Chan Yuen Ting
{{Short description|Chinese football player and coach in Hong Kong}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=December 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{family name hatnote|Chan (陳)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chan Yuen Ting
| image = Chanyuenting.jpg
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| fullname = Chan Yuen Ting
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| height = 1.60m
| position = Defender, Forward
| currentclub =
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| years1 = 2007–2013
| clubs1 = Shatin
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| nationalyears1 = 2008–2013
| nationalteam1 = Hong Kong SAR
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| manageryears1 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs1 = Eastern
| manageryears2 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs2 = Eastern
| manageryears3 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs3 = China U-16
| manageryears4 = 2021
| managerclubs4 = Hainan Qiongzhong L.F.C.
| manageryears5 = 2022–
| managerclubs5 = Jiangsu L.F.C.
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Chan Yuen Ting ({{lang|zh|陳婉婷}}; born 7 October 1988) is a former football player and coach. She is the current head coach of Jiangsu L.F.C. In 2016, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team to the championship of a nation's top league.{{cite web|author1=Chan Kin-wa|title=Meet Chan Yuen-ting, the first woman ever to lead a men's team to a top-flight soccer title|url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/1937843/meet-chan-yuen-ting-first-woman-ever-lead-mens-team-top-flight-soccer|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=23 April 2016|date=23 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=Chan becomes first female to lead men's team to top-flight title|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/chan-becomes-first-female-lead-mens-team-top-flight-title#:od_twTpZPyVm6A|website=Four Four Two|publisher=Haymarket Media Group|access-date=23 April 2016|date=23 April 2016}} In 2017, she became the first woman to coach a male football club in a top-flight continental competition when she managed Eastern against Guangzhou Evergrande in a match of AFC Champions League.{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Lyall |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11996/10777580/chan-yuen-ting-becomes-first-woman-to-manage-in-mens-continental-top-flight-competition |title=Chan Yuen-ting becomes first woman to manage in men's continental top-flight competition | Football News |publisher=Sky Sports |date= |access-date=2017-02-23}}
Chan holds the AFC “Pro” License and AFC “Futsal Level 2” License coaching certifications.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/soccerworld.com.hk/posts/1527979544183905|title=球隊教練團變動|website=Facebook|publisher=東方足球隊 Eastern Football Team}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}
Career
In December 2015, Chan was appointed as the manager of Eastern Sports Club in the Hong Kong Premier League, replacing Yeung Ching Kwong. She was the first female manager in the league.{{cite web|author1=Chan Kin-wa|title=Southern stun league rivals Kitchee 2–1 to make Senior Shield final|url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1894989/southern-stun-kitchee-2-1-make-senior-shield-final|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=23 April 2016|date=26 December 2015}}{{cite web|author1=James Porteous|author2=Kevin Kung|title=The first woman to coach in the Hong Kong Premier League takes over as coach for Eastern|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=23 April 2016|url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1888308/eastern-appoint-hong-kong-footballs-first-ever-female-head-coach|date=8 December 2015}}
Chan became interested in association football through her admiration as a teenager for David Beckham. Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a geography degree in 2010, and achieved a master's degree in sports science and health management during her time at Pegasus and Southern.{{cite web|last1=Chan|first1=Kin-wa|title=Chan Yuen-ting: Hong Kong soccer's biggest success story of the year, and possibly its least likely|url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2053534/chan-yuen-ting-hong-kong-soccers-biggest-success-story-year-and|publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=15 December 2016}}
Despite her parents' initial desire that Chan pursue a more stable career, her first position after graduating from university was as a data analyst for Hong Kong Pegasus FC (then known as TSW Pegasus FC). Prior to joining Eastern Sports Club, she worked as an assistant manager at fellow Hong Kong Premier League clubs Pegasus FC and Southern District FC.{{cite web|author1=Ambrose Li|title=HK Profile: Chan Yuen-ting – The first ever HK Premier League head coach|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/75732/hk-profile-chan-yuen-ting-the-first-ever-hk-premier-league-head-coach.html|website=Time Out Hong Kong|access-date=23 April 2016|date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406162415/http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/75732/hk-profile-chan-yuen-ting-the-first-ever-hk-premier-league-head-coach.html|archive-date=6 April 2016|url-status=dead}} She also held coaching roles with the Hong Kong women's national association football and futsal teams, and plays at the non-professional club level for a team from Sha Tin.{{cite web|title=Chan Yuen Ting becomes first ever female head coach in HKPL|url=http://offside.hk/news/chan-yuen-ting-as-first-ever-female-head-coach-in-hkpl/|website=Offside.hk|access-date=23 April 2016|date=8 December 2015}} During her time with Pegasus FC, Chan led their under-18 team to three trophies.
Chan led Eastern to win the 2015–16 season, losing only one of the fifteen games played since Chan took over. With Eastern's victory, Chan became the first woman to coach a men's professional association football team to the championship of a nation's top league. Eastern also won the 2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, only a month after Chan's appointment.{{cite web|author1=Chan Kin-wa|title=Eastern warm coach Chan Yuen-ting's heart with her first silverware|url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1904746/eastern-warm-coach-chan-yuen-tings-heart-her-first-silverware|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=23 April 2016|date=24 January 2016}}
In a March 2016 interview, Chan expressed an interest in managing teams elsewhere in Asia that had more established football cultures, but also that she hopes that her success steers investment into football in Hong Kong.
In 2016, she was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women.[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-38012048 2016], BBC, Retrieved 24 November 2016
In 2017, she became the first woman to coach a male football club in a top-flight continental competition when she managed Eastern against Guangzhou Evergrande in the AFC Champions League.
Chan resigned in May 2017 citing stress, failure to deliver trophies during the 2016-17 campaign and her desire to complete her AFC Pro License courses.{{cite web|title=Eastern's trailblazing female coach Chan resigns|url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/eastern-s-trailblazing-female-coach-chan-resigns_sto6183576/story.shtml#uk-tw-sh|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=27 May 2017|date=27 May 2017}}
On 18 July 2018, Chan returned as the role of head coach of Eastern.{{cite web |title=‼️Official confirm Chan Yuen Ting - 牛丸 🧑🏻as 🆕 Head Coach!|url=https://www.facebook.com/EasternLongLionsFootball/photos/a.961167197360060.1073741828.950902215053225/1378611362282306/?type=3 |website=Facebook |access-date=18 July 2018}} She resigned less than seven months later on 4 February 2019, follow a run of only one win in 10 matches.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Jonathan |title=Chan Yuen-ting leaves Eastern: former AFC Coach of the Year departs Hong Kong Premier League side after winless run |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2184954/chan-yuen-ting-leaves-eastern-former-afc-coach-year-departs-hong |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=4 February 2019}}
Honours
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References
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Category:Hong Kong football managers
Category:Hong Kong women's footballers
Category:21st-century Hong Kong sportswomen
Category:Eastern Sports Club football managers
Category:Women's association football defenders