Sung Lin Yung

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Sung Lin Yung
Personal information
Full name	Song Lianyong (China PR) Sung Lin Yung Stephen (Hong Kong)
Date of birth	(1965-05-07) 7 May 1965
Place of birth	Tianjin, China PR
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender, midfielder, striker
Youth career
1983	Tianjin II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1984-1993	Tianjin
1993–1998	South China	87	(7)
1998–1999	Sing Tao	25	(7)
1999–2000	Instant-Dict	23	(3)
National team
1985	China U-21	7	(1)
1987	China	1	(0)
1997–1998	Hong Kong
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:06, 7 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sung.

Sung Lin Yung (simplified Chinese: 宋连勇; traditional Chinese: 宋連勇, also named Song Lianyong, born 7 May 1965 in Tianjin) is a retired Chinese football player who represented the Hong Kong football team. Starting his career in China he played for the Chinese U-20 and the Chinese Olympic team before he established himself with Chinese top tier side Tianjin where he played as a forward.^[1] Moving away from China he joined Hong Kong football team South China and became their utility player playing anywhere on the field, though he spent most of time as a defensive midfielder where he had a successful time with them winning several cups and the 1996–97 Hong Kong First Division League title with them.^[2] He would then become a Hong Kong permanent resident before he played for the Hong Kong national team and played a major role in Hong Kong's World Cup Qualifiers in 1997. By 1998, he moved to other Hong Kong football teams Sing Tao and then Instant-Dict before he retired.

Honours

South China AA

Hong Kong First Division League: 1996–97
Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1995–96, 1996–97
Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: 1993–94, 1997–98
Hong Kong FA Cup: 1995–96

References

↑ "宋连勇". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
↑ "回忆香港“国援”18年：拓荒者满堂彩假球抹黑". sports.sohu.com. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

External links

Sung Lin Yung at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile (Chinese)

v t e 1996–97 Hong Kong Top Footballer

GK: Werner Kooistra DF: Chan Chi Keung DF: Tim O'Shea DF: Ku Kam Fai DF: Aurélio DF: Sung Lin Yung MF: Lo Kai Wah MF: Wu Qunli MF: Cheng Siu Chung FW: Au Wai Lun FW: Tim Bredbury

v t e Hong Kong squad – 1998 Asian Games

1 Chung Ho Yin 2 Yau Kin Wai 3 Leung Chi Wing 4 Wong Wai Tak 5 Poon Yiu Cheuk 6 Lo Kai Wah 7 Au Wai Lun 8 Cheung Sai Ho (c) 9 Sung Lin Yung 10 Poon Man Chun 11 Yeung Hei Chi 12 Kwok Yue Hung 13 Fung Ka Ki 14 Chu Siu Kei 15 Cheung Yiu Lun 16 Lai Kai Cheuk 17 Fan Chun Yip 18 Sham Kwok Pui Coach: Araújo

Persondata
Name	Sung, Lin Yung
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese footballer
Date of birth	7 May 1965
Place of birth	Tianjin, China
Date of death
Place of death

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