Cheng Siu Chung

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Cheng Siu Chung
鄭兆聰
Personal information
Full nameCheng Sin, Siu Chung
Date of birth (1972-09-29) 29 September 1972
Place of birthHong Kong
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing positionSriker / Defender
Club information
Current clubSouthern District
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1989–1990CS Uruguay
1990–1993LD Alajuelense
1993–1994Happy Valley
1994–1995Eastern
1995–1996LD Alajuelense
1996South China
1996–1998Instant-Dict
1998–2000South China
2000–2001Instant-Dict
2001–2002South China
2002–2003Happy Valley
2003–2005Kitchee
2006–presentSouthern District4(0)
National team
1988–1991Costa Rica U20
1997–2000Hong Kong9(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Siu Chung (Chinese: 鄭兆聰; Jyutping: zeng6 siu6 cung1, born 29 September 1972 in Hong Kong), is a football player, once holding the record for a Hong Kong transfer fee. Cheng moved to Costa Rica when he was 8 years old along with his parents and sister, and is fluent in Spanish and English as well as his native Cantonese. His father was a famous football player in Hong Kong, who played for Happy Valley before moving to Costa Rica. Cheng Siu Chung started his career in Costa Rica where he also represented Costa Rica for the youth level. He moved back to Hong Kong in the early 1990s. He played in a few teams in Hong Kong First Division League including Eastern, South China and Instant-Dict. He also played for the Hong Kong national football team.

Now he is a coach in Kitchee, but played for Southern District which in Hong Kong Third District Division League.

He moved from Alajuela to South China by a transfer fee of US$30,000 (about HK$234,000) in 1996.[citation needed] It has been the highest transfer fee record in Hong Kong First Division League. The record was broken in 2007 when South China bought Chan Wai Ho from Rangers by HK$400,000.

He served as a commentator for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the Cantonese subscription television network, Astro Wah Lai Toi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "2010世界杯速遞" (in Chinese). 1 June 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010. 
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