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Au Wai Lun
Personal information
Full name Au Wai Lun
Date of birth (1971-08-14) 14 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Tin Tin (0)
1989–1990 Eastern (3)
1990–1993 Ernest Borel (13)
1993–1999 South China (52)
1999 Rangers (HKG) 0 (0)
1999–2007 South China 114 (80)
2009–2013 Eastern 47 (26)
International career
1989–2005 Hong Kong 50 (26)
1992 Hong Kong (futsal) 3 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Dreams FC (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2010
Au Wai Lun
Traditional Chinese歐偉倫
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationĀu Wáih-lèuhn
JyutpingAu1 Wai5-leon4

Au Wai Lun (Chinese: 歐偉倫; born 14 August 1971) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. He is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in Hong Kong.

Club career

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Au made his debut in Hong Kong First Division for Tin Tin on 20 December 1988, against Happy Valley. He was 17 years old at the time and the final result of the match was 0–2.

On the pitch, Au was recognized easily by his hairstyle – he sports peroxide-blond streaks in his locks. He wore the number 7 jersey for South China and was the captain of the team.

Being a veteran striker, Au is valued for his international experience and his strong aerial ability. The 6' tall striker remains one of the best headers in the League.

In the 2005–06 season, Au's good performance throughout the season could not prevent South China from finishing 7th in the league, with 2 points below the relegation line. He scored 8 league goals that season (4th among all players, 1st among Hong Kong players). Two years after retiring, he chose to return and play as an amateur player for Eastern, one of his former clubs.

In the summer of 2007, after being offered a new contract with a salary cut by South China, Au decided to retire. He claimed that the entire squad received new contracts with increments, but he was the only one with a salary cut. He thought the club was being unfair to him, who contributed for many years, even when the team performed so poorly for several seasons.

International career

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Au was one of the top goal scorers of the Hong Kong national football team. He retired from international football after an exhibition match with Manchester United on 23 July 2005.

Au was remembered for his famous "cross passing during 1-on-1" in the final of 2002 Carlsberg Cup against Honduras. In the match, he received a pass from his teammate and got a goal opportunity. However, he passed the ball back and did not shoot. Further jokes on this were developed after this incident.

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 May 1993 Beirut, Lebanon  Bahrain 2–1 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 5 June 1993 Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–1 1–4
3. 1 February 1996 Kowloon, Hong Kong  Macau 1–0 4–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4. 30 March 1997 Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong  Thailand 3–2 3–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 24 October 1999 Kowloon, Hong Kong  Indonesia 1–0 1–1 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6. 14 November 1999 Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–2 1–3
7. 24 February 2003 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong  Macau 2–0 3–0 2003 East Asian Football Championship
8. 3–0
9. 28 February 2003  Mongolia 1–0 10–0
10. 8–0
11. 2 March 2003  Guam 2–0 11–0
12. 9–0
13. 10–0
14. 25 March 2003 Kowloon, Hong Kong  Laos 4–0 5–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15. 5–1
16. 30 March 2003  Bangladesh 1–0 2–2

Personal life

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After Au's retirement announcement, he was approached by Star Publishing and with the help of a professional writer, published his biography titled, "Lun . Football Biography" (倫.球傳).

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 May 2007

Club Season League Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South China 2005–06 14 (0) 8 1 (0) 0 3 (0) 0 1 (0) 2 NA NA 19 (0) 10
2006–07 4 (7) 2 1 (1) 1 1 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 NA NA 6 (11) 3
All ? (?) ? ? (?) ? ? (?) ? ? (?) ? NA NA ? (?) ?

Honours

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Club

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Ernest Borel
South China
Eastern

Individual

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References

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