Au Wai Lun

Au Wai Lun
Au Wai Lun
Traditional Chinese	歐偉倫
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Āu Wáih-lèuhn
Jyutping	Au1 Wai5-leon4

Au Wai Lun
Personal information
Full name	Au Wai Lun
Date of birth	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
1988–1989	Tin Tin
1989–1990	Eastern
1990–1993	Ernest Borel
1993–1999	South China
1999	Rangers (HKG)
1999–2007	South China
2009–2013	Eastern
International career
1989–2005	Hong Kong
1992	Hong Kong (futsal)
Managerial career
2017–2019	Dreams FC (technical director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2010

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

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

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

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	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
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	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7.	24 February 2003	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong	Macau	2–0	3–0	2003 East Asian Football Championship
8.	24 February 2003		Macau	3–0	3–0
9.	28 February 2003		Mongolia	1–0	10–0
10.	28 February 2003		Mongolia	8–0	10–0
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.	25 March 2003		Laos	5–1	5–1
16.	30 March 2003		Bangladesh	1–0	2–2

Personal life

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

Club

As of 19 May 2007

Club	Season	League		Senior Shield		League Cup		FA Cup		AFC Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

Club

Ernest Borel

Hong Kong FA Cup: 1991–92
Viceroy Cup: 1991–92

South China

Hong Kong First Division: 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07
Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07
Hong Kong FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2006–07
HKFA League Cup: 2001–02

Eastern

Hong Kong Third Division: 2010–11, 2011–12

Individual

Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 1997, 2006

References

www.GoalGoalGoal.com 現役球員各項統計 (in Chinese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-29)

External links

Au Wai Lun at HKFA