Wan Chi Keung Explained

Wan Chi Keung
Fullname:Wan Chi Keung
Birth Date:1956 5, df=y
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Death Place:Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Position:Forward
Years1:1974–1983
Years2:1983–1984
Years3:1984–1985
Years4:1985–1986
Years5:1986–1988
Years6:1988–1989
Clubs1:South China
Clubs2:Seiko
Clubs3:HK Electric
Clubs4:Seiko
Clubs5:South China
Clubs6:Double Flower
Goals4:1
Goals5:11
Goals6:1
Nationalyears1:1974–1975
Nationalteam1:Hong Kong U19
Nationalyears2:1976–1986
Nationalteam2:Hong Kong
Nationalcaps2:32
Nationalgoals2:18

Wan Chi Keung (; May 1, 1956 – February 16, 2010) was a Hong Kong professional footballer, actor and businessman.

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 and Seiko 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.

Wan had been dating veteran actress Michelle Yim for almost 30 years.[3]

Wan was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the early 1990s but the condition improved over the years. On 16 February 2010, Wan died in Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin.[1] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: HK football star Wan Chi-keung dies. 2010-02-16. 2010-02-16.
  2. Web site: 881903.com 商業電台 - 亞洲第一中鋒尹志強今早病逝 . 881903.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728133002/http://881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=202350 . 2011-07-28.
  3. News: Actress Michelle Yim's Boyfriend Dies. 2010-02-17. https://archive.today/20120709185502/http://english.cri.cn/6666/2010/02/17/1261s550690.htm. dead. July 9, 2012. 2010-02-16.