Lai Sun Cheung
Hong Kong footballer
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| Intro | Hong Kong footballer | |
| Places | United Kingdom China | |
| was | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 September 1950, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China | |
| Death | 20 June 2010Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (aged 59 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Lai Sun Cheung (Chinese: 黎新祥; Jyutping: lai4 san1 coeng4, 1 September 1950 – 20 June 2010) was a Hong Kong football coach and former football player. He was the former head coach of Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong 08 and the Hong Kong under-23 football team.
Lai joined Hong Kong Rangers FC during his Form 4 secondary School. In 1969 & 1970 became Hong Kong Youth Team and had tournament in Japan. Then he represented Hong Kong.
From 2002 to 2006, then again in 2007, Lai coached the Hong Kong national football team.
On 20 June 2010, Lai died of lung cancer in Hong Kong, aged 59, after a one-year-battle with the disease