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Fung King Cheong (born 19 February 1907)[1] was a Chinese professional footballer who played at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics.[2] Fung spent his career in Guangzhou, China and Hong Kong. After the Chinese civil war, Fung remained in Hong Kong and never returned to mainland China to play or coach.

Fung King Cheong

Personal information
Date of birth	(1907-02-19)19 February 1907
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
000?–1949	South China
National team
	China
000?–1949	Hong Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fung King Cheong
Traditional Chinese	馮景祥
Simplified Chinese	冯景祥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Féng Jǐngxiáng Wade–Giles Feng Ching Hsiang Yale Romanization Feng Jing Syang Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fung4 Ging2 Cheung4 Jyutping Fung4 Ging2 Coeng4

Club career

Fung had played for South China in 1932–33 season.[3] The team was split in to A and B team in the 1930s, and Fung belonged to South China "A" (Chinese: 南華南; lit. 'South China "South"').[4] Fung retired in 1949.

International career

China

Fung represented China in two Olympics and was the only Chinese footballer to achieve that. However, he was an unused player in the 1948 edition. Lee Wai Tong, teammate of the 1936 edition (and in South China), selected Fung for the 1948 edition. Fung also played in the 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games, as well as a friendly tournament against Portugal in April 1935.[5]

Hong Kong (unofficial)

Fung also represented "Hong Kong Chinese" (Chinese: 華聯), an unofficial feeder team of China against "Great Britain (Hong Kong) military representative team" in January 1933, as a charity match for the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.[6] Fung scored a brace to win 2–0.[6] Fung also scored for the team against the Navy in a competition in 1936 (Chinese: 麗華杯), in which "Hong Kong Chinese" was the winner.[7]

He also represented Hong Kong in the Hong Kong–Shanghai Interport in 1935[8] and 1937.[9] The teams were not members of FIFA. In the 1937 match, the Hong Kong team was composed of ethnic Chinese including Fung and Lee as well as Western expatriates, while Shanghai was composed of Western expatriates only.[9]

In 1949, along with his "China" and South China teammate Chang King Hai and Hau Yung Sang, he was selected by Hong Kong against Saigon in the 1949 Hong Kong–Vietnam Interport.[10] However, as Hong Kong only became a member of FIFA after 1954, while Saigon was never a member, this match was not official either.

Coaching career

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Personal life

Fung's sons were footballers, namely Fung Kee Wan (Chinese: 馮紀魂; Jyutping: Fung4 Gei2 Wan4), 馮紀良, 馮紀光, 馮紀棠.[11]

Kee Wan represented Hong Kong in the 1960 Pestabola Merdeka[12] and 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[13]

紀良 was married to a daughter of fellow footballer and coach Hsu King Shing.[14]

References

External links

• Fung King Cheong – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Fung King Cheong at WorldFootball.net

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