Jin Zhiyang
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Jin Zhiyang is a Chinese
football coach and a former football player. He is mainly noted within China for his loyal service towards Beijing
as both a successful player and then later as a coach for the team where his greatest achievements was when he managed the team to two Chinese FA Cup
titles in the 1996 and then 1997 league seasons. He has also managed several other teams such as Tibet
, Tianjin Teda and China on a caretaker basis, while his last senior coaching position was with Beijing Institute of Technology FC
.
to study professional coaching before returning to Beijing where he continued studying before finally achieving his coaching badges. After the previous Head coach Tang Pengju
had a disappointing season with Beijing, Jin was promoted as the clubs manager at the beginning of the 1995 league season and would immediately transform the team into genuine title contenders, achieving a runners-up position at the end of the season. While he couldn't go on to win the league title he would go on to win the 1996 and then 1997 Chinese FA Cup
titles. Near the end of the 1997 Chinese league season the Chinese Football Association would hire a foreign coach in Bob Houghton to manage the Chinese football team and Jin Zhiyang was brought in as an assistant coach to help him. This lasted until December 2008 when recently premoted top tier side Tianjin Teda F.C. offered him their Heach coach position, taking this opportunity to return back into management he would lead them at the start of the 1999 league season to a respectable seventh place position at the end of the season. In 2000 Jin would return to the Chinese football team as their manager, but on only on a part-time caretaker basis to aid the team prepare for some important 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
games. When he returned to Tianjin Teda F.C. he would once again achieve similar mid-table results from the previous season and leave the club at the end year.
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football coach and a former football player. He is mainly noted within China for his loyal service towards Beijing
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...
as both a successful player and then later as a coach for the team where his greatest achievements was when he managed the team to two 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....
titles in the 1996 and then 1997 league seasons. He has also managed several other teams such as Tibet
Tibet national football team
The Tibet national football team is an association football controlled by the Tibetan National Football Association, an organizations of exiled Tibetans. The current manager is Kelsang Dhondup....
, Tianjin Teda and China on a caretaker basis, while his last senior coaching position was with Beijing Institute of Technology FC
Beijing Institute of Technology FC
Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club is a Chinese football club based in Haidian, Beijing. The Club was found in 2000 and currently owned by the Beijing Institute of Technology . All the players, including few foreign students, are full-time students at the BIT...
.
Playing career
Jin Zhiyang started his playing career with the Beijing youth team and subsequently the senior Beijing team. His greatest achievement came when he won the national league title in 1973 with the Beijing team. He would retire shortly afterwards to begin his management career.Coaching career
After he retired from football Jin Zhiyang would begin coaching for the Beijing team before he was offered a chance to become the Head coach of Tibet in 1974. After staying with them for two season he would return to Beijing where he was offered the chance to coach the youth team and then the reserves until March 1985 when the club pushed for professionalism within the team and moved Jin to GermanyGermany
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to study professional coaching before returning to Beijing where he continued studying before finally achieving his coaching badges. After the previous Head coach Tang Pengju
Tang Pengju
Tang Pengju is a retired Chinese football player. He is now the assistant coach at China Super League side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.-Playing career:...
had a disappointing season with Beijing, Jin was promoted as the clubs manager at the beginning of the 1995 league season and would immediately transform the team into genuine title contenders, achieving a runners-up position at the end of the season. While he couldn't go on to win the league title he would go on to win the 1996 and then 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....
titles. Near the end of the 1997 Chinese league season the Chinese Football Association would hire a foreign coach in Bob Houghton to manage the Chinese football team and Jin Zhiyang was brought in as an assistant coach to help him. This lasted until December 2008 when recently premoted top tier side Tianjin Teda F.C. offered him their Heach coach position, taking this opportunity to return back into management he would lead them at the start of the 1999 league season to a respectable seventh place position at the end of the season. In 2000 Jin would return to the Chinese football team as their manager, but on only on a part-time caretaker basis to aid the team prepare for some important 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Group 1 :All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.--------------------- Group 2 :Played in Damascus, Syria.--------------------Played in Tehran, Iran.--------------------- Group 3 :...
games. When he returned to Tianjin Teda F.C. he would once again achieve similar mid-table results from the previous season and leave the club at the end year.