Qi Wusheng
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Qi Wusheng is a Chinese
football coach
and a former international player.
, Wusheng would go on to play for teams within Liaoning
before he would be selected for the Chinese national team
. As a footballer, he played as a centre back and was known for his extraordinary ability and superb running game. His wealth of experience was limited due the Chinese Cultural Revolution
. However, he was still able to play within the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
and help China to a third place finish before he retired.
head coach position with little success before returning to China, where he mainly took on numerous coaching positions for youth teams or as an assistant manager positions. After years of working his way up through these positions in the 1986 league season he took on his first major job within China as the Guangzhou Head coach where he guided them to mid-table seventh within the league. His management saw Guangzhou become a mid-table team for the next several years until ambitious side Dalian became interested in Qi Wusheng's coaching style of a focused, solid defense to act as the basis for the teams attack. After winning the Chinese FA Cup
in 1992 with Dalian the Chinese national team became interested within his services after they replaced Klaus Schlappner
as the Chinese Head coach. Qi would go on to manage the national team to a silver medal in the 1994 Asian Games
football tournament. While he experienced some success with the team he could not guide China to a place in the FIFA World Cup
and was replaced by Bob Houghton after he resigned. He would take a position with Wuhan Hongjinlong before spending several seasons with Yunnan Hongta F.C. until the club merged with Chongqing Lifan F.C. and Qi was released. After a short spell with Tianjin Teda F.C. he would return to Guangzhou to help manage them to push for promotion back into the top tier, unable to achieve this he would leave at the end of the 2006 league season.
China
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football coach
Coach (sport)
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and a former international player.
Playing career
Despite being born in ShandongShandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
, Wusheng would go on to play for teams within Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
before he would be selected for the Chinese national team
China 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...
. As a footballer, he played as a centre back and was known for his extraordinary ability and superb running game. His wealth of experience was limited due the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
. However, he was still able to play within the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
1976 AFC Asian Cup
-Group B:---------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel2 goals: Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan...
and help China to a third place finish before he retired.
Managerial career
After he retired from playing, Wusheng took the SomaliaSomalia national football team
The Somalia national football team, nicknamed The Ocean Stars, is the national football team of Somalia. It is controlled by the Somali Football Federation, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football and the Union of Arab Football Associations . It has never qualified for the final...
head coach position with little success before returning to China, where he mainly took on numerous coaching positions for youth teams or as an assistant manager positions. After years of working his way up through these positions in the 1986 league season he took on his first major job within China as the Guangzhou Head coach where he guided them to mid-table seventh within the league. His management saw Guangzhou become a mid-table team for the next several years until ambitious side Dalian became interested in Qi Wusheng's coaching style of a focused, solid defense to act as the basis for the teams attack. After winning the 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....
in 1992 with Dalian the Chinese national team became interested within his services after they replaced Klaus Schlappner
Klaus Schlappner
Klaus Schlappner is a football manager. He is predominately remembered for his first spell with SV Waldhof Mannheim, where he led them to the Second Fußball-Bundesliga title and several seasons in the Bundesliga as well as being the first foreign coach to manage the Chinese national football...
as the Chinese Head coach. Qi would go on to manage the national team to a silver medal in the 1994 Asian Games
1994 Asian Games
The 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack in...
football tournament. While he experienced some success with the team he could not guide China to a place in the 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...
and was replaced by Bob Houghton after he resigned. He would take a position with Wuhan Hongjinlong before spending several seasons with Yunnan Hongta F.C. until the club merged with Chongqing Lifan F.C. and Qi was released. After a short spell with Tianjin Teda F.C. he would return to Guangzhou to help manage them to push for promotion back into the top tier, unable to achieve this he would leave at the end of the 2006 league season.
As a manager
Dalian- 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....
: 1992
China
- Asian GamesAsian GamesThe Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
: 1994Football at the 1994 Asian GamesFootball at the 1994 Asian Games was held in Hiroshima, Japan from October 1 to October 17, 1994.The women's tournament doubled the Asian qualification of 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, where China PR and Japan qualified.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
(Silver medal)