Xu Genbao
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Xu Genbao is a Chinese
football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and manager of Shanghai East Asia
football club as well as also being the owner of the Genbao Football Academy. While Xu Genbao was a Chinese international footballer it was only once he became a manager and won the Chinese Jia-A League
title with the China B team did he start to distinguish himself within Chinese football, this would lead to a Chinese national team appointment and then successful spells at Shanghai Shenhua
and Dalian Wanda.
saw his career severely shortened, however once it ended he was able to resume his career and help win the league title for Bayi Football Team in 1974. He was even able to play for the Chinese football team
in their successful qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
.
who were allowed to play in the league system. His time with them was extremely successful and he was even able to win the league title with them in the 1989 league season. Impressed with his leadership the Chinese Football Association would remove the Chinese youth team from the league and allow Xu Genbao to take the team to play international tournaments. This would then lead to Xu Genbao being offered the Chinese senior team
position, however his reign was extremely short when the Football Association decided they wanted a more experienced manager in Klaus Schlappner
to lead them to the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
, nevertheless Xu Genbao would stay with the Chinese team as an assistant until 1993.
wanted Xu Genbao to help them in their transition at the beginning of the 1994 league season. He quickly enforced more professional techniques and tactics as well as developing a team able to fight Dalian Wanda's dominance within the league. This would pay off in the 1995 league season when Shanghai Shenhua would convincingly win the league title for the first time in over thirty years. Xu Genbao's personal desire to see better training techniques saw him decide to help found Shanghai Cable 02, a youth football team designed to improve the football techniques of young Chinese players. The following season back at Shanghai Shenhua, however was differcult for Xu Genbao and he was unable to replicate his success he had previously shown despite coming second within the league. Shanghai Shenhua would part ways with Xu Genbao and he would go on to join second tier club Guangzhou Songri
in the 1997 league season where he immediately made an impact by aiding them to a 4th place finish and promotion to the top tier.
they quickly turned to Xu Genbao despite previously managing for their title rivals. In his first season Xu Genbao seemed like an inspired choice when he quickly imposed himself within the team and won them another league title in his first season as well as coming runners-up in the 1997-98 Asian Club Championship. The following season, however saw Dalian's fortunes drastically change when they struggled in the league and flirted with relegation, which would see Xu Genbao resigning at the end of the season.
taking over. Ironically the following season Shanghai Shenhua would go on to win the league title using many of the players brought from the Shanghai Cable 02 squad.
in 2005 where he named himself their head coach until 2009 when he took a step back and allowed Jiang Bingyao to replace him while he remained as their chairmen. After spending several seasons still in the second tier Xu Genbao would become impatient Jiang Bingyao and decided to become the head coach of the team once more at beginning of the 2011 league season.
With Bayi Football Team
As a manager
With China B
With Shanghai Shenhua
With Dalian Wanda
With Shanghai Zhongyuan
With Shanghai East Asia
With Shanghai Team
Chinese people
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football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and manager of Shanghai East Asia
Shanghai East Asia
Shanghai East Asia is a Chinese professional football club who play at Shanghai Stadium in Xuhui , Shanghai....
football club as well as also being the owner of the Genbao Football Academy. While Xu Genbao was a Chinese international footballer it was only once he became a manager and won the Chinese Jia-A League
Chinese Jia-A League
The National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...
title with the China B team did he start to distinguish himself within Chinese football, this would lead to a Chinese national team appointment and then successful spells at 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...
and Dalian Wanda.
Player career
Predominately a left back throughout his career, Genbao would mainly play for Nanjing Army Football Team and Bayi Football Team. The Chinese Cultural RevolutionCultural 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...
saw his career severely shortened, however once it ended he was able to resume his career and help win the league title for Bayi Football Team in 1974. He was even able to play for the Chinese football 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...
in their successful qualification for 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...
.
Early management career
After he retired he was given the opportunity to manage second tier club Shanxi Provincial Football Team in 1978, where after two seasons he was unable to see them win promotion. He would take a position with the Huochetou Football Association until third tier club Yunnan Provincial Football Team offered him a position to manage them in the 1982 league, however he was unable to lead them to promotion and left soon after.China
When he left Yunnan he would return to his training to become a professional manager, which lead to him take advanced courses at Beijing Sports Institute from 1984 to 1986. When he finished he was given the opportunity to manage the newly formed China B team, which was essentially the Chinese youth teamChina national under-23 football team
The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments...
who were allowed to play in the league system. His time with them was extremely successful and he was even able to win the league title with them in the 1989 league season. Impressed with his leadership the Chinese Football Association would remove the Chinese youth team from the league and allow Xu Genbao to take the team to play international tournaments. This would then lead to Xu Genbao being offered the Chinese senior 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...
position, however his reign was extremely short when the Football Association decided they wanted a more experienced manager in 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...
to lead them to the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
, nevertheless Xu Genbao would stay with the Chinese team as an assistant until 1993.
