Gerard Ambassa Guy (; born 21 September 1978), nicknamed JJ (), is a Cameroonian-born

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 Delt ...

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coach and former professional player who currently as an amateur plays for

Hong Kong Third Division Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organiz ...

club King Mountain. He played for Happy Valley, Yee Hope, Instant-Dict,

Hong Kong Rangers Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Kong ...

South China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...

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and

Sun Hei Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to parti ...

in the past. He is also a football coach currently.

Club career

Gerard first arrived in Hong Kong to play for Rangers. Subsequently, he played for Instant-Dict, O & YH Union,

Happy Valley AA Happy Valley Athletic Association (), known simply as Happy Valley or HVAA, is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division. They are historically one of the most successful football clubs in Hong Kong, h ...

and in 2009 joined

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South China

In 2009, he joined

. He scored in the 5:4 away defeat to

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in the quarter finals 1st leg. Then he scored a last minute away goal in the 1:2 semi-final defeat by

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in the 2009 AFC Cup, thus setting up a crucial home game for South China in Hong Kong. The

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was packed for the second leg match on 21 October 2009 but South China lost 0:1.

TSW Pegasus

He joined TSW Pegasus on loan from

in the summer of 2010. On 23 September 2009, Gerard Ambassa Guy was sent off in a league game after two bookable offenses, but TSW Pegasus won 4:0 over

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. On 1 March 2011, Gerard scored with a header to help TSW Pegasus secure a 2:1 win over

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in the 2011 AFC Cup group game away in Vietnam.

Mohun Bagan

On 23 July 2010, the Cameroonian-born Hong Kong footballer arrived in

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for a trial with Indian club

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as an Asian origin player.

Sun Hei SC

Gerard joined

for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season.

Managerial career

On 4 December 2017, Guy took over as manager of Rangers after

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's departure from the club.

International

Gerard Ambassa Guy became a member of the

Hong Kong National Football Team The Hong Kong national football team () represents Hong Kong in international association football, football and is controlled by the Hong Kong Football Association, the governing body for football in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was the first in Asia ...

after he had spent more than seven years in Hong Kong and gained Hong Kong citizenship. He took part in the

2010 East Asian Football Championship The 2010 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament which was held between 6 and 14 February 2010. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2009. Participating teams Preliminary Round 1 * * * * Round ...

semi-finals tournament in

Kaoshiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

and received the Most Valuable Player award.

Honours

;Happy Valley * Hong Kong First Division: 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 the teams in the Hong Kong Pr ...

: 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. Th ...

: 2003–04

Career statistics

Club career

''Updated 30 August 2009''

International career

:''Updated 17 November 2010''

References

External links

Gerard Ambassa Guy
at HKFA
Gerard Ambassa Guy's profile at hvaaclub.com

Gérard Guy Ambassa, Champion de Hong Kong
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