Wang Qiang (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Wang Qiang is a Chinese
international footballer who currently plays for Shandong Luneng
as a defender
in the Chinese Super League
.
(now known as Changsha Ginde). A versatile defender he would establish himself within the team during the 2005 league season when he was able to play in 21 league games for them. While Shenyang Ginde were often fighting against relegation throughout much of the 2006 Chinese Super League
season Wang Qiang was able to cement his position within the team by playing in a further 22 league games. He would also score his first league goal against Inter Xian on the 22nd of July 2006 in a 2-1 win during the season. At the beginning of the 2007 league season Shenyang Ginde would now move to Changsha and rename themselves Changsha Ginde, Wang Qiang would continue to be regular fixture within the team and even help them improve from their previous league standing when he helped them finish the league in a respectable 10th. Being a permanent fixture within the teams central defence Wang would be premoted as the clubs captain the following season, however his time as captain was not the most productive in the clubs history and each season saw the club slip down the table until they were relegated at the end of 2010 Chinese Super League
season. Before the start of the 2011 league campaign reigning league title holders Shandong Luneng
bought Wang for 5 million Yuan
.
on the 18th of July 2009 in a friendly, which China won 3-1. After that game he would become a regular fixture within the national team and would be included in the squad that won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship before being called-up to the team that took part in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
.
China
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international footballer who currently plays 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...
as a defender
Defender (association football)
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in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
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Club career
Wang Qiang started his professional football career in the 2003 league season for Shenyang GindeShenyang 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...
(now known as Changsha Ginde). A versatile defender he would establish himself within the team during the 2005 league season when he was able to play in 21 league games for them. While Shenyang Ginde were often fighting against relegation throughout much of the 2006 Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League 2006
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season Wang Qiang was able to cement his position within the team by playing in a further 22 league games. He would also score his first league goal against Inter Xian on the 22nd of July 2006 in a 2-1 win during the season. At the beginning of the 2007 league season Shenyang Ginde would now move to Changsha and rename themselves Changsha Ginde, Wang Qiang would continue to be regular fixture within the team and even help them improve from their previous league standing when he helped them finish the league in a respectable 10th. Being a permanent fixture within the teams central defence Wang would be premoted as the clubs captain the following season, however his time as captain was not the most productive in the clubs history and each season saw the club slip down the table until they were relegated at the end of 2010 Chinese Super League
2010 Chinese Super League
The 2010 Chinese Super League season was the seventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the seventeenth season of a professional association football league and the 49th top-tier league season in China....
season. Before the start of the 2011 league campaign reigning league title holders 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...
bought Wang for 5 million Yuan
Chinese yuan
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International career
Wang Qiang would make his international debut against PalestinePalestine national football team
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on the 18th of July 2009 in a friendly, which China won 3-1. After that game he would become a regular fixture within the national team and would be included in the squad that won the 2010 East Asian Football Championship before being called-up to the team that took part in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
2011 AFC Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...
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Country
China PR national football team- East Asian Football Championship: 2010
External links
- Player profile at sohu.com (Chinese)