Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wan Chi Keung | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Date of death | 16 February 2010 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Hong Kong | ||
Playing position | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1974–1983 | South China | ||
1983–1984 | Seiko | ||
1984–1985 | HK Electric | ||
1985–1986 | Seiko | (1) | |
1986–1988 | South China | (11) | |
1988–1989 | Double Flower | (1) | |
National team | |||
1974–1975 | Hong Kong U19 | ||
1976–1986 | Hong Kong | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Wan Chi Keung (Chinese:尹志強; May 1, 1956–February 16, 2010) was a soccer player, actor and businessman from Hong Kong.
Known as "Asia's top striker"[1] Wan was a key player for the Hong Kong national football team in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for South China AA and Seiko (football) in the Hong Kong First Division League.[2] After retirement, he became an actor. His most famous role was a senior police officer in the Infernal Affairs trilogy.[3]
He had been dating veteran actress Michelle Yim for almost 30 years.[3]
He was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the early 1990s but the condition improved over the years. On 16 February 2010, Wan died in Hong Kong.[1][3]