 Mok in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| South China | |||
| International career | |||
| Republic of China | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Mok Chun Wah | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 莫振華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 莫振华 | ||||||||||
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Mok Chun Wah (also transliterated as Mok Chun Wa, born 5 May 1929) is a former professional footballer. [1] Born in British Hong Kong to ethnic Chinese parents, Mok represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) and spending his whole professional career in the Hong Kong leagues.
Early life
On May 5, 1929, Mok was born in Hong Kong.
Club career
Mok was with Yiu Cheuk Yin and Ho Cheng Yau one of the "Three Aces" that formed the strikeforce of South China Athletic Association in the 1950s and 1960s. [2]
International career
He was part of the Republic of China (Taiwan) team that won the gold medals at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games. [3] He scored a goal in the 1960 Olympics. [4]
Mok also represented Hong Kong Chinese [5] [6] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup; [7] in 1957, Mok also represented Hong Kong League XI in Merdeka Tournament, a friendly tournament; the team was almost entirely composed of the players of Eastern Sports Club, which was playing friendlies in the Asia-Pacific. [8] However, Mok was the only player to fly directly from Hong Kong as a non-Eastern player. That representative team, was in fact composed for 9 Hong Kong footballers that chose to represent Republic of China (Taiwan). [9] Mok was also selected to the 1961 edition as a member of Hong Kong League XI. [10]
Honours
Republic of China
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1954, 1958
References
- ^ "Mok Chun Wah". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "'Treasure of Hong Kong Football' Yiu dies". South China Morning Post. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ 何長發 (5 June 2012). 無足球意識還談啥大計畫. 發哥論球 column. ETtoday (in Chinese). Eastern Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Italy - Taiwan 4:1". FIFA. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong keep Cup". The Straits Times. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
- ^ "和和杯足球賽港華蟬聯三屆冠軍七比二擊敗馬華隊觀眾達一萬七千人". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). Singapore. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
- ^ "Ho Ho Cup and Por Yen Cup". RSSSF. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Socceroo B Matches for 1957". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ 李, 峻嶸 (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Books preview.
- ^ 足總補選兩將赴默迪卡作賽. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 15 July 1961. p. 12 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
External links
- Mok Chun Wah – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mok Chun Wah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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- 1929 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Taiwanese men's footballers
- South China AA players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Olympic footballers for Taiwan
- Chinese Taipei men's international footballers
- Chinese Taipei men's international footballers from Hong Kong
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Men's association football forwards
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Mok in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | British Hong Kong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| South China | |||
| International career | |||
| Republic of China | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Mok Chun Wah | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 莫振華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 莫振华 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Mok Chun Wah (also transliterated as Mok Chun Wa, born 5 May 1929) is a former professional footballer. [1] Born in British Hong Kong to ethnic Chinese parents, Mok represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) and spending his whole professional career in the Hong Kong leagues.
Early life
On May 5, 1929, Mok was born in Hong Kong.
Club career
Mok was with Yiu Cheuk Yin and Ho Cheng Yau one of the "Three Aces" that formed the strikeforce of South China Athletic Association in the 1950s and 1960s. [2]
International career
He was part of the Republic of China (Taiwan) team that won the gold medals at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games. [3] He scored a goal in the 1960 Olympics. [4]
Mok also represented Hong Kong Chinese [5] [6] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup; [7] in 1957, Mok also represented Hong Kong League XI in Merdeka Tournament, a friendly tournament; the team was almost entirely composed of the players of Eastern Sports Club, which was playing friendlies in the Asia-Pacific. [8] However, Mok was the only player to fly directly from Hong Kong as a non-Eastern player. That representative team, was in fact composed for 9 Hong Kong footballers that chose to represent Republic of China (Taiwan). [9] Mok was also selected to the 1961 edition as a member of Hong Kong League XI. [10]
Honours
Republic of China
- Asian Games Gold medal: 1954, 1958
References
- ^ "Mok Chun Wah". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "'Treasure of Hong Kong Football' Yiu dies". South China Morning Post. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ 何長發 (5 June 2012). 無足球意識還談啥大計畫. 發哥論球 column. ETtoday (in Chinese). Eastern Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Italy - Taiwan 4:1". FIFA. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong keep Cup". The Straits Times. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
- ^ "和和杯足球賽港華蟬聯三屆冠軍七比二擊敗馬華隊觀眾達一萬七千人". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). Singapore. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
- ^ "Ho Ho Cup and Por Yen Cup". RSSSF. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Socceroo B Matches for 1957". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ 李, 峻嶸 (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Books preview.
- ^ 足總補選兩將赴默迪卡作賽. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 15 July 1961. p. 12 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
External links
- Mok Chun Wah – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mok Chun Wah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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- 1929 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Taiwanese men's footballers
- South China AA players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Olympic footballers for Taiwan
- Chinese Taipei men's international footballers
- Chinese Taipei men's international footballers from Hong Kong
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Men's association football forwards