Wong Chin Hung (Chinese: 黃展鴻; Jyutping: wong4 zin2 hung4; born 2 March 1982 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional football player who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.
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Full name | Wong Chin Hung | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1982-03-02) 2 March 1982 (age 40) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Rangers (Head coach) | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2001–2002 | Instant-Dict | ||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Rangers | ||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Fukien | ||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Rangers | ||||||||||||
2007–2013 | South China | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||
2008 | → Pegasus (loan) | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||
2013 | Rangers | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013–2017 | Eastern | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||
2018–2020 | Rangers | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Hong Kong | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Eastern (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||
2018– | Rangers | ||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2011 |
He mostly played as a left back.
Wong Chin Hung played at hard grounds at lunchtime when he was a teenager. He enjoys having the ball at this feet. At 16, he accompanied a school friend to a trial at Instant-Dict FC's youth team. His father then received a call from the club wanting to recruit him.[1]
Wong Chin Hung only received a monthly salary of HK$1,500 at Rangers F.C.. He had to work in renovation to make ends meet and did not play for two months. But Philip Lee of Rangers asked him to come back to football. He was selected to play in the indoor 5-a-side Hong Kong team and regained his love for football.[2]
Wong Chin Hung was loaned to TSW Pegasus by South China for the 2008–09 season. On 12 October 2008, Wong Chin Hung scored a hat-trick as a left back in the 8:0 win against Tuen Mun Progoal.[3]
In the 2010 AFC Cup, Wong Chin Hung came on as a substitute and scored the winner against Muangthong United in the final minute in an ill-tempered match which saw both sides reduced to 10 men. The win meant South China and Muangthong both have 10 points from five games. But the Hong Kong side have a better head-to-head record following their 0–0 draw in Hong Kong.[4]
On 11 January 2013, Wong Chin Hung made a return to his former club Biu Chun Rangers from South China as a free transfer. On the same day, Biu Chun Rangers defender Chak Ting Fung was transferred to South China. The two deals were regarded as a player exchange.[5]
Wong Chin Hung was also appointed as the team captain right after he joined Biu Chun Rangers.[6]
He refused to extend the contract with Biu Chun Rangers and made a transfer list request after the end of the 2012–13 season. On 1 June 2013, Wong joined newly promoted First Division club Eastern Salon for free.[7]
He retired prior to the 2017–18 season to become an assistant coach at Eastern.[8]
At the 2009 East Asian Games, Wong Chin Hung was selected into the Hong Kong U23 as an over-age player after Chak Ting Fung was injured. He managed one goal and two assists through his corner kicks in the tournament.[9] He also scored the last penalty in the penalty shoot-out in the final against Japan. (in Chinese)[1]
On 2 October 2011, Wong Chin Hung scored two goals for Hong Kong, one of them a re-taken penalty, in the 2011 Long Teng Cup game against Macau. Hong Kong won 5–1 in the end.[10]
Wong Chin Hung has had an uneasy relationship with his father, because he often injures himself and damages his footwear while playing football. His father once locked him up in their home to stop him from playing. He has also never attended any of his matches.[1]
As of 3 June 2011
Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers | 2005–06 | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? |
2006–07 | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | |
All | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | ? (?) | ? | |
South China | 2007–08 | 18 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 31 (2) | 1 |
All | 18 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 31 (2) | 1 | |
TSW Pegasus | 2008–09 | 9 (0) | 4 | 4 (0) | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 (0) | 4 |
All | 9 (0) | 4 | 4 (0) | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 (0) | 4 | |
South China | 2008–09 | 7 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 12 (3) | 2 |
2009–10 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | |
All | 26 (0) | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 45 (5) | 3 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
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1 | 19 November 2008 | Macau UST Stadium, Macau | ![]() |
9–1 | 0 | Friendly |
2 | 23 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
4–0 | 0 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-finals |
3 | 27 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
12–0 | 1 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-finals |
4 | 18 November 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
5 | 11 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
6 | 14 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
7 | 3 March 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
8 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
9 | 3 June 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
10 | 28 July 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–5 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 30 September 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
3–3 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
12 | 2 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
5–1 | 2 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
13 | 4 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
6–0 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
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