Law Pak (25 May 1933 – 13 February 2024) was a Hong Kong-born football

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and Republic of China (Taiwan) international

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. However, he spent his entire playing career in the

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. As a coach, he coached teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan; he also resided in Taiwan temporarily but in recent years followed his daughter to migrate to the United States. In 2014, during an interview, he claimed that he,

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and Lau Tim () were the only surviving gold medalists of the 1958 Asian Games football tournament. Law died in New York on 13 February 2024, at the age of 90.

Club career

Law was a player of KMB in the 1950s. He was also employed by the owner of the football club,

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, as a bus station manager, according to an interview of Law by John C.W. Lee (). At that time the footballers were registered as amateur footballers but in fact professional, receiving income from various sources.

International career

Law represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1958 Asian Games, the 1960 Summer Olympics, the

1960 AFC Asian Cup The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the 2nd edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by South Korea from 14 October to 23 October 1960. ...

, the 1966 Asian Games and the

1968 AFC Asian Cup The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Iran between 10 and 19 May 1968, with five teams ...

. Law also played for

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in 1958 Merdeka Tournament.

Managerial career

Law had managed Hong Kong football clubs

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and

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. With Eastern, he was assisted by Koo Luam Khen who acted as coach. He also spent over 10 years in Taiwan for

Flying Camel Flying Camel Football Team () was a Taiwanese football team. The team was established on July 21, 1973, and belonged to the Combined Logistics Command of the Republic of China. They had played in Taiwan's first-ranked National Football League sinc ...

, a military sponsored club. During his career at Taiwan, he also guest coached

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, which team played under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to the foreign relations of Taiwan as well as the People's Republic of China.

Honours

Republic of China *

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Gold medal:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Law, Pak 1933 births 2024 deaths Hong Kong men's footballers Taiwanese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hong Kong First Division League players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games footballers for Chinese Taipei 1960 AFC Asian Cup players 1968 AFC Asian Cup players Olympic footballers for Taiwan Chinese Taipei men's international footballers Chinese Taipei men's international footballers from Hong Kong Hong Kong football managers Taiwanese football managers Eastern Sports Club football managers Chinese Taipei national football team managers Asian Games gold medalists in football