Poon Man Chun ( zh, 潘文俊; born 27 April 1977) is a former
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
. He is currently the assistant coach of
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...
club
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...
.
Club career
Poon started his career with Hong Kong top flight side
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
. In 2001, he signed for
Fukien in the
Hong Kong Second Division, helping them earn promotion to the Hong Kong top flight.
Managerial career
In 2014, Poon was appointed as the assistant coach of
Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian () is a Chinese Taoist Deity popular in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and Hong Kong with the power of healing. The name, meaning the "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)", is the divine form of Huang Chuping or Wong Cho Ping (; c. 328 ...
, where he said, "When I first debuted, I had a poor relationship with the media and the class owner. Naturally, my player career was not ideal."
In 2018, Poon was appointed as the caretaker manager of
Meixian Techand
Guangdong South China Tiger Football Club () or simply Guangdong South China Tiger () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in China League One. The team was based in Meixian District, Meizhou, Guangdong and their h ...
in
China League One
The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.
Prior to the formation of ...
, becoming the first Hong Kong manager in Chinese professional football, where he said, "The pace of the Mainland is slow, and I don't have many friends , it's really difficult to adapt. But at that time, I thought of learning from the Mainland and paving the way for my coaching career. I didn't consider whether my income would be more than that of Hong Kong."
In 2019, Poon was appointed as the assistant coach of
China League Two
The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football A ...
club
Shenzhen Bogang.
In April 2023, Poon was appointed as the head coach of
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
.
On 29 September 2023, Poon was appointed as the assistant coach of
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...
.
Personal life
Poon's son,
Poon Pui Hin, is also a professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who is currently playing for
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...
.
References
External links
*
Hong Kong men's footballers
Hong Kong men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Hong Kong football managers
1977 births
Living people
Expatriate football managers in China
Hong Kong First Division League players
Hong Kong Rangers FC players
Yee Hope FC players
Shek Kip Mei SA players
{{HongKong-footy-bio-stub