Chang King Hai

Chang King Hai (1917 16 August 1973), also romanizated as Cheong Kam-hoi,[1] was a Chinese professional footballer who played at the 1948 Olympics.[2]

Chang King Hai
Traditional Chinese張金海
Simplified Chinese张金海

Career

Born and started his career in Shanghai, he moved to Hong Kong, in the British Empire due to the Second Sino-Japanese War.[3]:14 He was a player of Eastern in the 1939–40 season.[1]

Chang represented China at the 1948 Olympics. He also represented Hong Kong in 1949 Hong Kong–Vietnam Interport against Saigon in 1949.[4] Both teams were not a member of FIFA at that time.

Personal life

His sons Cheung Chi Doy and Cheung Chi Wai were born in Hong Kong, but represented Republic of China (Taiwan), instead of Hong Kong or People's Republic of China.[5]

References

  1. "Brilliant display by Hsu King-Seng". The China Mail. Hong Kong. 1 April 1940 via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.
  2. "Chang King Hai". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. 李峻嶸 (2015). 足球王國:戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. ISBN 9789620437823.
  4. 新春佳節足球大賽香港對抗西貢. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 29 January 1949 via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.
  5. "張學潤評父偷竊". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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