Wang Liang (born April 1, 1979) is a Chinese

Chinese people

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 football player who currently plays as a Right-back or Right-midfielder for Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised...

 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...

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Club career

Wang Liang started his career with Liaoning fc making his debut in 1999. The following season he would establish himself as a regular playing in 17 games. He would eventually play for Liaoning fc for seven season before transferring to Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng

Shandong Luneng Taishan is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan, Shandong. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised...

 where he had a mixed period, winning the China Super League with them but unable to establish himself as a regular. He would move back to Liaoning fc after two seasons with Shandong Luneng on loan. Liaoning were relegated in the Chinese Super League 2008

Chinese Super League 2008

The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs...

 season and Wang Liang returned to Shandong Luneng.

International career

Wang Liang began his senior international football career on July 28, 2000 in a frienldy against South Korea that China lost 1-0. After several friendlies he could not establish himself within the Chinese team and it was not until Zhu Guanghu

Zhu Guanghu

Zhu Guanghu is a Chinese football coach currently under contract with Shaanxi Chanba, and was previously the head coach of the China national football team to 22 August 2007.-Managerial career:...

 became the Chinese Head coach did Wang become a consistent member within the team. He would experience some success with the team when he won the 2005 East Asian Football Championship, however when qualification for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup

2007 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...

 came about Zhu decided to drop Wang for the experienced Sun Jihai

Sun Jihai

Jihai Sun is a Chinese association football player. He is currently playing for Chinese side Inter Xi'an and for the China national football team as a defender or a midfielder....

 and the versatility of Cao Yang

Cao Yang

Cao Yang is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda FC. A versatile defender with good offensive and defensive ability who is physically tall and strong who can also play in midfield.-Club career:...

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External links

• Career profile at national-football-teams.com
• Profile at football-lineups.com