup and in the Olympics,[3] but spent his entire career in British Hong Kong, a colony of the British Empire.
Date of birth
3 July 1928
Place of birth
British Hong Kong
Date of death
1 February 2008 (aged 79)[1]
Place of death
Hong Kong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2008 (aged 79)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hong Kong | ||
| Position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Kitchee | ||
| 1950–1959 | South China | ||
| 1959–1961 | Tung Wah | ||
| 1961–1963 | Kitchee | ||
| 1963–1965 | Tung Wah | ||
| 1965–1967 | Tung Sing | ||
| 1967–1968 | Rangers (HKG) | ||
| 1968–1969 | Yuen Long | ||
| International career | |||
| 1954–1964 | Republic of China | 37 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Yiu Chuk Yin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 姚卓然 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姚卓然 | ||||||
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Yiu also represented Hong Kong Chinese[2][4] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup.[5]
Yiu, along with Mok Chun Wah and Ho Cheng Yau, was collectively known as the Three Aces of South China.[1]
Honours
Republic of China
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1954, 1958