Shanghai Shenhua
With the Chinese Football Association demanding the entire league system to be professional Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai 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...
wanted Xu Genbao to help them in their transition at the beginning of the 1994 league season. He quickly enforced more professional techniques and tactics as well as developing a team able to fight Dalian Wanda's dominance within the league. This would pay off in the 1995 league season when Shanghai Shenhua would convincingly win the league title for the first time in over thirty years. Xu Genbao's personal desire to see better training techniques saw him decide to help found Shanghai Cable 02, a youth football team designed to improve the football techniques of young Chinese players. The following season back at Shanghai Shenhua, however was differcult for Xu Genbao and he was unable to replicate his success he had previously shown despite coming second within the league. Shanghai Shenhua would part ways with Xu Genbao and he would go on to join second tier club Guangzhou Songri
Guangzhou Songri
Guangzhou Songri was a football club in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.Founded in 1996, Guangzhou Songri was promoted to Jia A in the same year as the runner up of the second division. The team was relegated in the next season, but was able to fight back with the help of coach Xu Genbao and striker...
in the 1997 league season where he immediately made an impact by aiding them to a 4th place finish and promotion to the top tier.
Dalian Wanda
When Dalian Wanda were looking for a replacement for their previously successful manager Chi ShangbinChi Shangbin
Chi Shangbin is a Chinese football coach and former international football player. As a player he spent his whole career playing for Liaoning before moving into management where he achieved his big break at Dalian Wanda when he won two Chinese Jia-A League titles...
they quickly turned to Xu Genbao despite previously managing for their title rivals. In his first season Xu Genbao seemed like an inspired choice when he quickly imposed himself within the team and won them another league title in his first season as well as coming runners-up in the 1997-98 Asian Club Championship. The following season, however saw Dalian's fortunes drastically change when they struggled in the league and flirted with relegation, which would see Xu Genbao resigning at the end of the season.
Return to Shanghai
He returned to Shanghai with second tier football team Shanghai Zhongyuan where he would lead them to the league title and promotion by the 2001 league season. Shanghai Shenhua who hadn't won the title since Xu Genbao left wanted to bring him back hoping for him to replicate the success he previously had, Xu Genbao would decide that this was the perfect opportunity for him to sell and incorporate his now adult and professional football team Shanghai Cable 02 into the Shanghai Shenhua team. While most of the Shanghai Cable 02 players had a season of playing third tier football Xu Genbao's desire to immediately merge them into the Shanghai Shenhua would prove to be a disaster during his reign and his temper did not bring out the best from his players. With Shenhua flirting with relegation he was essentially sacked from his post as manager with Wu JinguiWu Jingui
Wu Jingui is a Chinese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Chinese Super League team, Zhejiang Lücheng.-Formative years and education:...
taking over. Ironically the following season Shanghai Shenhua would go on to win the league title using many of the players brought from the Shanghai Cable 02 squad.
Shanghai East Asia
Xu Genbao would move away from management and founded a football school in 2001 called Genbao Football Academy, however after several years outside management he would return when he would go on to found Shanghai East AsiaShanghai East Asia
Shanghai East Asia is a Chinese professional football club who play at Shanghai Stadium in Xuhui , Shanghai....
in 2005 where he named himself their head coach until 2009 when he took a step back and allowed Jiang Bingyao to replace him while he remained as their chairmen. After spending several seasons still in the second tier Xu Genbao would become impatient Jiang Bingyao and decided to become the head coach of the team once more at beginning of the 2011 league season.
Honours
As a playerWith Bayi Football Team
- Chinese Jia-A LeagueChinese Jia-A LeagueThe National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...
: 1974
As a manager
With China B
- Chinese Jia-A LeagueChinese Jia-A LeagueThe National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...
: 1989
With Shanghai Shenhua
- Chinese Jia-A LeagueChinese Jia-A LeagueThe National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...
: 1995
With Dalian Wanda
- Chinese Jia-A LeagueChinese Jia-A LeagueThe National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...
: 1998
With Shanghai Zhongyuan
- Chinese Jia-B League: 2001
With Shanghai East Asia
- Chinese League Two: 2007
With Shanghai Team
- Chinese National Games: 2009