Fu Bin
Encyclopedia
Fu Bin (born May 6, 1969 in Beijing
) is a former Chinese
international football goalkeeper who currently holds the record for being the oldest professional player in Chinese history aged 40 years and 133 days before he retired. He has now moved into goalkeeping coaching and currently works for Chengdu Blades
football team.
he would move to Hebei
to start his sporting career where he originally excelled in basketball
before turning his attentions to football where he was good enough to gain a spot within the Hebei team as one of their goalkeepers in 1986. He would stay with Hebei for several seasons until the 1994 league season when the league became fully professional and he was offered a transfer to Jilin Samsung. The move turned out to be a disappointment and he spent most of the season sitting on the bench, however the following season he was offered a move back to his hometown with Beijing Guoan
in a moved that turned out to be a huge success and ushered in the peak of his career when he helped the team to win the 1996 and 1997 Chinese FA Cup
as well as also achieving his first call up to the to the Chinese national football team.
In the 1998 league season an offer of 2 million yuan
was offered for him by Qianwei Huandao
(now known as Chongqing Lifan
) and despite achieving significant success with Beijing as well as regular playing time with the club he decided to leave and take the offer from Qianwei Huandao. The move initially came under much scrutiny because he had left a club who were genuine title contenders for one who were recently promoted, with many Beijing fans believing he moved purely for the money. While his first few seasons with the club were uninspired Fu Bin was able to prove his critics wrong when he would win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup with them as well as eventually spending five full seasons with the club before he left them in 2003 to go to second tier club Hunan Xiangjun where he was also offered a goalkeeper coaching role as well. By the 2006 league season Hunan Xiangjun were relegated and Fu Bin was allowed to leave for another second tier club Chengdu Blades
where he immediately won promotion with them in his first season with the club and another chance to play in the top tier once again. He would aid the club for two seasons within the top flight and go on to achieve the record for being the oldest professional Chinese player in the last game of the season on October 31, 2009 in a league game against Shandong Luneng
in a 1-0 victory aged 40 years and 133 days before he retired.
Chongqing Lifan
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
) is a former Chinese
Chinese people
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international football goalkeeper who currently holds the record for being the oldest professional player in Chinese history aged 40 years and 133 days before he retired. He has now moved into goalkeeping coaching and currently works for Chengdu Blades
Chengdu Blades
Chengdu Blades F.C. is a professional football club based in Chengdu, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league...
football team.
Club career
While Fu Bin may have been born in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
he would move to Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
to start his sporting career where he originally excelled in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
before turning his attentions to football where he was good enough to gain a spot within the Hebei team as one of their goalkeepers in 1986. He would stay with Hebei for several seasons until the 1994 league season when the league became fully professional and he was offered a transfer to Jilin Samsung. The move turned out to be a disappointment and he spent most of the season sitting on the bench, however the following season he was offered a move back to his hometown with Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
in a moved that turned out to be a huge success and ushered in the peak of his career when he helped the team to win the 1996 and 1997 Chinese FA Cup
Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
as well as also achieving his first call up to the to the Chinese national football team.
In the 1998 league season an offer of 2 million yuan
Chinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
was offered for him by Qianwei Huandao
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan, are a professional Chinese football club who currently plays in the Chinese League One division. They play their home games at the 58,680 seater Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing and are owned by the Chongqing based Lifan Group, which manufactures motorcycles, cars and...
(now known as Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan, are a professional Chinese football club who currently plays in the Chinese League One division. They play their home games at the 58,680 seater Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing and are owned by the Chongqing based Lifan Group, which manufactures motorcycles, cars and...
) and despite achieving significant success with Beijing as well as regular playing time with the club he decided to leave and take the offer from Qianwei Huandao. The move initially came under much scrutiny because he had left a club who were genuine title contenders for one who were recently promoted, with many Beijing fans believing he moved purely for the money. While his first few seasons with the club were uninspired Fu Bin was able to prove his critics wrong when he would win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup with them as well as eventually spending five full seasons with the club before he left them in 2003 to go to second tier club Hunan Xiangjun where he was also offered a goalkeeper coaching role as well. By the 2006 league season Hunan Xiangjun were relegated and Fu Bin was allowed to leave for another second tier club Chengdu Blades
Chengdu Blades
Chengdu Blades F.C. is a professional football club based in Chengdu, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league...
where he immediately won promotion with them in his first season with the club and another chance to play in the top tier once again. He would aid the club for two seasons within the top flight and go on to achieve the record for being the oldest professional Chinese player in the last game of the season on October 31, 2009 in a league game against Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised...
in a 1-0 victory aged 40 years and 133 days before he retired.
Honours
Beijing Guoan F.C.- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
: 1996, 1997
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan, are a professional Chinese football club who currently plays in the Chinese League One division. They play their home games at the 58,680 seater Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing and are owned by the Chongqing based Lifan Group, which manufactures motorcycles, cars and...
- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
: 2000
External links
- Career stats at Nationalfootballteams.com
- Career stats at Sohu.com