Sung Lin Yung

Stephen Sung Lin Yung (born 7 May 1965 in Tianjin) is a retired Chinese football player who represented the Hong Kong football team. Starting his career in China he played for the Chinese U-20 and the Chinese Olympic team before he established himself with Chinese top-tier side Tianjin where he played as a forward.^[1] Moving away from China he joined Hong Kong football team South China and became their utility player playing anywhere on the field, though he spent most of time as a defensive midfielder where he had a successful time with them winning several cups and the 1996–97 Hong Kong First Division League title with them.^[2]

Sung Lin Yung

Personal information
Full name	Song Lianyong (China PR) Sung Lin Yung Stephen (Hong Kong)
Date of birth	(1965-05-07) 7 May 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Tianjin, China PR
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder, striker
Youth career
1983	Tianjin II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1993	Tianjin
1993–1998	South China	87	(7)
1998–1999	Sing Tao	25	(7)
1999–2000	Instant-Dict	23	(3)
International career
1985	China U-21	7	(1)
1987	China	1	(0)
1997–1998	Hong Kong
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:06, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sung.

Sung Lin Yung
Traditional Chinese	宋連勇
Simplified Chinese	宋连勇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Song Lianyong

International career

Sung would then become a Hong Kong permanent resident before he played for the Hong Kong national team and played a major role in Hong Kong's World Cup Qualifiers in 1997. By 1998, he moved to other Hong Kong football teams Sing Tao and then Instant-Dict as well as represented Hong Kong during the 1998 Asian Games football event before he retired.

Honours

South China AA

• Hong Kong First Division League: 1996–97
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1995–96, 1996–97
• Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: 1993–94, 1997–98
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 1995–96