Mao Mengsuo

Mao Mengsuo (simplified Chinese: 毛梦索; traditional Chinese: 毛夢索; pinyin: Máo Mèngsuǒ, 15 June 1989[4] – 12 June 2010[1]) was a Chinese footballer who previously played in NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po.

Mao Mengsuo
Personal information
Full name Mao Mengsuo
Date of birth (1989-06-15)15 June 1989
Place of birth Changsha, Hunan, China[1]
Date of death 12 June 2010(2010-06-12) (aged 20)
Place of death Nyingchi, Tibet, China[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger[2]
Youth career
2002–2003 Bayi Zhenbang[3]
2006–2008[2] Tai Po
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010[2] Tai Po 13 (1)
Total 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mao (毛).

Club career

He had only one appearance in the first season of his professional football career.[2] He appeared in a 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup match, which saw NTR WF Tai Po defeating Tuen Mun Progoal by 3 goals.[5]

He did not appear in the next season. He was back on the field in the 2009–10 season, when he was a start-up player in five matches.[2]

Honours

NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po

Death

Mao Mengsuo and his girlfriend, Li Zhuoling (Chinese: 李卓玲), went to Tibet to teach rural children in June 2010. During this period, they were killed in a car accident.[6] Tai Po FC general secretary Chan Ping said he shall be one of the main members of first team next year,[1] and the club decided that the club would no longer use the number 16 shirt Mao Mengsuo wore.[7]

References
  1. (in Chinese) 足球小將毛夢索車禍亡 - 東方日報
  2. (in Chinese) Tai Po FC - Mao Mengsuo Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in Chinese) 毛家足球少年香港成名 生死恋人天堂里追索足球梦 Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Hong Kong – Mengsuo Mao - Soccerway
  5. Hong Kong Football Association - 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup – NTR WF Tai Po 3–0 Tuen Mun Progoal
  6. (in Chinese) 长沙球员赴藏区支教 遭遇车祸与女友共赴天国 Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. (in Chinese) Takungpao, 2010-06-16, 大埔「掛起」16號 擬辦毛夢索紀念賽
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