Law Kwok Tai

Law Kwok Tai
Born 5 August 1929
Hong Kong, British Empire
Died 3 September 2013(2013-09-03) (aged 84)
Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Residence Hong Kong
Nationality
Republic of China (Taiwan)(1949–2013)
British Hong Kong(1929–1997)
Republic of China(1929–1949)
People's Republic of China(1997–2013)
Other names Tai Gor (泰哥)
Citizenship British Hong Kong (1929–1997)
Occupation
  • association footballer
  • association football coach
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Association football career
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–000–1976 Eastern
National team
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Teams managed
?000–1976 Eastern
1976–1977 Kwong Wah
1977–? Sea Bee
1990s Singtao
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 羅國泰
Simplified Chinese 罗国泰

Law Kwok Tai (or transliterated as Lo Kwok Tai; born 5 August 1929), is a football coach and a former Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer, but born and spent his entire career in the British Hong Kong. He also represented Hong Kong League XI in 1957 Merdeka Tournament, a friendly tournament,[1][2] as well as Hong Kong Chinese in 1959, against Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa in a friendly match[3] and Malayan Chinese in Ho Ho Cup.[4][5]

At club level, he played for Eastern.[1][6]

After retirement as a professional footballer, he became a football coach. He coached Singtao in the 1990s,[7] as well as Eastern,[8][9] (as player-manager in 1975–76 season[10][11]), Kwong Wah[12] and Sea Bee.[8][13]

Law died on 1 September 2013 in the Eastern Hospital, according to Eastern Football Team;[8] or before 2014, according to former teammate Law Pak during an interview.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Book preview.
  2. ↑ Written at Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong. 默迪卡國際足球賽結束　聯合邦元首嚴端　以總理杯贈港球隊. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). content from Agence France-Presse was incorporated. Hong Kong. 9 September 1957. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  3. ↑ Written at Hong Kong. "Costa Ricans edge Chinese". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 May 1959. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong keep Cup". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
  5. ↑ 和和杯足球賽港華蟬聯三屆冠軍七比二擊敗馬華隊觀眾達一萬七千人. Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). Singapore. 8 June 1959. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
  6. ↑ "Socceroo B Matches for 1957". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Walker, Jeremy (19 September 1993). "Hong Kong soccer's top 10". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "[no title]". Eastern Football Team. Facebook. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  9. ↑ 教練羅國泰對今仗看法　嘜死羅德福等三將　東方有機會爆半冷. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Industrial and Commercial Daily Press. 3 December 1973 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  10. ↑ 總督盃半準决賽　1–0東方淘汰港會　加時羅國泰妙傳單偉根建功. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 8 February 1976. p. 8 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  11. ↑ 市政靜觀「天下之變」　東方掂咗唔駛降班　港會警察與甲組「拜拜」. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Industrial and Commercial Daily Press. 4 May 1976. p. 6 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  12. ↑ 光華再失分　羅國泰話慘. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 22 May 1977. p. 12 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  13. ↑ 喬治 (30 August 1977). 姚卓然無暇做教練　海蜂將起用羅國泰. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Industrial and Commercial Daily Press. p. 6 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
  14. ↑ 何, 長發 (23 October 2014). 羅北逾半世紀足球金牌英雄　一生驕傲在台灣. 發哥論球 column. ETtoday (in Chinese). Eastern Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  • Law Kwok Tai – FIFA competition record (archive)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Law Kwok Tai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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