 Chan Yuen Ting (2022) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chan Yuen Ting | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender,Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Shatin | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Hong Kong SAR | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Eastern | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eastern | ||
| 2019–2021 | China U-16 | ||
| 2021 | Hainan Qiongzhong L.F.C. | ||
| 2022– | Jiangsu L.F.C. | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chan Yuen Ting (陳婉婷; born 7 October 1988) is a formerfootball player and coach. She is the current head coach ofJiangsu L.F.C. In 2016, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team to the championship of a nation'stop league.[1][2] In 2017, she became the first woman to coach a male football club in a top-flight continental competition when she managedEastern againstGuangzhou Evergrande in a match ofAFC Champions League.[3]
Chan holds theAFC “Pro” License and AFC “Futsal Level 2” License coaching certifications.[4]
In December 2015, Chan was appointed as themanager ofEastern Sports Club in theHong Kong Premier League, replacingYeung Ching Kwong. She was the first female manager in the league.[5][6]
Chan became interested in association football through her admiration as a teenager forDavid Beckham.[6] Chan graduated from theChinese University of Hong Kong with a geography degree in 2010, and achieved a master's degree in sports science and health management during her time at Pegasus and Southern.[7]Despite her parents' initial desire that Chan pursue a more stable career, her first position after graduating from university was as a data analyst forHong Kong Pegasus FC (then known as TSW Pegasus FC). Prior to joining Eastern Sports Club, she worked as an assistant manager at fellow Hong Kong Premier League clubs Pegasus FC andSouthern District FC.[5][8] She also held coaching roles with the Hong Kong women's national association football andfutsal teams, and plays at the non-professional club level for a team fromSha Tin.[9][1] During her time with Pegasus FC, Chan led their under-18 team to three trophies.[6]
Chan led Eastern to win the2015–16 season, losing only one of the fifteen games played since Chan took over.[2] With Eastern's victory, Chan became the first woman to coach a men's professional association football team to the championship of a nation'stop league.[1][2] Eastern also won the2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, only a month after Chan's appointment.[8][10]
In a March 2016 interview, Chan expressed an interest in managing teams elsewhere in Asia that had more established football cultures, but also that she hopes that her success steers investment into football in Hong Kong.[8]
In 2016, she was chosen as one ofBBC's 100 Women.[11]
In 2017, she became the first woman to coach a male football club in a top-flight continental competition when she managed Eastern againstGuangzhou Evergrande in theAFC Champions League.[3]
Chan resigned in May 2017 citing stress, failure to deliver trophies during the 2016-17 campaign and her desire to complete herAFC Pro License courses.[12]
On 18 July 2018, Chan returned as the role of head coach ofEastern.[13] She resigned less than seven months later on 4 February 2019, follow a run of only one win in 10 matches.[14]