Song Zhenyu
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Song Zhenyu (born September 21, 1981) is a Chinese
international football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. as a goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League
, Liaoning
Song Zhenyu would move to Chengdu
in the Sichuan
province
as a boy where he would achieve his dream in becoming a professional footballer when he joined top tier side Sichuan Quanxing in 1999. For the next two seasons he would go on to play understudy to Gao Jianbin and go on to make thirteen league appearances during the periods that Gao Jianbin was injured, however being unable to permanently claim the first choice goalkeeping position Song would be loaned out to Chongqing Lifan
and his hometown football team Dalian Shide. After his loan period expired with Dalian Shide the club would decide to make a permanent move for Song where he played understudy to An Qi
and made nine league appearances.
At the beginning of the 2005 league season Song would rejoin his first club Sichuan Quanxing (who had renamed themselves Sichuan Guancheng
) and would immediately become the teams first choice goalkeeper and helped guide the club to a ninth place finish at the end of the season, however this wasn't enough for Sichuan in stopping them disbanding the team. In the 2006 league season Song moved to Shenyang Ginde
where he rose to prominence becoming their first choice goalkeeper. The following season would see him continue his establishment within the team despite the club deciding to move to Changsha and rename themselves Changsha Ginde. In 2008 Song would have an extremely eventful year, first he would become his countries first choice goalkeeper, then he would tend to his wife while she battled and recovered from a brain tumor while also having to help guide Changsha Ginde away from relegation at the end of the season.
By the 2010 league season Song proclaimed his desire to move back to Chengdu with his wife while she gave birth to their child and wanted to join second tier football team Chengdu Blades
. He would get his wish when he joined Chengdu Blades on the final day of the transfer deadline and would play in twenty four league games in their successful premotion push to the Chinese Super League
. Chengdu Blades would however struggle in the top tier and after a heavy 4-1 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua
, Song as well several other first team players would be dropped from the team. Half way through the league season he would join Tianjin Teda F.C. for 1.5 million RMB
where he established himself as the first choice goalkeeper and would win the 2011 Chinese FA Cup
in his debut season.
and would eventually make his first full international cap for China against Mexico on April 16, 2008. Under Petrović's reign Song would become his countries first choice goalkeeper until Gao Hongbo
became the Chinese new manager and decided to drop Song from the squad.
Chinese people
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international football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. as a goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
Club career
Despite being born in DalianDalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
, 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"...
Song Zhenyu would move to Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
in the Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province
Province (China)
A province, in the context of Chinese government, is a translation of sheng formally provincial level divisions, which is an administrative division. Provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, and the special administrative regions, make up the four types of province of administrative division...
as a boy where he would achieve his dream in becoming a professional footballer when he joined top tier side Sichuan Quanxing in 1999. For the next two seasons he would go on to play understudy to Gao Jianbin and go on to make thirteen league appearances during the periods that Gao Jianbin was injured, however being unable to permanently claim the first choice goalkeeping position Song would be loaned out to 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 his hometown football team Dalian Shide. After his loan period expired with Dalian Shide the club would decide to make a permanent move for Song where he played understudy to An Qi
An Qi
An Qi is a Chinese football goalkeeper. An Qi was also included in the Chinese national squad that played during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, however he did not feature in any of the games.-Club career:...
and made nine league appearances.
At the beginning of the 2005 league season Song would rejoin his first club Sichuan Quanxing (who had renamed themselves Sichuan Guancheng
Sichuan Guancheng
Sichuan Guancheng was a Chinese Football Association Jia A League and Chinese Super League Club.Formed as Sichuan Quanxing in 8 November 1993, the football club was the football flagship of western China until Vanguard Huandao surfaced. In 2002, Sichuan Quanxing was sold to Dahe Group and was...
) and would immediately become the teams first choice goalkeeper and helped guide the club to a ninth place finish at the end of the season, however this wasn't enough for Sichuan in stopping them disbanding the team. In the 2006 league season Song moved to 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...
where he rose to prominence becoming their first choice goalkeeper. The following season would see him continue his establishment within the team despite the club deciding to move to Changsha and rename themselves Changsha Ginde. In 2008 Song would have an extremely eventful year, first he would become his countries first choice goalkeeper, then he would tend to his wife while she battled and recovered from a brain tumor while also having to help guide Changsha Ginde away from relegation at the end of the season.
By the 2010 league season Song proclaimed his desire to move back to Chengdu with his wife while she gave birth to their child and wanted to join second tier football team 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...
. He would get his wish when he joined Chengdu Blades on the final day of the transfer deadline and would play in twenty four league games in their successful premotion push to the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
. Chengdu Blades would however struggle in the top tier and after a heavy 4-1 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
, Song as well several other first team players would be dropped from the team. Half way through the league season he would join Tianjin Teda F.C. for 1.5 million RMB
Renminbi
The Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China . Renminbi is legal tender in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong or Macau. It is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the PRC...
where he established himself as the first choice goalkeeper and would win the 2011 Chinese FA Cup
2011 Chinese FA Cup
2011 Chinese FA Cup is the 13th edition of Chinese FA Cup.The match of first round began on 4 May 2011, and the final took place on 19 November 2011. Tianjin Teda won the title for the first time and earned a berth in the 2012 AFC Champions League....
in his debut season.
International career
After some consistent performances for his club Song Zhenyu would be called up to the Chinese senior team in 2007 after recently appointed manager Vladimir Petrović decided he was looking for a new goalkeeper. He would fight for the goalkeeping position against Zong LeiZong Lei
Zong Lei is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:...
and would eventually make his first full international cap for China against Mexico on April 16, 2008. Under Petrović's reign Song would become his countries first choice goalkeeper until Gao Hongbo
Gao Hongbo
Gao Hongbo is a Chinese retired football player and a current coach which managed China national football team from 2009 to 2011. Appointed in May 2009, Gao became the youngest man to take the helm in 30 years. Gao was a big name in his professional life as a footballer. He was a prolific striker...
became the Chinese new manager and decided to drop Song from the squad.
External links
- Player stats at national-football-teams.com
- Player stats at sohu.com