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Yiu Cheuk Yin
Yiu Cheuk Yin (or transliterated as Yiu Chuk Yin; 3 July 1928 – 1 February 2008) was a former British Hong Kong, Hong Kong association football, footballer who represented Chinese Taipei national football team, Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Asian Games, AFC Asian Cup and in the Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Olympics, but spent his entire career in British Hong Kong, a colony of the British Empire. Yiu also represented Hong Kong Chinese official football team, Hong Kong Chinese in a non-FIFA recognized match against Malayan Chinese in 1959 Ho Ho Cup. Yiu, along with Mok Chun Wah and Ho Cheng Yau, was collectively known as the ''Three Aces'' of South China AA, South China. Honours Republic of China *Football at the Asian Games, Asian Games Gold medal: Football at the 1954 Asian Games, 1954, Football at the 1958 Asian Games, 1958 References External links * * 1928 births 2008 deaths Hong Kong footballers Taiwanese footballers Hong Kong football manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao (surname)
Yao (), also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese, is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames, the " Eight Great Xings of High Antiquity". It is also unique that, along with Jiang 姜 it is still in common use in the modern day. It is listed 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China. Alternate spellings * Mandarin: Yao * Cantonese: Yiu * Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/ Teochew): Lao, Lau, Yeow * Vietnamese: Diêu, Dao * Korean: Yo * Japanese: Yō * Singapore: Yow, Yeo * Malaysia: Yeow Prominent people * Yao ** Yao Chonghua, the name of Emperor Shun of pre-dynastic China, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. ** Yao Chang, founding emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty. ** Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, a Chinese computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award laureate. ** Jianping Yao, Canadian engineer. ** Yao Ming, a retired Chinese professional basketball player. ** Yao Wenyuan, member of the Gang of Four. ** MC HotDog (born name as Yao Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |