Lai Sun Cheung (, 1 September 1950 – 20 June 2010) was a

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football coach and a former professional football player. He was the former head coach of

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and the Hong Kong under-23 football team. Lai joined Rangers when he was Secondary 4. In 1969 & 1970, he joined the Hong Kong Youth Team and participated in youth tournaments in Japan. Then he represented

. From 2002 to 2006, then again in 2007, Lai coached the

. On 20 June 2010, Lai died of lung cancer in Hong Kong, aged 59, after a one-year-battle with the disease.

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