Overview
Spencer Lam Sheung Yee (; 14 December 1934 – 23 April 2009) was a football defender, coach and announcer, as well as an actor.
Spencer was a graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong with an economics major. He was once a secondary school teacher in Hong Kong while working as a voice actor on television advertisements and a football player. At an international level, he represented the Republic of China in 1960 Olympics football in Rome.
Football career
As a footballer, he was nicknamed due to his powerful clearances and long-range free kicks from between 20 and 40 yards), but it also had a lot to do with the materials used on the match balls are a lot heavier than the ones being used nowadays. He also had another nickname . He represented Republic of China instead of Hong Kong, despite both teams being founding members of the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.
Honours
1958 Asian Games - Football Champion (Republic of China)
1971/72 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Champion (Hong Kong Rangers FC)
1971/72 Hong Kong First Division League Champion (Hong Kong Rangers FC)
3x Asian Football Confederation winners
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