Lee Kin Wo

Lee Kin Wo

Personal information
Full name	Lee Kin Wo
Date of birth	(1967-10-20) 20 October 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Eastern		(8)
1988–1989	Double Flower		(5)
1989–1991	Lai Sun		(5)
1991	Geylang United	5	(1)
1991–1995	Eastern		(14)
1995–2003	South China		(30)
2003–2007	Sun Hei	52	(9)
2007–2008	Workable	17	(0)
2008–2013	Eastern	65	(13)
International career
1987–2003	Hong Kong	48	(11)
Managerial career
	Hong Kong 09
2007	Hong Kong
2007–2008	Workable
2008–2013	Eastern
2017–2018	Eastern (assistant coach)
2018	Eastern
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2018

Lee won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award three times during his career. He holds an AFC "A" License.

Lee made his debut in Hong Kong First Division on 13 October 1985 when he was only 17 years old. He is most memorable for participating in the friendly match for South China (Lee was loaned from Eastern for that match, along with Dale Tempest) versus São Paulo, the Brazilian team with national representatives Cafu, Leonardo Araújo and Zetti at that time. Finally, South China won the match by 4–2 and Lee scored the fourth goal of his team.

Lee retired from professional football after the end of the 2008–09 season, at the age of 41.

In May 2000, during an international friendly hosted by Macau, Lee kicked the football toward the upper body of the Macau referee Choi Kuok-kun, after several unfair decisions were being awarded in favour of the home side. Hong Kong eventually won the match by 1–0 and Choi was banned from officiating for life.

Lee was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong national football team on 22 May 2007. The first match he led was a friendly match played away against Indonesia. Hong Kong lost by 0–3 in the match.

Lee was appointed as head coach of Eastern for the second time on 19 January 2018 following the resignation of Szeto Man Chun.

Lee resides with his family on Peng Chau island. His eldest son Lee Ka Wah is also a former professional footballer.

Games of Hong Kong coached by Lee Kin Wo

#	Date	Type of Match	Location	Opponent	Result
1	1 June 2007	Friendly	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	0–3
2	10 June 2007	Hong Kong–Macau Interport	Hong Kong	Macau	2–1
3	19 June 2007	2008 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary	Macau	Chinese Taipei	1–1
4	21 June 2007	2008 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary	Macau	Guam	15–1
5	24 June 2007	2008 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary	Macau	North Korea	0–1

Double Flower

• Hong Kong FA Cup: 1988–89
• Viceroy Cup: 1988–89

Eastern

• Hong Kong First Division: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1986–87, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2007–08
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94

Geylang United

• FAS Premier League: 1991

South China

• Hong Kong First Division: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 1997–98, 2000–01
• Hong Kong League Cup: 2001–02
• Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: 1997–98

Sun Hei

• Hong Kong First Division: 2003–04, 2004–05
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2004–05
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06
• Hong Kong League Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05

Individual

• Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 1993, 1994, 2003