Au-yeong Pak Kuan

Au-Yeong Pak Kuan (simplified Chinese: 欧阳伯钧; traditional Chinese: 歐陽伯鈞,[2] born 24 August 1960) is a former Singaporean football midfielder who captained Singapore in the 1984 Asian Cup.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Au-Yeong.
Au-Yeong Pak Kuan
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-08-24) 24 August 1960
Place of birth Singapore
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1985 Singapore FA
1989 Singapore FA
National team
1979–1989 Singapore 80[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

1979–1991: football career

Au Yeong was recruited into the national team by Jita Singh in 1979 and played for Singapore FA in the Malaysia Cup tournaments.[3] He also served as the team captain from 1981 to 1985.

He was nicknamed "The Utility Man" as he was able to play in any position.[3]

In 1985, he was nominated by the Football Association of Singapore for the Singapore National Olympic Council's meritorious award.[4]

Au Yeong retired from football in 1991.[5]

Post football career

After retiring from football, Au Yeong has worked as the regional general manager of Honeywell Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.[5][6]

Personal life

Au Yeong studied in Raffles Institution and Singapore Polytechnic.[3]

Au Yeong is married to Kerin and have two sons and a daughter.[5]

References
  1. "FAS launches FAS Captains' Advisory Panel". FAS. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. "动作极粗野·裁判竟慫恿·球场变战场 新加坡队忍声吞气完成任务挫败盛气凌人彭亨迈人大决赛". 星洲日报 (Sin Chew Jit Poh). 23 June 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. "AU-YEONG'S SECRET YEARNING". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. "Au-Yeong is nominated for sport merit award". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. "Family first, so it's farewell". 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. "Pak Kuan Au Yeong is the Regional General Manager in Honeywell Pte. Ltd". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.


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