Stephen Sung Lin Yung (born 7 May 1965 in Tianjin) is a retired Chinese football player who represented the Hong Kong football team. Starting his career in China he played for the Chinese U-20 and the Chinese Olympic team before he established himself with Chinese top-tier side Tianjin where he played as a forward.[1] Moving away from China he joined Hong Kong football team South China and became their utility player playing anywhere on the field, though he spent most of time as a defensive midfielder where he had a successful time with them winning several cups and the 1996–97 Hong Kong First Division League title with them.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Song Lianyong (China PR) Sung Lin Yung Stephen (Hong Kong) | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China PR | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder, striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983 | Tianjin II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1993 | Tianjin | ||
| 1993–1998 | South China | 87 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Sing Tao | 25 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Instant-Dict | 23 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | China U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| 1987 | China | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Hong Kong | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 7 May 2010 (UTC) | |||
| Sung Lin Yung | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 宋連勇 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋连勇 | ||||||
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International Career
editSung would then become a Hong Kong permanent resident before he played for the Hong Kong national team and played a major role in Hong Kong's World Cup Qualifiers in 1997. By 1998, he moved to other Hong Kong football teams Sing Tao and then Instant-Dict as well as represented Hong Kong during the 1998 Asian Games football event before he retired.
Honours
edit- Hong Kong First Division League: 1996–97
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1995–96, 1996–97
- Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: 1993–94, 1997–98
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 1995–96
References
edit- ^ "宋连勇". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "回忆香港"国援"18年：拓荒者满堂彩 假球抹黑". sports.sohu.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
External links
edit- Sung Lin Yung at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile (Chinese)