Chan Wai Ho
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| Full name | Chan Wai Ho | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1982 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kwun Tong, Hong Kong | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back / Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||
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Current team
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South China | |||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Hong Kong Sports Institute | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Rangers (HKG) | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Orient & Yee Hope | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Rangers (HKG) | 140 | (9) | |||||||||
| 2007–2010 | South China | 57 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Fourway Rangers | 9 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2011– | South China | 20 | (1) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2000–2010 | Hong Kong U-23 | 20 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2000– | Hong Kong | 64 | (6) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2015 |
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| Chan Wai Ho | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳偉豪 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 陈伟豪 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Wěiháo |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'en Wei-hao |
| Yale Romanization | Chén Wěiháu |
| IPA | [ʈʂʰə̌n wèixǎu] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Chàhn Wáihhòuh |
| IPA | [tsʰɐ̏n wɐ̬ihȍu] |
| Jyutping | Can4 Wai5hou4 |
Chan Wai Ho (born 24 April 1982) is a centre-back currently playing for Hong Kong Premier League club South China. He plays for Hong Kong national football team since 2000, and was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal.
Hong Kong football fans commonly use Tai Ho (Traditional Chinese: 大豪) as a nickname for him, and to identify him and Sai Ho Lee Chi Ho. He is widely regarded as the best centre-back ever in Hong Kong.
Chan Wai Ho lived in Lok Wah Estate, Ngau Tau Kok when he was young and he graduated in Maryknoll Vocational Evening Secondary School. He moved to player hostel of Hong Kong Rangers in Boundary Street when he was a vocational apprenticeship of Rangers.
His father decided that he would join Rangers (HKG) to be a vocational apprenticeship when Chan Wai Ho was 16 years old. He stayed at Rangers for some months on trial for a professional contract. However, Rangers only gave him a contract after several twists and turns. Eventually, he appeared for the first team a few times in this season.
In 1999–2000 season, Yee Hope chairman Joe Chan invited Chan Wai Ho to join his team. Chan really started his professional career in this season. His number of appearances did not increase after he joined the team, but Arie van der Zouwen thought Chan Wai Ho was one of the best centre-back in Hong Kong and selected him for Hong Kong.
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