Law Pak (born 25 May 1933) is a former football

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co ...

and former Republic of China (Taiwan) international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. However, he spent his entire playing career in the

British Hong Kong Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the Briti ...

. As a coach, he coached teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan; he also resided in Taiwan temporary but in recent year followed his daughter to migrate to the United States. In 2014, during an interview, he claimed that himself,

Mok Chun Wah Mok Chun Wah (also transliterated as Mok Chun Wa, born 5 May 1929) is a former professional footballer. Born in British Hong Kong to ethnic Chinese parents, Mok represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) and spending his whole professional caree ...

and

Lau Tim Lau Tim (born 1 January 1934) is a Taiwanese former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Honours Republic of China * Asian Games Gold medal: 1958 Events January * January 1 – The Europ ...

() were the only surviving gold medalists of the 1958 Asian Games football tournament.

Club career

Law was a player of KMB in the 1950s. He was also employed by the owner of the football club,

Kowloon Motor Bus The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes. It is a subsidiary of Transport International. ...

, as a bus station manager, according to an interview of Law by John C.W. Lee (). At that time the footballer were registered as amateur footballer but in fact professional, receiving income from various source.

International career

Law represented the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1958 Asian Games, the 1960 Summer Olympics, the

1960 AFC Asian Cup The 1960 AFC Asian Cup was the 2nd edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by South Korea from 14 October to 23 October 1960. ...

, the 1966 Asian Games and the

1968 AFC Asian Cup The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Iran between 10 and 19 May 1968. It was organized ...

. Law also played for Hong Kong League XI in

1958 Merdeka Tournament The 1958 Merdeka Tournament was the second edition of the annual tournament hosted by Malaya. It took place from August 30 to September 4 with five participating nations. Table Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Re ...

Managing career

Law had managed Hong Kong football clubs

Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang W ...

and Eastern. With Eastern, he was assisted by

Koo Luam Khen Koo Luam Khen (or Khoo Luan Khen, , born 27 March 1951) is a Malaysian former footballer. A Malaysia national team player, he participated in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. He was the former coach of Hong Kong national team, Hong Kong League te ...

who acted as coach. He also spent over 10 years in Taiwan for

Flying Camel Flying Camel Football Team () was a Taiwanese football team. The team was established on July 21, 1973 and belonged to the Combined Logistics Command of the Republic of China. They had played in Taiwan's first-ranked Enterprise Football League, Na ...

, a military sponsored club. During his career at Taiwan, he also guest coached Republic of China (Taiwan), which the team played under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to the foreign relation of Taiwan as well as the People's Republic of China.

Honours

Republic of China *

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

Gold medal:

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Law, Pak Hong Kong footballers Taiwanese footballers Hong Kong football managers Taiwanese football managers Eastern Sports Club football managers Hong Kong First Division League players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei 1960 AFC Asian Cup players 1968 AFC Asian Cup players Olympic footballers of Taiwan Chinese Taipei international footballers Chinese Taipei international footballers from Hong Kong Living people 1933 births Asian Games medalists in football Association football defenders Chinese Taipei national football team managers