Cheung Sai Ho (; 27 August 1975 – 22 April 2011) was a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

professional

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who played as an

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Club career

In July 2008, Cheung officially announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

In the 1993

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, 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

during the

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, where he helped Hong Kong to defeat

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2–3 away and 8–1 at home to advance to the next round.

Career statistics

International goals

Death

On 22 April 2011, Cheung committed suicide at the age of 35 by jumping from his home in

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. The police reported that he was having a dispute with his wife over money and love before the incident.Sing Tao News, 蔣世豪墮樓亡隊友感震驚
(From Yahoo! News, assessed on 22 April 2011)

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