Kenneth Kwok Kar Lok (; born 14 March 1980) is a

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and former

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. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po. He is the son of former Taiwan international Kwok Kam-hung.

Club career

Kwok did not have a successful football playing career, while he only played professionally for the newly-promoted side HKFC in the 2010–11 season.

Managerial career

Pegasus

In 2012, Kwok joined

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as an assistant coach alongside

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Hong Kong youth teams

In 2015, Kwok was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong U-17 and Hong Kong U-20. In August 2017, Kwok was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong B, leading the team to defeat Macau in the 73rd Hong Kong–Macau Interport by 4–0. In December of the same year, he led the team to win the title of the

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after beating Guangdong in the penalty shoot-out. In April 2018, Kwok was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong U-23 to participate in the

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. His team was finally knocked out in the Round of 16. In December 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong B again to play against Guangdong in the 2019 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup. His team won 5–2 in aggregate eventually and successfully defended the champion.

Yuen Long

In July 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of

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. He led the club to finish 7th in the league, and his team was deemed as the overachiever of the league in the 2018–19 season. He left the club after the end of the season.

Tai Po

In July 2019, Kwok was appointed as the co-head coach of Tai Po, along with Fung Hoi Man. However, he resigned only three months later, in November 2019.

Second tenure at Yuen Long

On 1 February 2020, Kwok returned to

, signing a contract until 31 May.

Second tenure at Pegasus

On 10 May 2020, Pegasus reached an agreement to hire Kwok as their next head coach. He signed a two year contract with the club.

Tainan City

On 5 April 2022,

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reached an agreement to hire Kwok as their next head coach.

Sham Shui Po

On 3 October 2022, Kwok was appointed as the head coach of Sham Shui Po.

References

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