Lee Kin Wo (; born 20 October 1967) is a former
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
footballer who played as a
winger.
Lee won the
Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award three times during his career. He holds an
AFC "A" License.
Club career
Lee made his debut in
Hong Kong First Division on 13 October 1985 when he was only 17 years old. He is most memorable for participating in the friendly match for
South China
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(Lee was loaned from
Eastern for that match, along with
Dale Tempest) versus
São Paulo
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, the Brazilian team with national representatives
Cafu
Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu (), is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back. Widely regarded as one of the greates ...
,
Leonardo Araújo and
Zetti at that time. Finally, South China won the match by 4–2 and Lee scored the fourth goal of his team.
Lee retired from professional football after the end of the 2008–09 season, at the age of 41.
International career
In May 2000, during an international friendly hosted by
Macau
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, Lee kicked the football toward the upper body of the Macau referee Choi Kuok-kun, after several unfair decisions were being awarded in favour of the home side. Hong Kong eventually won the match by 1–0 and Choi was banned from officiating for life.
Coaching career
Lee was appointed as the head coach of
Hong Kong national football team on 22 May 2007. The first match he led was a friendly match played away against
Indonesia
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. Hong Kong lost by 0–3 in the match.
Lee was appointed as head coach of
Eastern for the second time on 19 January 2018 following the resignation of
Szeto Man Chun.
Personal life
Lee resides with his family on
Peng Chau island. His eldest son Lee Ka Wah is also a former professional
footballer.
Managerial statistics
Games of Hong Kong coached by Lee Kin Wo
Honours
Double Flower
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Hong Kong FA Cup: 1988–89
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Viceroy Cup: 1988–89
Eastern
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Hong Kong First Division:
1992–93,
1993–94,
1994–95
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Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1986–87, 1992–93, 1993–94,
2007–08
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Hong Kong FA Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94
Geylang United
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FAS Premier League: 1991
South China
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Hong Kong First Division:
1995–96,
1997–98,
1998–99
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Hong Kong FA Cup:
1997–98,
2000–01
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Hong Kong League Cup:
2001–02
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Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: 1997–98
Sun Hei
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Hong Kong First Division:
2003–04,
2004–05
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Hong Kong Senior Shield:
2004–05
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Hong Kong FA Cup:
2004–05,
2005–06
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Hong Kong League Cup:
2003–04,
2004–05
Individual
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Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 1993, 1994, 2003
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Kin Wo
1967 births
Living people
Hong Kong men's footballers
Hong Kong men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football wingers
Hong Kong First Division League players
South China AA players
Eastern Sports Club footballers
Sun Hei SC players
Shek Kip Mei SA players
Hong Kong football managers
Hong Kong national football team managers
Eastern Sports Club football managers
Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong
Hong Kong League XI representative players
Geylang International FC players