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Full name | Chan Wai Ho | |||||||||||
Date of birth | April 24, 1982 | |||||||||||
Place of birth | Kwun Tong, Hong Kong | |||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
Playing position | Centre-back / Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||
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Current club | South China | |||||||||||
Number | 15 | |||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Rangers (HKG) | |||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
1998–1999 | Rangers (HKG) | |||||||||||
1999–2000 | O & YH Union | |||||||||||
2000–2007 | Rangers (HKG) | |||||||||||
2007–2010 | South China | 43 | (3) | |||||||||
2010 | Fourway Rangers | (3) | ||||||||||
2011– | South China | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||
2000–2010 | Hong Kong U-23 | 20 | (3) | |||||||||
2000– | Hong Kong | 46 | (4) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 6 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Traditional Chinese | 陳偉豪 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chan Wai Ho (Chinese: 陳偉豪; Jyutping: Can4 Wai5hou4, born April 24, 1982 ) is a centre back currently playing for Fourway Rangers in the Hong Kong First Division. He plays for Hong Kong national football team since 2000, and was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal. Hong Kong football fans commonly use Tai Ho as a nickname for him, and to identify him and Sai Ho Lee Chi Ho.
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Chan Wai Ho lived in Lok Wah Estate, Ngau Tau Kok when he was young[1] and he graduated in Maryknoll Vocational Evening Secondary School.[2] He move to player hostel of Hong Kong Rangers in Boundary Street when he was vocational apprenticeship of Rangers.[1]
His father decide him joined Hong Kong Rangers to be a vocational apprenticeship when Chan Wai Ho is 16 years old. He stayed in Rangers some month for a professional contract. However, Rangers gave him a contract after several twists and turns. At last, he was sent to first team few times only in this season.
In 1999–2000 season, Yee Hope chairman Joe Chan invited Chan Wai Ho to join his team. Chan really started his professional career in this season. His number of appearances did not increase after he joined the team, but van der Zouwen thought Chan Wai Ho was one of the best centre-back in Hong Kong and selected him in Hong Kong.[3]
In March 2004, Chan Wai Ho was suspended for 12 games after fighting along with 4 other Rangers players against Nan Shing Property FC players in a league match in Dongguan on 7 March 2004. The match was suspended and never completed.[4]
In 2006, it was rumoured that he has had a trial with English Premiership Club Reading and would played at the Madejski Stadium in the English Premiership. And in the year 2007, it was rumoured that he will join Birmingham City F.C. after Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung became the chairman and executive director of the club.
Chan Wai Ho's transfer fee to South China from Rangers is HK$400,000, which has broken the record of highest local transfer fee and highest transfer fee in Hong Kong First Division League. The highest local transfer fee record was kept by Tam Ah Fook when he moved to Ernest Borel from Happy Valley by HK$140,000 in 1992. The highest overall transfer fee was originally kept by Cheng Siu Chung Ricky when he moved from LD Alajuelense in Costa Rica to South China in 1994-95 season by a fee of US$30,000 (about HK$234,000).[5] But there is rumour in the media that the record has been broken by Chan Siu Ki's 2008 transfer from Kitchee to South China AA, which costed the Caroliners HK$800,000. The actual fee has not been disclosed.[6]
On 19 April 2007, it was released on HKFA webpage that Chan transferred to South China from Rangers.[7] His registration was just in time for him to represent the team to compete in Hong Kong FA Cup 2006-07. Chan was described by South China convenor Steven Lo to be the best Chinese centre back in Hong Kong.[8] He made his debut for South China on 20 April 2007 in the Hong Kong FA Cup First Round match against Wofoo Tai Po.
Chan Wai Ho wears no. 15 at South China AA to commemorate his former Rangers FC teammate Cheung Yiu Lun, who died in October 2003 in a traffic accident. He was not able to wear no. 15 at Rangers because the number was retired after Cheung's death.[9]
It is confirmed that he will join Fourway Rangers on 20 July 2010.[10] But rumours said that he would return to South China in January 2011.
Chan Wai Ho re-joined South China in the January 2011 transfer window. He felt his form dropped as he also had to work as a coach at Rangers FC. He signed a one and a half year contract.[11]
Chan Wai Ho scored the opening goal in the 2010-11 Hong Kong FA Cup final against Tai Po FC.[12]
Arie van der Zouwen selected him in Hong Kong national football team in 2000.
In June 2011, Chan Wai Ho was made captain of Hong Kong national football team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification matches against Saudi Arabia.[13]
Chan Wai Ho scored twice in the 2009 East Asian Games, against South Korea[14] in a group game and against North Korea in the semi-final. In the penalty shoot-out against North Korea, Chan Wai Ho also scored his penalty.[15]
Chan Wai Ho scored the winning goal for Hong Kong national under-23 football team against Uzbekistan national under-23 football team in the 2010 Asian Games. Hong Kong won the match 1:0.[16]
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* | Captain | FIFA match | non-FIFA match | U23 match |
Chan Wai Ho became a father on 9 August 2010 when his wife gave birth to a son. He accompanied his wife in the hospital in the morning, then attended the Hong Kong national football team training in the afternoon.[17]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1998-99 | Rangers (HKG) | First Division | – | |||||||||
1999-2000 | O & YH Union | First Division | – | |||||||||
2000-01 | Rangers (HKG) | First Division | – | |||||||||
2001-02 | – | |||||||||||
2002-03 | – | |||||||||||
2003-04 | – | |||||||||||
2004-05 | – | |||||||||||
2005-06 | – | |||||||||||
2006-07 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
South China | First Division | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
2007-08 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
2008-09 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
2009-10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
2010-11 | Rangers (HKG) | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
South China | First Division | ? | ||||||||||
2011-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | Hong Kong | |||||||||||
Career total |
National team | Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Captain |
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Hong Kong | O & YH Union | 2000–01 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rangers (HKG) | 2002–03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2003–04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
South China | 2007–08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
Rangers (HKG) | 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
Total | 43 | 3 | 6 |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Man Pei Tak |
Hong Kong Rangers F.C. captain 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Lam Ka Wai |
Preceded by Dega Júnior |
Hong Kong League XI captain 2010– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Paulo Henrique |
Hong Kong Rangers F.C. captain 2010 |
Succeeded by Jean-Jacques Kilama |
Preceded by Au Yeung Yiu Chung |
Hong Kong national under-23 football team captain 2010 |
Succeeded by Yapp Hung Fai |
Preceded by Li Haiqiang |
Hong Kong national football team captain 2011 |
Succeeded by Ng Wai Chiu |
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