Fan Chun Yip
- January 9, 2024
- Association Football Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Fan Chun Yip |
| Occupation | Association Football Player |
| Date Of Birth | May 1, 1976(1976-05-01) |
| Age | 48 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Fan Chun Yip Biography
| Name | Fan Chun Yip |
| Birthday | May 1 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Birth Country | Hong Kong |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Fan Chun Yip is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 1, 1976 in Hong Kong. Fan Chun Yip (born 1 May 1976) is an Hong Kong retired professional footballer who was goalkeeper. Many consider him to be among the best goalkeepers in Asia during the day and he was awarded the Hong Kong Footballer of the year in 2003-04.
Fan has been named in the Hong Kong league’s Team of the Season four times in 2001 through 2005 and was also named the Hong Kong First Division League Most Popular Player’ two times consecutively (2004-06).
In the two years after Fan Chun Yip’s departure from Hong Kong Rangers, he joined Yee Hope and Instant-Dict. In the third year after Fan Chun Yip’s joining to the club, he helped the club to win the Hong Kong FA Cup.Unfortunately, it was the last title for the club, as the sponsor left the club, forcing them to disband. On the night of 8 August 2003, Fan Chun Yip became nationally famous. There was an exhibition match against Spanish giants Real Madrid in the Hong Kong National Stadium. In the first half, the home team was down 4–2 due to the poor performance by the China goalkeeper An Qi. Fan Chun Yip came on as a substitute in the second half. He made a string of excellent saves to keep Real Madrid (with World Class players such as Beckham, Zidane, Raul and Ronaldo) at bay in the second half. After this 45-minutes, everyone in Hong Kong started to recognise and notice him.
Hong Kong Most Popular Player 2 times (Seasons 2004–05 & 2005–06)
The Team of the Season four time, (Seasons 2001-02, 2002-03 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2001-02.)
Fan Chun Yip Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Association Football Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Fan Chun Yip is one of the richest Association Football Player from Hong Kong. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fan Chun Yip 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1985 Fan Chun Yip enrolled in Fan Chun Yip joined the Hong Kong football promotional program and was selected to join in 1985 for the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation training team. This was the beginning of his legendary football career.
Fan was a player for Shatin Sports Association in the Hong Kong First Division League. Prior to signing with Shatin Sports Association, he was a player with Instant-Dict, Yee Hope, Hong Kong Rangers and Happy Valley. Fan is in his second stint in Happy Valley, having joined on loan a few years ago. Fan made his debut on the international stage on the 19th of November, 1998 against Vietnam.
Hong Kong Footballer of the Year (Season 2003–04)
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Fan Chun Yip height 6 ft 0 in Fan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Fan Chun Yip Dating?
According to our records, Fan Chun Yip is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Fan Chun Yip’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2005, Chinese Super League team Changsha Ginde were interested in Fan Chun Yip and wanted to sign him from Happy Valley, and he verbally accepted the offer. The transfer was called off however, due to the sudden murder of his brother. Fan chun yip had no choice but had to stay in Hong Kong to take care of his family. In the meantime, he has promised that he will not join any team in the future except Changsha Ginde, and indicated that he will join them after the painful transition.
Facts & Trivia
Fan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Hong Kong. Fan Chun Yip celebrates birthday on May 1 of every year.
Fan Chun Yip was born in Hong Kong into a 7-member family. He is the youngest son. As a child, his 2nd oldest brother, who was tragically murdered in 2006, invited him to a 7 a-side match. Because he was the smallest, he was picked to be the goalkeeper. He surprised everyone with his agility and goalkeeping prowess, and even dived to save shots from the opponent on the hard concrete “pitch”. After this, Fan Chun Yip would regularly play in goal, which built his interest in football.