Frank Soo
Football, Football player
1914 – 1991
Who was Frank Soo?
Hong Ying "Frank" Soo was an English professional football player and manager of mixed Chinese and English parentage. Soo played as an inside forward in the Football League for Luton Town and Stoke City. He was first player of Chinese origin to play in the Football league, and the first non-white player to represent England.
After ending his playing days at non-league Chelmsford City, he went on to coach various different European clubs in the 1950s and early 1960s. He was particularly active in Sweden, managing Eskilstuna, Örebro, Djurgårdens, IK Oddevold, AIK, Köping IS, and IFK Stockholm. He also coached Italian club Calcio Padova, English clubs Scunthorpe United and St Albans City, Norwegian side Fredrikstad, and also coached Norway at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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- Born
- Mar 12, 1914
Buxton - Also known as
- 弗兰克·苏
- Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Liverpool
- Buxton
- Died
- Jan 25, 1991
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on July 23, 2013
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