Fung Ka Ki (Chinese: 馮嘉奇; Jyutping: fung4 gaa1 kei4; born 19 September 1977) is a Hong Kong football coach and former professional footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fung Ka Ki | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right back Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Five-One-Seven | ||
| 1998–2001 | Instant-Dict | ||
| 2001–2004 | Buler Rangers | ||
| 2003–2004 | → Kitchee (loan) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Kitchee | ||
| 2006–2008 | Rangers (HKG) | ||
| 2008 | Fourway | ||
| 2009 | → Mutual (loan) | ||
| 2010 | Nailers Arms FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | Hong Kong U-23 | ||
| 1998 | Hong Kong | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Happy Valley (assistant coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lee Man | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2008 | |||
Club career
editFung was the team captain when he took part in 2000 Sydney Olympics Qualifiers, Rangers and Kitchee. He has also represented Hong Kong in FIFA international matches.
Managerial career
editBirmingham City
editIn 2010, Fung was hired by Birmingham City to be a financial officer following the takeover of the club by Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung. He was often spotted in the stands on matchdays, sitting behind Yeung.
Lee Man
editOn 3 July 2017, it was revealed that Fung would be hired as the head coach of Lee Man for the 2017–18 season.[1] On 10 April 2018, Fung confirmed that he had resigned with Lee Man in 8th place at the time.[2]
Personal information
editFung has been a football commentator in Cable TV Hong Kong since 2005, he mainly hosts programs for Bundesliga and Premier League.
During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Fung hosted the program "Around the World in 80 Days" for Cable TV Hong Kong. In the episode, Fung and his crew travelled and visited 6 continents and 32 World Cup finalist participating countries. It is believed that the duration of his around-the-world travel shooting is more than 100 days.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Fung hosted the program "Four Little Continues Strong" for Cable TV Hong Kong. In the episode, Fung and his crew focused on the passing of the Olympic torch relay in China. They visited and interviewed all the provinces throughout China.
Fung wrote and released a book, which is "Fung Ki's Football Journey", in August 2008. It is an autobiography of his life from his childhood days till 2008. It is published by Why Publishing. ISBN 978-962-678-532-4.[3]
References
edit- ^ "理文密密簽唔想再靠借？". on.cc. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "理文來季大搞 挖角飛馬3將 陳曉明或領軍". Ming Pao. Retrieved 10 April 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Search". www.etpress.com.hk (in Chinese).
External links
edit- Fung Ka Ki at HKFA