Wan Chi Keung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (32 (18)) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wan.
Wan Chi Keung (Chinese: 尹志強; Jyutping: wan5 zi3 koeng4; 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]
Filmography
- The Executor (1981) - Wai
- One Way Only (1981) - Traffic Police Sergeant
- The Head Hunter (1982) - Kenny
- Funny Boys (1982)
- The Turning Point (1983)
- 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986) - Party guest
- Eastern Condors (1987) - Col Young's commando
- City Girl (1987)
- The Banquet (1991)
- Perfect Exchange (1993) - Lau Yiu Chor
- Don't Give a Damn (1995) - CID on the bus
- Candlelight's Woman (1995) - Wai
- Infernal Affairs (2002) - Officer Leung
- Infernal Affairs II (2003) - Superintendent Leung
- Infernal Affairs III (2003) - Superintendent Leung
- Moving Targets (2004) - Officer Lai
- When Beckham Met Owen (2004) - David's Father
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HK football star Wan Chi-keung dies". 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ↑ http://881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=202350
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Actress Michelle Yim's Boyfriend Dies". 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-02-16.