Lee Chi Kin (Chinese: 李志堅, born 27 December 1967) is a Hong Kong football manager. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Chi Kin | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tai Po (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–2012 | Sham Shui Po | ||
| 2012–2015 | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | ||
| 2015–2016 | Pegasus | ||
| 2016–2019 | Tai Po | ||
| 2019–2021 | Eastern | ||
| 2021–2022 | Eastern (Director of football) | ||
| 2023– | Tai Po | ||
Managerial History
editYokohama FC Hong Kong and Pegasus
editHe won the Hong Kong Coach of the Year award in 2015 as manager of Yokohama FC Hong Kong.
He moved to Pegasus during the subsequent offseason where he was manager for 20 months before being terminated in April 2016.
Tai Po
editLee Chi Kin joined Tai Po in June 2016.[1] He worked quickly to bring on board players whom he had worked with during previous coaching stints including Yuen Chun Sing, Wong Wai, Lee Ka Yiu, Tan Chun Lok, and Fung Hing Wa.
During his first season, he led Tai Po to 6th place in the Premier League, their best finish at that point in club history. The following season, he led the club to a runners-up finishing, better the result from the previous season.
In 2018–19, Lee led Tai Po to their first Hong Kong Premier League title in club history, becoming the first district club to win a top flight title since 1963.[2] For this achievement, he was named the 2019 Hong Kong Coach of the Year.[3]
At the end of the season, Lee announced that he would mutually part ways with Tai Po as the club faced budget clubs due to reduced sponsorship.[4]
Eastern
editOn 3 July 2019, Lee left Tai Po to join Eastern.[5]
In his first season, the club won the 2019–20 Senior Shield and the 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup.
Tai Po
editOn 21 June 2023, Lee returned to Tai Po after 4 years.
Honours
editHead coach
edit- Eastern
- Tai Po
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "李志堅帶子弟兵投大埔？". Weibo.
- ^ Chan, Kin-wa. "WoFoo Tai Po celebrate league success in an open-top bus, but club's future hangs in the balance". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Yung, Yat Fu. "大埔包辦10獎成大贏家 將帥暗示分道揚鑣". Upower. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Chan, Kin-wa. "Fairy-tale set to end as Hong Kong Premier League champions Wofoo Tai Po face big budget cuts". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 June 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ Tsang, Ngan Ping. "東方換血李志堅帶大埔兵過檔". Apple Daily. Retrieved 30 June 2019. (in Chinese)