Lin Lefeng
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Lin Lefeng is a former Chinese
international football player. Since retiring he has worked for a number of Chinese football clubs where he has served as a coach, manager, general manager and is currently the Vice President of Liaoning F.C.
where he would establish himself within squad by playing a vital part during the Football at the 1978 Asian Games
where he aided the team to a third place finish. A firm regular within the national team for the next several years his greatest achievement came when he aided the team to a runners-up position at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup
where China lost to Saudi Arabia
2-0 in the final. His international career, however would end with great disappointment when China lost 2-1 to Hong Kong
in a vital qualifier for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
, which knocked China out of the qualification. Lin Lefeng would then move to the Shenyang Army football team before he would end his playing career.
to study for his coaching badges before returning to China when in 1998 he would take the management position offered at second tier club Chongqing Hongyan. His reign at leading the club throughout the 1999 league season would turn out to be a dieaster when saw the team relegated at the end of the season and he would be dismissed for his poor record at the end of the season. He would take a position as a team leader and coach at the newly formed Zhejiang Lücheng for a short period, however it was when he was offered a position upstairs at Dalian Shide as the Deputy general manager did he actually achieve success, winning promotion after promotion until he became the Vice President of the club. Leaving after seven years he would return to Zhejiang Lücheng where he was given the Deputy general manager position before being promoted to the General manager. One of his first moves would be to hire Zhou Suian
as the clubs permanent manager, however this turned out be a unsuccessful move and Zhou was sacked with Lin Lefeng during the 2009 league season after a string of unsuccessful results. During 2010 Lin would return to his hometown club of Liaoning when he was offered the chance to become the clubs Vice President.
Chinese people
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international football player. Since retiring he has worked for a number of Chinese football clubs where he has served as a coach, manager, general manager and is currently the Vice President of Liaoning F.C.
Club career
Lin Lefeng started his football career with Liaoning F.C. before being called up to the Chinese national teamChina national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
where he would establish himself within squad by playing a vital part during the Football at the 1978 Asian Games
Football at the 1978 Asian Games
Football at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9 to December 20, 1978.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Group 1:-Group 2:- Bronze medal match :- Gold medal match :...
where he aided the team to a third place finish. A firm regular within the national team for the next several years his greatest achievement came when he aided the team to a runners-up position at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup
1984 AFC Asian Cup
The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...
where China lost to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
2-0 in the final. His international career, however would end with great disappointment when China lost 2-1 to Hong Kong
Hong Kong national football team
The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....
in a vital qualifier for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification....
, which knocked China out of the qualification. Lin Lefeng would then move to the Shenyang Army football team before he would end his playing career.
Coaching and later career
After his retirement from playing Lin Lefeng would move to ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to study for his coaching badges before returning to China when in 1998 he would take the management position offered at second tier club Chongqing Hongyan. His reign at leading the club throughout the 1999 league season would turn out to be a dieaster when saw the team relegated at the end of the season and he would be dismissed for his poor record at the end of the season. He would take a position as a team leader and coach at the newly formed Zhejiang Lücheng for a short period, however it was when he was offered a position upstairs at Dalian Shide as the Deputy general manager did he actually achieve success, winning promotion after promotion until he became the Vice President of the club. Leaving after seven years he would return to Zhejiang Lücheng where he was given the Deputy general manager position before being promoted to the General manager. One of his first moves would be to hire Zhou Suian
Zhou Suian
Zhou Suian is a Chinese football Manager. He most recently worked as the manager of China Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.-Guangzhou Apollo:...
as the clubs permanent manager, however this turned out be a unsuccessful move and Zhou was sacked with Lin Lefeng during the 2009 league season after a string of unsuccessful results. During 2010 Lin would return to his hometown club of Liaoning when he was offered the chance to become the clubs Vice President.
External links
- Career profile at Sports.163.com
- Career profile at Sodasoccer.com