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Female coach to rein major men's football club in Hong Kong

Xinhua, December 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Hong Kong's Eastern Sports Club on Tuesday appointed a female coach, the first of its kind for a men's football club in Asia.

   Chan Yuen Ting, former assistant coach of the club, has been named the head coach, the club announced on facebook.

   Chan had been with Hong Kong Premier League side Sun Pegasus FC as assistant coach and led Sun Pegasus FC U18 to three champions.

   Eastern Sports Club, runner-up of last season, is leading the table this season.

   In Europe, Helena Costa from Portugal was the first woman to coach a men's professional football club in top two divisions. Costa took the rein of French Ligue 2 side Clermont in 2014 but quit after only one month citing pressure.  Endi