Fung King Cheong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Feng (馮).
Fung King Cheong
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-02-19)19 February 1907
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1949 South China
International career
China
?–1949 Hong Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Fung King Cheong
Traditional Chinese馮景祥
Simplified Chinese冯景祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFéng Jǐngxiáng
Wade–GilesFeng Ching Hsiang
Yale RomanizationFeng Jing Syang
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFung4 Ging2 Cheung4
JyutpingFung4 Ging2 Coeng4

Fung King Cheong (born 19 February 1907)[1] was a Chinese professional footballer who went to the 1936 and 1948 Olympics.[2] Fung spent his career in Guangzhou, China and Hong Kong. After the Chinese civil war, Fung remained in Hong Kong and never returned to mainland China to play or coach.

Club career

Fung had played for South China in 1932–33 season.[3] The team was split into A and B teams in the 1930s, and Fung belonged to South China "A" (Chinese: 南華南; lit. 'South China "South').[4] Fung retired in 1949.

International career

China

Fung represented China in two Olympics and was the only Chinese footballer to achieve that. However, he was an unused player in both editions. Lee Wai Tong, teammate of the 1936 edition (and in South China), selected Fung for the 1948 edition. Fung also played in the 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games, as well as a friendly tournament against Portugal in April 1935.[5]

Hong Kong (unofficial)

Fung also represented "Hong Kong Chinese" (Chinese: 華聯), an unofficial feeder team of China against "Great Britain (Hong Kong) military representative team" in January 1933, as a charity match for the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.[6] Fung scored a brace to win 2–0.[6] Fung also scored for the team against the Navy in a competition in 1936 (Chinese: 麗華杯), in which "Hong Kong Chinese" was the winner.[7]

He also represented Hong Kong in the Hong Kong–Shanghai Interport in 1935[8] and 1937.[9] The teams were not members of FIFA. In the 1937 match, the Hong Kong team was composed of ethnic Chinese including Fung and Lee as well as Western expatriates, while Shanghai was composed of Western expatriates only.[9]

In 1949, along with his "China" and South China teammate Chang King Hai and Hau Yung Sang, he was selected by Hong Kong against Saigon in the 1949 Hong Kong–Vietnam Interport.[10] However, as Hong Kong only became a member of FIFA after 1954, while Saigon was never a member, this match was not official either.

Coaching career

Personal life

Fung's sons were footballers, namely Fung Kee Wan (Chinese: 馮紀魂; Jyutping: Fung4 Gei2 Wan4), 馮紀良, 馮紀光, 馮紀棠.[11]

Kee Wan represented Hong Kong in the 1960 Pestabola Merdeka[12] and 1964 AFC Asian Cup.[13]

紀良 was married to a daughter of fellow footballer and coach Hsu King Shing.[14]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fung King Cheong Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Fung King Cheong". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "稱雄一世之南華竟為香港隊所敗". The Kung Sheung Daily News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Public Libraries. 7 November 1932.
  4. ^ "尋常杯足球賽". The Kung Sheung Daily News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Public Libraries. 20 January 1935.
  5. ^ "港滬津華隊同執國際足球牛耳中國隊昨以二比零敗葡萄牙". The Kung Sheung Daily News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Public Libraries. 22 April 1935.
  6. ^ a b "華聯隊大敗英國海陸軍". The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Public Libraries. 23 January 1933.
  7. ^ "華聯隊榮獲麗華杯". Chinese Mail (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 9 March 1936 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  8. ^ "港滬埠際足球賽". The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 28 January 1935 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  9. ^ a b "Colony soccer team favoured, but Shanghai are dangerous. Fung King Cheong must succeed, will Wilson find form?". The China Mail. Hong Kong. 10 February 1937 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Lai, Matthew (9 December 2015). "馮氏家族一門五傑 球星二代佼佼者". beyondnewsnet.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Pakistan leader says: Wait and see us". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 August 1960. Retrieved 12 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
  13. ^ RSSSF
  14. ^ "昔日球場戰友今作兒女親家 馮景祥之子娶許竟成之女". Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 7 June 1963 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.