Cheung Sai Ho

Cheung Sai Ho

Personal information
Full name	Cheung Sai Ho
Date of birth	(1975-08-27)27 August 1975
Place of birth	British Hong Kong
Date of death	22 April 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 35)
Place of death	Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	South China
1995–1996	Frankwell
1996–2008	Happy Valley	65	(5)
2008–2010	Wing Yee
2010–2011	Lam Pak
International career
1993–1995	Hong Kong U-23
1995–2007	Hong Kong	56	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung (蔣).

Cheung Sai Ho
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔣世豪
Simplified Chinese	蒋世豪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎng Shìháo
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	Tưởng Thế Hào

Cheung Sai Ho (Chinese: 蔣世豪; 27 August 1975 – 22 April 2011^[1]) was a Hong Kong professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

In July 2008, Cheung officially announced his retirement from professional football.^[2]

International career

In the 1993 Gothia Cup, at the age of 18, Cheung scored the then fastest ever goal on record (2.8 seconds).

On 28 October 2007, Cheung played his last game for Hong Kong during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, where he helped Hong Kong to defeat East Timor 2–3 away and 8–1 at home to advance to the next round.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 February 2003	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Mongolia	4–0	10–0	2003 East Asian Football Championship
2.				5–0
3.				10–0
4.	10 November 2003	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Thailand	1–0	2–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	11 March 2005	Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	5–0	5–0	2005 East Asian Football Championship
6.	28 October 2007	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	East Timor	3–0	8–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Death

On 22 April 2011, Cheung committed suicide at the age of 35 by jumping from his home in Tin Heng Estate. The police reported that he was having a dispute with his wife over money and love before the incident.^[4]

References

1. GoalGoalGoal – 蔣世豪-安息吧! Archived 26 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Chinese)
2. Ming Pao News, 開賽3秒入波 曾創世界紀錄 Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
3. Cheung Sai Ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. Sing Tao News, 蔣世豪墮樓亡隊友感震驚 Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese) (From Yahoo! News, assessed on 22 April 2011)

External links

• Cheung Sai Ho at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ku Kam Fai	Hong Kong national football team captain 1998–1999	Succeeded by Lee Kin Wo
Preceded by Lee Kin Wo	Hong Kong national football team captain 1999–2001	Succeeded by Yau Kin Wai
Preceded by Lee Wai Man	Hong Kong national football team captain 2007	Succeeded by Cristiano Cordeiro