Poon Man Chun ( zh, 潘文俊; born 27 April 1977) is a former

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professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the assistant coach of

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club

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Club career

Poon started his career with Hong Kong top flight side

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. 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

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, 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

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, 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

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club Shenzhen Bogang. In April 2023, Poon was appointed as the head coach of

. On 29 September 2023, Poon was appointed as the assistant coach of

Personal life

Poon's son, Poon Pui Hin, is also a professional

who is currently playing for

References

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* 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