Han Wenhai
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Han Wenhai (born 28 January 1971) is a former Chinese
football goalkeeper, currently at Dalian Shide as a goalkeeping coach. The Chinese female football goalkeeper Han Wenxia
is his sister.
where he played understudy to Ou Chuliang
. This was then followed by several FIFA World Cup
qualifying games, however he struggled to replace Ou as the teams goalkeeper and despite being called up to several squads he found another goalkeeper Jiang Jin
pushing ahead of him for the goalkeeper position. At Dalian he remained the teams number one goalkeeper for the next several years and won three more league titles until he left at the end of the 2000 league season when he was replaced by Chen Dong
.
Han Wenhai would join second tier side Zhejiang Lücheng
in 2001 and would go on to play eighteen league games, however he only stayed for one season before joining top tier Shenyang Ginde
at the beginning of the 2002 league season. Han stayed with Shenyang for three seasons before retiring at the end of the 2004 league season.
was a goalkeeper for China women's national football team
.
China
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football goalkeeper, currently at Dalian Shide as a goalkeeping coach. The Chinese female football goalkeeper Han Wenxia
Han Wenxia
Han Wenxia is a female Chinese football player who competed for the national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
is his sister.
Biography
Han Wenhai began his professional football career with Dalian Shide and was one of the first goalkeepers in China to accept the guidance of British coaches to aid players achieve professionalism. This would greatly help him rise to prominence during the 1996 league season when he established himself as Dalian's first-choice goalkeeper and aided the team to win the league title. His performances would see him included in the Chinese squad that took part in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup1996 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
where he played understudy to Ou Chuliang
Ou Chuliang
Ou Chuliang （; born August 26, 1968 in Guangzhou, Guangdong）is an assistant coach and former international Chinese football goalkeeper. He was also a participant of the Chinese football team that took part in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...
. This was then followed by several FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
qualifying games, however he struggled to replace Ou as the teams goalkeeper and despite being called up to several squads he found another goalkeeper Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin is an assistant coach and former international Chinese football goalkeeper who was predominantly known for being the first-choice goalkeeper for China during the 2002 FIFA World Cup...
pushing ahead of him for the goalkeeper position. At Dalian he remained the teams number one goalkeeper for the next several years and won three more league titles until he left at the end of the 2000 league season when he was replaced by Chen Dong
Chen Dong
Chen Dong is a Chinese football player who has recently played for Dalian Shide as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Chen Dong started his professional career in 1998 playing for the Dalian Wanda where for several seasons with the club he played unstudy to Han Wenhai until Han left before the beginning...
.
Han Wenhai would join second tier side Zhejiang Lücheng
Zhejiang Lücheng
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in 2001 and would go on to play eighteen league games, however he only stayed for one season before joining top tier Shenyang Ginde
Shenyang Ginde
Guangzhou R&F is a professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong who play in the China League One. The club was originally founded in 1986, in Shenyang and was once named Shenyang Ginde FC where they played in the 55,000-seater Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium , until they moved to Changsha in...
at the beginning of the 2002 league season. Han stayed with Shenyang for three seasons before retiring at the end of the 2004 league season.
Personal life
His sister Han WenxiaHan Wenxia
Han Wenxia is a female Chinese football player who competed for the national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
was a goalkeeper for China women's national football team
China women's national football team
The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.- Records :China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0...
.
External links
- Player stats at national-football-teams.com
- http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/han_wenhai/