Cheung Chi Tak

{{short description|Hong Kong footballer}}

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{{BLP sources|date=June 2007}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cheung Chi Tak

| fullname = Cheung Chi Tak

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|9|15}}

| position = Wing-back

| years1 = 1977–1978 | clubs1 = HK Rangers

| years2 = 1978–1981 | clubs2 = Caroline Hill

| years3 = 1981–1984 | clubs3 = Eastern

| years4 = 1984–1988 | clubs4 = South China

| years5 = 1988–1989 | clubs5 = Lai Sun D'Flower

| years6 = 1989–1991 | clubs6 = Lai Sun

| years7 = 1991–1997 | clubs7 = Double Flower

| nationalyears1 = 1981–1997 | nationalteam1 = Hong Kong

| nationalcaps1 = 48 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1992 | nationalteam2 = Hong Kong (futsal)

| nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1997–1999

| managerclubs1 = HK Rangers

}}

{{family name hatnote|Cheung ({{lang|zh-hant|張}})|lang=Chinese}}

Cheung Chi Tak ({{zh|t=張志德|cy=Jēung Jidāk}}, {{langx|vi|Trương Chí Đức}}; born 15 September 1958), nicknamed "Little Devil" ({{zh|t=細鬼|cy=Saigwái}}) in his playing days, is a former Hong Kongese professional footballer who played as a wing-back.

Early career

Cheung made his professional debut in 1977 with Hong Kong Rangers FC. When his club went down to 2nd division in 1978, he moved to Caroline Hill.

Club career

In 1981, Cheung moved to Eastern AA and then to South China AA in 1984. In 1987, he moved to Lai Sun and then to Instant-Dict FC in 1991. He retired in 1997.

International career

Cheung scored an impressive 30-yard free kick in the infamous 1986 World Cup qualifying match against China PR, when Hong Kong produced an upset 2–1 win.

He competed for Hong Kong at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup on home soil, along with Au Wai Lun.{{FIFA player|155615}}

Retirement

After retirement, he became a sports commentator on Cable TV.

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