Poon Yiu Cheuk (; born 19 September 1977) is a

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manager and former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Sham Shui Po

Poon left South China to join

Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po () is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui ...

during the summer of 2011. He was the most experienced local player at the club and was appointed as the club captain. Besides, he also coached Sham Shui Po U-19 when he joined the club.

Pegasus

Poon joined

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during the winter transfer window. He also became the assistant coach at the club. Poon retired from professional football after the end of the 2011–12 season.

International career

On 19 November 1998, Poon made his international debut for

in a friendly match against

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. Having 62 international caps in total, Poon is one of the most capped players in the

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Honours

Club

;Happy Valley * Hong Kong First Division: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06 *

Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong K ...

: 1997–98, 2003–04 *

Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. T ...

: 1999–00, 2003–04 ;South China * Hong Kong First Division: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

: 2009–10 *

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Career statistics

Club

''As of 31 August 2012''

International

:''As of 17 November 2010''

References

External links

Poon Yiu Cheuk
at HKFA
SouthChinaFC.com
3. 潘耀焯 {{DEFAULTSORT:Poon, Yiu Cheuk 1977 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's youth international footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Happy Valley AA players South China AA players Sham Shui Po SA players Hong Kong Pegasus FC players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Hong Kong football managers Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players