Yiu Cheuk Yin

Yiu Cheuk Yin
Personal information
Date of birth	3 July 1928
Place of birth	British Hong Kong
Date of death	1 February 2008 (aged 79)
Place of death	Hong Kong
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–1950	Kitchee
1950–1959	South China
1959–1961
1961–1963	Kitchee
1963–1965
1965–1967	Tung Sing
1967–1968	Rangers (HKG)
1968–1969	Yuen Long
National team
1954–1964	Republic of China
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yiu Cheuk Yin (or transliterated as Yiu Chuk Yin;^[2] 3 July 1928 – 1 February 2008) was a former Hong Kong footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Asian Games, AFC Asian Cup and in the Olympics,^[3] but spent his entire career in British Hong Kong, a colony of the British Empire.

Yiu also represented Hong Kong Chinese^[2]^[4] in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup.^[5]

Yiu, along with Mok Chun Wah and Ho Cheng Yau, was collectively known as the Three Aces of South China.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ""Treasure of Hong Kong Football" Yiu dies". South China Morning Post. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Hong Kong keep Cup". The Straits Times. Singapoire. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via archive of Singapore National Library.
^ "Yiu Cheuk Yin". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "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.

Yiu Cheuk Yin – FIFA competition record (archived)
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yiu Cheuk Yin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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Personal information

Date of birth	(1928-07-03)3 July 1928
Place of birth	British Hong Kong
Date of death	1 February 2008(2008-02-01) (aged 79)^[1]
Place of death	Hong Kong
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1950	Kitchee
1950–1959	South China
1959–1961
1961–1963	Kitchee
1963–1965
1965–1967	Tung Sing
1967–1968	Rangers (HKG)
1968–1969	Yuen Long
National team
1954–1964	Republic of China	37	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only