Gerard Ambassa Guy (Chinese: 卓卓; born 21 September 1978), nicknamed JJ (Chinese: 卓卓), is a Cameroonian-born Hong Kong association football coach and former professional player who currently as an amateur plays for Hong Kong Third Division club King Mountain.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerard Ambassa Guy | ||
Date of birth | (1978-09-21) 21 September 1978 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | King Mountain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ? | (?) |
1997 | Foshan Fosti F.C. | ? | (?) |
1997–1999 | Rangers (HKG) | ? | (?) |
1999–2000 | Instant-Dict | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | O & YH Union | 36 | (3) |
2001–2007 | Happy Valley | 54 | (22) |
2007 | Persija Jakarta | 0 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Happy Valley | 37 | (3) |
2009–2010 | South China | 11 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Pegasus (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2011 | Sun Hei | 8 | (1) |
2013 | Enfield City Falcons | 10 | (0) |
2014 | Playford City Patriots | 11 | (2) |
2015 | Elizabeth Grove Soccer Club | ||
2016 | Shenzhen Baoxin | ||
2016–2017 | Biun Chun Glory Sky | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Kowloon City | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Ravia King Mountain | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1997–1999 | Cameroon U23 | ||
2006–2011 | Hong Kong | 29 | (6) |
Teams managed | |||
2015–2016 | Playford City Patriots | ||
2017–2018 | Rangers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2011 |
He played for Happy Valley, Yee Hope, Instant-Dict, Hong Kong Rangers, South China, Pegasus and Sun Hei in the past.
He is also a football coach currently.
Gerard first arrived in Hong Kong to play for Rangers. Subsequently he played for Instant-Dict, O & YH Union, Happy Valley AA and in 2009 joined South China AA.
In 2009, he joined South China. He scored in the 5:4 away defeat to Neftchi Farg'ona in the quarter finals 1st leg.[1] Then he scored a last minute away goal in the 1:2 semi-final defeat by Kuwait SC in the 2009 AFC Cup, thus setting up a crucial home game for South China in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Stadium was packed for the second leg match on 21 October 2009 but South China lost 0:1.[2]
He joined TSW Pegasus on loan from South China AA in the summer of 2010. On 23 September 2009, Gerard Ambassa Guy was sent off in a league game after two bookable offenses, but TSW Pegasus won 4:0 over Citizen.[3]
On 1 March 2011, Gerard scored with a header to help TSW Pegasus secure a 2:1 win over Song Lam Nghe An in the 2011 AFC Cup group game away in Vietnam.[4]
On 23 July 2010, the Cameroonian-born Hong Kong footballer arrived in Kolkata for a trial with Indian club Mohun Bagan as an Asian origin player.[5]
Gerard joined Sun Hei for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season.[6]
On 4 December 2017, Guy took over as manager of Rangers after Dejan Antonić's departure from the club.[7]
Gerard Ambassa Guy became a member of the Hong Kong National Football Team after he had spent more than seven years in Hong Kong and gained Hong Kong citizenship. He took part in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship semi-finals tournament in Kaoshiung and received the Most Valuable Player award.
As of 30 August 2009
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Senior Shield | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Happy Valley | 2001-02 | ? | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2002-03 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 23 | 16 | |
2003-04 | ? | 7 | ? | 1 | ? | 2 | ? | 2 | ? | 3 | 24 | 15 | |
2004-05 | ? | 3 | ? | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
2005-06 | 7 (1) | 2 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 4 (1) | 2 | 20 (1) | 4 | |
2006-07 | 12 (1) | 7 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 2 | 5 (0) | 3 | 22 (1) | 14 | |
Total | |||||||||||||
Persija Jakarta | 2007-08 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Total | |||||||||||||
Happy Valley | 2007-08 | 13 (1) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | - | - | 19 (1) | 0 |
2008-09 | 20 (2) | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | - | - | 24 (2) | 4 | |
Total | 33 (3) | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 1 | - | - | 43 (3) | 4 | |
South China | 2009-10 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 2 | 8 (0) | 2 |
Total | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 2 | 8 (0) | 2 | |
All | ? | ? |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
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1 | 29 January 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2006 Carlsberg Cup |
2 | 1 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2006 Carlsberg Cup |
3 | 15 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–1 | 1 | Friendly |
4 | 18 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–2 | 1 | Friendly |
5 | 22 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 | 1 March 2006 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 12 August 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–2 | 0 | Friendly |
8 | 16 August 2006 | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
2–2 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
9 | 6 September 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
10 | 11 October 2006 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
11 | 15 November 2006 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–0 | 2 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
12 | 1 June 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | Friendly |
13 | 10 June 2007 | So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | 2007 Hong Kong–Macau Interport |
14 | 19 June 2007 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary |
15 | 21 June 2007 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau | ![]() |
15–1 | 1 | 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary |
16 | 24 June 2007 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary |
17 | 18 November 2007 | Macau UST Stadium, Macau | ![]() |
9–1 | 0 | Friendly |
18 | 14 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Friendly |
19 | 21 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–3 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
20 | 28 January 2009 | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
21 | 23 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
4–0 | 1 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-Final |
22 | 25 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-Final |
23 | 27 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
12–0 | 0 | 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-Final |
24 | 18 November 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
25 | 7 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–5 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
26 | 11 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
27 | 14 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
28 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–7 | 0 | Friendly |
29 | 9 February 2011 | Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | Friendly |