Li Ming (footballer, born 1971)
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jinan, Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | China U-20 (manager) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1989–2005 | Dalian Wanda | 244 | (36) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–2004 | China | 86 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Dalian Aerbin (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | China U-20 | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2009. | |||||||||||||||
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Li Ming (Chinese: 李明; pinyin: Lǐ Míng; born 26 January 1971) is a former Chinese international footballer and the current the manager of China national under-20 football team. As a footballer he was a highly respected player who played his whole career for Dalian Wanda FC and was part of the team that dominated Chinese football by winning eight league titles with them. His international career saw him play for the Chinese national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s where he was widely acknowledged as one of the most technically gifted Chinese players ever.[1]
Football career
Li Ming was born in Jinan, Shandong. Starting his football career in 1989 Li Ming would spend his entire football career with Dalian Wanda FC. With them he would help establish himself as their first choice right-midfielder, however it wasn't until the 1994 league season when Dalian would win their first professional league title that they would establish themselves as the dominant team within China for severals seasons.[2] From 1994 to 2002 Dalian would win a staggering eight league titles, Li Ming was one of the stars of the Dalian Wanda team that went the entire 1996 league season without losing a single domestic league game.[3]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 23 February 1997 | Malaysia |  Finland | 2-1 | Won | 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia |
| 2. | 28 February 1997 | Malaysia |  Zimbabwe | 3-1 | Won | 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia |
| 3. | 13 September 1997 | Dalian, China PR |  Iran | 2-4 | Loss | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 16 October 2000 | Tripoli, Lebanon |  Indonesia | 4-0 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages |
| 5. | 23 October 2000 | Sidon, Lebanon |  Qatar | 3-1 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals |
| 6. | 3 July 2004 | China |  Lebanon | 6-0 | Won | Friendly |
| 7. | 21 July 2004 | Beijing, China PR | Indonesia | 5-0 | Won | 2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages |
| 8. | 7 August 2004 | Beijing, China PR |  Japan | 1-3 | Lost | 2004 AFC Asian Cup Finals |
Honours
- Chinese Jia-A League/Chinese Super League: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
- Chinese FA Cup: 1992, 2001, 2005
References
- ↑ "姓名：大李明". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "China League 1994". rsssf.com. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "China League 1996". rsssf.com. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
External links
- Li Ming at National-Football-Teams.com
Preceded by Paul Rideout(Qianwei Huangdao) |
Chinese Football Association EMS Quickest Goal 1998 |
Succeeded by Marcelo Sergipano(Shanghai Shenhua) |