Szeto Man Chun

{{Short description|Hong Kong footballer (born 1975)}} {{use Hong Kong English|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Szeto Man Chun | fullname = Szeto Man Chun | image = Szeto Man Chun.JPG | image_size = 230 | height = 1.75 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|6|5}} | birth_place = Hong Kong | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defensive midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1993–1994 | years2 = 1994–1998 | years3 = 1998–1999 | years4 = 1999–2000 | years5 = 2000–2001 | years6 = 2001–2004 | years7 = 2004–2008 | years8 = 2008–2009 | years9 = 2011 | clubs1 = Voicelink | clubs2 = Happy Valley | clubs3 = Sai Kung Friends | clubs4 = Sai Kung | clubs5 = Orient & Yee Hope Union | clubs6 = South China | clubs7 = Kitchee | clubs8 = Eastern | clubs9 = Hoi Fan | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = | caps6 = 26 | caps7 = 34 | caps8 = 20 | goals1 = | goals2 = | goals3 = | goals4 = | goals5 = | goals6 = 2 | goals7 = 3 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2007 | nationalteam1 = Hong Kong | nationalcaps1 = 45 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2013–2016 | managerclubs1 = Hong Kong (team manager) | manageryears2 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs2 = Eastern (assistant coach) | manageryears3 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs3 = Eastern | manageryears4 = 2018 | managerclubs4 = Eastern (team manager) | manageryears5 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs5 = Eastern (deputy director) | manageryears6 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs6 = Wigan Athletic (director) | manageryears7 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs7 = HK U23 | manageryears8 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs8 = Hong Kong U-23 | manageryears9 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs9 = Lee Man (assistant coach) | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}

{{family name hatnote|Szeto|lang=Chinese}} '''Szeto Man Chun''' ({{zh|c=司徒文俊|j=si1 tou4 man4 zeon3}}; born 5 June 1975) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional footballer.

==International career== Szeto has played for the Hong Kong national football team for more than 8 years. In his football career, he played a lot of games against various national teams around the world, such as Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and so on. He also played invitation matches with Liverpool and Real Madrid etc. He retired from professional football after the 2008–09 season.

==Coaching career== Szeto started his coaching career during his footballing career. Since 2007, he was one of the coaches of the Hong Kong national youth team.

On 27 May 2017, Eastern chairman announced Szeto as Chan Yuen Ting's successor as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chan|first1=Kin-wa|title=History-making Chan Yuen-ting full of tears as she steps down as Eastern coach|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2095942/history-making-chan-yuen-ting-full-tears-she-steps-down-eastern|website=South China Morning Post|accessdate=28 May 2017}}</ref> He resigned less than a year later on 19 January 2018 due to a poor results.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chan|first1=Kin-wa|title=Eastern boss Szeto Man-Chun walks after Kitchee thrashing as Lee Kin-wo steps up for crucial AFC Champions League tie|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2129738/eastern-boss-szeto-man-chun-walks-after-kitchee-thrashing-lee-kin-wo|website=South China Morning Post|accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref>

In July 2022, it was reported that Szeto had become the head coach of HK U23.

In March 2023, Szeto was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong U-23.

==Executive career== On 4 June 2020, Wigan Athletic announced the takeover of the club by Next Leader Fund L.P. had been completed. Szeto, who was a friend of Next Leader Fund's General Partner, Au Yeung Wai Kay, was named as a director of the club as part of the takeover.<ref>{{cite web |title=Following approval from the EFL, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the shareholders of International Entertainment Corporation (IEC), the transaction to sell the majority shareholdings of the Wigan Athletic Group to Next Leader Fund L.P. has now completed.Appointed administrators on 1st July 2020 |url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2020/june/Club-Statement-Next-Leader-Fund-L-P-Purchase-Majority-Shareholdings-of-Wigan-Athletic/ |website=Wigan Athletic FC |accessdate=4 June 2020}}</ref> Less than a month later he voted them into administration.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Conn|first=David|date=2020-07-02|title=Brutal and bizarre: the story of how Wigan collapsed into administration {{!}} David Conn|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/02/story-of-how-wigan-collapsed-into-administration-au-yeung-investigation|access-date=2020-07-03|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Commentator career== He began his commentator career in January 2007 in Hong Kong Cable TV.

==Honours== ; Kitchee *Hong Kong League Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07 *Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2005–06

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www2.hkfa.com/en/player_view.php?player_id=68 Szeto Man Chun] at HKFA *{{FIFA|182265}} *[http://www.kitchee.com/index.php?s=PlayerInfo.php&PLAYER_MLI=50 Profile] at kitchee.com {{in lang|zh}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szeto, Man Chun}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Hong Kong football managers Category:Hong Kong men's footballers Category:Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers Category:Hong Kong men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Hong Kong First Division League players Category:Eastern Sports Club footballers Category:Happy Valley AA players Category:Yee Hope FC players Category:South China AA players Category:Kitchee SC players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Macau Category:Hong Kong League XI representative players