Lo Tak Kuen

Lo Tak Kuen
盧德權
Lo Tak Kuen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lo Tak Kuen
Date of birth 1940
Date of death (aged 82)
Place of death Hong Kong
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Happy Valley AA
Kitchee
–1974 Happy Valley AA
International career
1960s–1970s Hong Kong
Managerial career
Happy Valley AA (assistant)
Happy Valley AA
Seiko SA
Hong Kong
Sing Tao
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lo Tak Kuen (Chinese: 盧德權; 1940 – 24 September 2022) was a Hong Kong footballer and manager. During his career, he gained the nickname "Lo the Hero".[1]

Career

As a footballer, Lo started his career at Happy Valley AA, where he retired in 1974 and became an assistant manager.[2] He also played for the Hong Kong national team during the 1960s and 1970s, representing them at both the 1964 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, being selected in the Best XI for the 1964 tournament.[1]

Following his retirement, Lo worked as a manager at Happy Valley AA, Seiko SA, the Hong Kong national team,[1] and Sing Tao.[2] Additionally, he acquired several coaching qualifications, including a FIFA instructor's license, an Asian Football Confederation coaching instructor's license, and a British senior football coaching license, which he studied under Sir Bobby Robson.[2]

During the 1990s, Lo also worked as a commentator for ESPN Asia.[2]

Personal life and death

Lo attended Hou Kong Middle School in the Province of Macau.[3] His goal as a football manager was to one day coach the China national football team.[2]

On 23 September 2022, Lo was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after an illness. On the morning of 24 September, he suffered a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage and fell into a coma, before passing away that afternoon at the age of 82.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wu, Jiaqi (24 September 2022). "永遠懷念│前港隊教練盧德權離世 享年82歲" [Forever Remembered │ Former Hong Kong FC Coach Lo Tak-Kuen Passes Away at 82]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "本土名帥盧德權" [Local renowned coach Lo Tak Kuen]. Hong Kong Inmedia. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "濠江星火社畢業校友慶金禧 - 澳門濠江中學 - 正校中學部". Hou Kong Middle School. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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