Yau Kin Wai (, born 4 January 1973 in Hong Kong) is a former

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professional

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player.

Club career

Yau had played for

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club

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for more than 10 years and is regarded as one of the most decorated

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in Hong Kong. He had been voted as the

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in the 1998–99 season and had been voted as Hong Kong Top Footballers for 6 times. He retired at the end of 2004–05 season.

Honours

Club

;South China * Hong Kong First Division: 1996–97, 1999–2000 *

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 ...

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03 *

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: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02

Individual

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Personal life

After retirement, Yau concentrated his career as a soccer commentator and in youth development. He is now a soccer commentator of

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and mostly commentating

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matches.

External links

Yau Soccer School
1973 births Living people Hong Kong footballers Association football central defenders Hong Kong First Division League players South China AA players Kitchee SC players Hong Kong international footballers Association football commentators Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players {{HongKong-sport-bio-stub