Mao Mengsuo
Chinese footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mao Mengsuo | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-06-15)15 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Changsha, Hunan, China[1] | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2010(2010-06-12) (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Nyingchi, Tibet, China[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Bayi Zhenbang[3] | ||
| 2006–2008[2] | Tai Po | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010[2] | Tai Po | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mao Mengsuo (simplified Chinese: 毛梦索; traditional Chinese: 毛夢索; pinyin: Máo Mèngsuǒ, 15 June 1989[4] – 12 June 2010[1]) was a Chinese professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Mao had only one appearance in the first season of his professional football career.[2] He appeared in a 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup match, which saw NTR WF Tai Po defeating Tuen Mun Progoal by 3 goals.[5]
Mao did not appear in the next season. He was back on the field in the 2009–10 season, when he was a start-up player in five matches.[2]
Honours
- Tai Po
Death
Mao Mengsuo and his girlfriend, Li Zhuoling (Chinese: 李卓玲), went to Tibet to teach rural children in June 2010. During this period, they were killed in a car accident.[6] Tai Po's general secretary Chan Ping said he shall be one of the main members of first team next year,[1] and the club decided that the club would no longer use the number 16 shirt Mao Mengsuo wore.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e (in Chinese) 足球小將毛夢索車禍亡 - 東方日報
- ^ a b c d e (in Chinese) Tai Po FC - Mao Mengsuo Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Chinese) 毛家足球少年香港成名 生死恋人天堂里追索足球梦 Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hong Kong – Mengsuo Mao - Soccerway
- ^ Hong Kong Football Association - 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup – NTR WF Tai Po 3–0 Tuen Mun Progoal
- ^ (in Chinese) 长沙球员赴藏区支教 遭遇车祸与女友共赴天国 Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Chinese) Takungpao, 2010-06-16, 大埔「掛起」16號 擬辦毛夢索紀念賽
External links
- Tai Po FC - Mao Mengsuo at the Wayback Machine (archived October 5, 2010) (in Chinese)
- Mao Mengsuo at HKFA
