Chan Hiu Ming

Chan Hiu Ming (Chinese: 陳曉明; born 19 March 1975) is a Hong Kong professional football manager who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

Chan Hiu Ming
Personal information
Full name Chan Hiu Ming
Date of birth (1975-03-19) 19 March 1975
Place of birth Hong Kong
Club information
Current team
 Lee Man (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Kitchee
1994–1997 The University of Hong Kong
1998–1999 Instant Dict
1999–2000 Eastern
2000–2001 Wong Tai Sin
2001–2002 Derico
2007–2009 University[1]
2009–2010 HKSS[1]
2010 ANP[1]
National team
2004–2006 Hong Kong (futsal)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Hong Kong 08
2005–2006 Hong Kong 09
2006–2007 Tai Po
2007–2008 Workable
2007–2008 Hong Kong
2008–2009 Eastern
2010–2012 Pegasus
2016–2018 Macau (technical director)
2017–2018 Macau
2018– Lee Man
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He holds an AFC Pro License and is also a coaching and fitness instructor for the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA.[2]

Playing career

He was a member of Hong Kong national futsal team, and Hong Kong Hockey representative team. He also participated in different football clubs in Hong Kong including Kitchee, Instant Dict, Eastern, Wong Tai Sin and Derico for years.

Managerial career

Hong Kong Youth Representative Team

Chan Hiu Ming started his managerial career in 2003 as the head coach of Hong Kong Youth Representative Team and assistant coach of Hong Kong Olympics Team. He succeeded with the Hong Kong Youth Representative Team as the team were crowned Champion of the International Invitation Tournament organised by the Hong Kong Football Association in 2004; Champion of the Lion City Cup organized by the Singapore Football Association in 2005 and the Champion of the International Invitation Tournament again in 2006.

Tai Po

Chan was appointed the head coach of Tai Po Football Club for the 2006–2007 season. In this season, he utilized the relatively inexperienced youth players such as Lee Wai Lim and Lee Hong Lim, who would later play for the senior national team. They finished the season in the 5th place, surpassing the expectations of critics and players alike.

Workable

Chan Hiu Ming was the team manager of Workable Football Club in 2007–2008. In this season, future stars Au Yeung Yiu Chung, Yapp Hung Fai, Tsang Man Fai and Tsang Kam To excelled under Chan's guidance, beating league heavyweights South China and Kitchee during his tenure as boss.

Eastern

Chan Hiu Ming was the team manager of Eastern Football Club in 2008–2009. In this season, he took the popularly supported club on a good run in the AFC cup as they beat Hanoi from Vietnam and Chonburi from Thailand.

HK Pegasus

Chan Hiu Ming was the head coach of TSW Pegasus Football Club in 2010–2012. In these two seasons, the team played entertaining football under Chan with great results.

Macau

On 26 July 2017, Chan Hiu Ming took charge of Macau after Tam Iao San resigned citing family reasons.[3]

Lee Man

On 21 May 2018, Lee Man announced that they hired Chan as their head coach.[4]

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References
  1. Chan Hiu Ming - Yau Yee Football League official website
  2. "2016-2017 Registered Coach (AFC Pro License)". Hong Kong Football Association.
  3. "譚又新私人理由卸澳足帥印". Exmoo. 26 July 2017.
  4. "理文宣布陳曉明任主教練 曾昭達做副手 盼成「真專業」球會". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 May 2018. (in Chinese)
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