Chan Yuen Ting

Chan Yuen Ting
Personal information
Full name Chan Yuen Ting
Date of birth (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35)
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 former football player and coach. She is the current head coach of Jiangsu L.F.C. In 2016, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team to the championship of a nation's top league.[1][2] In 2017, she became the first woman to coach a male football club in a top-flight continental competition when she managed Eastern against Guangzhou Evergrande in a match of AFC Champions League.[3]

Chan holds the AFC “Pro” License and AFC “Futsal Level 2” License coaching certifications.[4]

  1. ^ Chan Kin-wa (23 April 2016). "Meet Chan Yuen-ting, the first woman ever to lead a men's team to a top-flight soccer title". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Chan becomes first female to lead men's team to top-flight title". Four Four Two. Haymarket Media Group. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ Thomas, Lyall. "Chan Yuen-ting becomes first woman to manage in men's continental top-flight competition | Football News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "球隊教練團變動". Facebook. 東方足球隊 Eastern Football Team. (in Chinese)

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