On May 2, 2016, the Guinness World Records certifier made a special trip to the Hong Kong Oriental Club to present the Guinness World Records certification to Chen Wanting, the female coach who had previously led the Oriental team to win the Hong Kong Super League Championship, and Chen Wanting officially became a ” The world’s first female football coach to win the title of the top men’s football league champion”.
On April 22, in the Hong Kong Super League, the Eastern team defeated the South China team 2-1 and won the league championship ahead of schedule. Chen Wanting, the head coach of the Hong Kong Oriental Football Team, became the world’s first female football coach to lead a men’s football team to the top league championship, and won the Guinness World Records honorary certificate.
Although she is only 27 years old, Chen Wanting has served as an assistant coach in teams such as Pegasus in Tianshuiwei, Southern District, and has the qualifications of AFC A-level coach and futsal coach. She is the coach of the Hong Kong Football Association. In addition, Wanting Chen also holds a bachelor’s degree in geography and resource management from CUHK, and a master’s degree in sports medicine and health sciences. Chen Wanting has also coached the Hong Kong Futsal Women’s Football Team and the Hong Kong Youth Women’s Football Team. Last season, she led the Sun Pegasus U18 team to win the triple crown.
