Chan Yuk Chi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chan Yuk Chi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tai Po, Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yee Hope | |||
| Hong Kong Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002– | Tai Po | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:01, 26 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Chan Yuk Chi (Chinese: 陳旭智; Jyutping: can4 juk1 zi3, born 8 September 1984) is a Hong Kong professional football who plays as an defender for and captains Tai Po in Hong Kong First Division League. He has been a player for the club since 2002, when the team was first formed and started to play in Third District Division League.
Biography
Chan Yuk Chi was born in Hong Kong. He joined the youth team of Yee Hope and Hong Kong Rangers when he was in secondary school, but had chosen to give up his dreams on playing football and instead concentrated on studying due to the pressure of handling both sides.[1]
When the Third District Division League was formed, Tai Po Football Club joined the league and Chan Yuk Chi has been part of the team from that point. After finishing the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE), Chan Yuk Chi continued his studies in Computer Science (not his first choice in JUPAS, which was Sports Science and Physical Education at Chinese University of Hong Kong) at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree three years later.
During Chan Yuk Chi's time at university, he shared his time between studying and football again. After living in school dormitory for the first semester, Chan Yuk Chi moved back home for the rest of his university time, as it was more convenient to attend the Tai Po FC training sessions held in Tai Po. He also took up the responsibilities of a coach in the training sessions, as he is also a HKFA “C” Licence Coach.[2][3]
At the time he graduated from the university, Tai Po Football Club obtained promotion from the 2nd division to the 1st Division and he became a professional football player since then(which is unusual in Hong Kong as the common recognised declining of Hong Kong Football). He told the media that he would as least take part in professional football for 2 years to see if he would be capable to achieve something in football.[4] He has also mentioned on several occasions that being a professional football player was his dream, including in a conversation with Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[5]
Although not a guaranteed starter at Tai Po since the club was promoted, in his first 1st Division season Chan Yuk Chi still kept the captaincy and also experienced large portions of game minutes and many starting games, including playing and skippering the whole 90 minutes of the match in which Tai Po won against multiple cup winners Kitchee 2–1, where defender Joel scored the winner in the 90th minute from a direct free kick. He played for the club in 19 matches in total in the first season.
Apart from being a full-time player, Chan Yuk Chi is now also an assistant secretary at the club.[6]
Honours
- Hong Kong Third District Division League Championship 2003–04
- Hong Kong Second Division League 1st runner up 2005–06
See also
References
- ↑ Wofoo Tai Po – Football can fulfill dreams (和富大埔—足可圓夢)，Wofoo Social Enterprises，2007，"Chan Yuk Chi – The Football Dream of university graduate" (陳旭智—大學生的足球夢) p.12-19 ISBN 978-988-99851-1-0
- ↑ 〈大埔足球隊諗計續命〉,太陽報 , 20 April 2006
- ↑ 〈NOW 新聞台 陳旭智火炬傳遞後接受訪問〉,Tai Po Football Club Official Website
- ↑ 〈大學畢業做波牛〉,明報 , 9 September 2006
- ↑ 〈從差利卓別靈到和富大埔〉,特首網誌 , 29 November 2007
- ↑ 〈大學生陳旭智「訓身」投入〉,蘋果日報 , 1 August 2006
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