Chi Minghua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chi Minghua | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Meixian, Guangdong, China | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979-1997 | Guangdong | ||
| 1998 | Yunnan Hongta F.C. | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982-1992 | China | 15 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Guangdong Women's | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Chi Minghua (Chinese: 池明华; born March 6, 1962) is a Chinese football coach and former international football player. As a player he spent the majority of his career playing as a Defender for Guangdong football team while internationally he represented China in the 1984 Asian Cup.
Biography
Chi Minghua started his career playing for the Guangdong football team where he started his career in the 1979 Chinese league season and saw his club win the league title.[1] His performances for Guangdong would soon see him included into the Chinese national team where he would take part in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup and aided China to a runners-up spot to Saudi Arabia in a 2-0 defeat.[2] When he returned to Guangdong he would win the 1983 Southern Group title with Guangdong and go on captain the side for the next several seasons.[3] By 1994 the Chinese league became completely professional and despite nearing the end of career he carried on playing for the club until the 1997 league season before he moved to second tier club Yunnan Hongta F.C. where he ended his career.[4]
After retiring Chi would eventually return to football when he joined Chinese football club playing in the 2005–06 Hong Kong First Division League Dongguan Dongcheng where he was their General Manager for a brief period. Chi would then go into management when he had the chance to manage Guangdong Women's and Guangdong Women's youth team in 2009.[5]
International Record
| Year | Competition | Apps | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Great Wall Cup | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | Asian Games | 4 | 0 |
| 1983–1992 | Friendly | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | Asian Cup | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | Asian Cup Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
Honours
- Chinese Jia-A League: 1979
- Chinese Jia-A League: 1983 (Southern Group)
References
- ↑ China 1979 at rsssf.com 22 Oct 2009 Retrieved 2012-07-17
- ↑ 中国 0-2 沙特阿拉伯 at freehostia.com 1984-12-16 Retrieved 2012-07-17
- ↑ China 1983 at rsssf.com 22 Oct 2009 Retrieved 2012-07-17
- ↑ 1994：中国足球拉开竞技体育职业化大幕 at news.qq.com 2009-01-17 Retrieved 2012-07-17
- ↑ 今生难舍绿茵情缘 访广东女子足球队主教练池明华 at mzsports.gov.cn 2010-04-03 Retrieved 2012-07-17
External links
- Player profile at sodasoccer.com
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