Chou Tai-ying

Chou Tai-ying (Chinese: 周台英; born 16 August 1963) is a Taiwanese female association football coach and former player. She is considered the most successful Taiwanese footballer so far.

Chou Tai-ying

Personal information
Full name	Chou Tai-ying (周台英)
Date of birth	(1963-08-16) 16 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Position(s)	Striker/midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1989	SV Bergisch Gladbach 09
1989–1993	Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Ladies
International career
1977–1994	Chinese Taipei
Managerial career
2005–	National Taiwan Normal University
2006	Chinese Taipei
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chou.

Career

She was Chinese Taipei's key player in the 1980s and early 1990s, winning three AFC Women's Championships (1977, 1979, 1981) and two OFC Women's Championships (1986, 1989). She was also one of the few Taiwanese players who have played for foreign professional clubs. In 1987, she joined the German football club SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 and won two championships.^[1][2] She joined Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Ladies of Japanese L. League in 1989, in which Shimizu F.C. Ladies won the first league season title and Chou herself scored 12 goals, making her the Golden Boot winner and member of Best XI.^[3] She retired from player career after 1994 Asian Games.^[4]

She was the captain of Chinese Taipei women's national football team at the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The team reached the quarter-finals before being beaten 7–0 by eventual winners United States.^[5]

In 2005, Chou took over as the head coach of Chinese Taipei women's national football team.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

With Chinese Taipei women's national football team

• AFC Women's Championship: 1977, 1979, 1981
• AFC Women's Championship MVP: 1979
• OFC Women's Championship: 1986, 1989

With Shimizu F.C. Ladies

• L. League: 1989
• L. League top scorer: 1989

References

1. 木蘭隊揚威國際 球后周台英不讓鬚眉 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
2. "Schnuppern am Pokal" (in German). Südwest Presse. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
3. "JLSL & Women's Football 1989/90". Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
4. 中國台北主帥周台英雄心萬丈 (in Chinese). Asian Football Confederation. 23 July 2006.
5. "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 – Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.