Yao Xia
Encyclopedia
Yao Xia (born 28 January 1974) is a former Chinese
international footballer who predominantly played as a Attacking midfielder or Striker. As a youngster he would make a name for himself with Sichuan Quanxing where due to his speed he was nicknamed Cheetah ("猎豹") by the fans. After leaving the club he would settle within another Sichuan
province
football team with Chengdu Blades
where he stayed for several seasons until he retired from playing.
Surprisingly Yao Xia moved to Qingdao Etsong at the beginning of the 2003 football league season, a team he helped relegate in the 1995 league season. His time at Qingdao was fairly disappointing, despite playing a large part within the team Qingdao were constantly flirting with relegating and Yao was eventually loaned out to second tier football club Chengdu Wuniu. The move back to a Sichuan
province
football club seemed to be a personally fairly successful transfer and by the following season he would make his move permanent while the club renamed themselves Chengdu Blades
. After several seasons of improving results Yao would be a vital part of the squad that won premotion to the top tier when the club came runners-up in the 2007 league campaign. Despite his advancing age Yao would still remain a constant regular within the team and his experience would help guide Chengdu to become a regular mid-table club until the end of the 2009 league season saw the club relegated when it was discovered that Chengdu Blades fixed several games during their premotion campaign and were relegated to the second tier at the beginning of the 2010 league season, nevertheless Yao decided to stay loyal and remained with the club.
in a 3-0 loss in a friendly game on the third of November 1993. Once Yao Xia became a regular at Sichuan he would also quickly establish himself as a regular for the national team as well and play a major part in China's unsuccessful 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
campaign. He would have more success when he was able to help China qualify for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup
, however while playing a major part in qualification he was left out of the squad to actually go to the tournament. He would play his last game against Yugoslavia
on March 25, 2000 in a 1-0 friendly loss.
China
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international footballer who predominantly played as a Attacking midfielder or Striker. As a youngster he would make a name for himself with Sichuan Quanxing where due to his speed he was nicknamed Cheetah ("猎豹") by the fans. After leaving the club he would settle within another 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...
football team with 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...
where he stayed for several seasons until he retired from playing.
Club
Yao Xia started his professional football career at Sichuan Quanxing at the beginning of the 1994 Chinese football league season. He would rise to prominence at the end of the 1995 football league season when he played a large part in the fight against relegation for Sichuan Quanxing who survived on goal difference. From then on Yao was part of Sichuan's most successful team which came third in the 1999 top tier league and again in 2000. However, due to unfair competition Sichuan Quanxing were disbanded and Yao Xia left the club.Surprisingly Yao Xia moved to Qingdao Etsong at the beginning of the 2003 football league season, a team he helped relegate in the 1995 league season. His time at Qingdao was fairly disappointing, despite playing a large part within the team Qingdao were constantly flirting with relegating and Yao was eventually loaned out to second tier football club Chengdu Wuniu. The move back to a 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...
football club seemed to be a personally fairly successful transfer and by the following season he would make his move permanent while the club renamed themselves 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...
. After several seasons of improving results Yao would be a vital part of the squad that won premotion to the top tier when the club came runners-up in the 2007 league campaign. Despite his advancing age Yao would still remain a constant regular within the team and his experience would help guide Chengdu to become a regular mid-table club until the end of the 2009 league season saw the club relegated when it was discovered that Chengdu Blades fixed several games during their premotion campaign and were relegated to the second tier at the beginning of the 2010 league season, nevertheless Yao decided to stay loyal and remained with the club.
Country
Despite not being a regular at Sichuan Quanxing Yao Xia was a promising young player who would make his international debut against MexicoMexico national football team
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in a 3-0 loss in a friendly game on the third of November 1993. Once Yao Xia became a regular at Sichuan he would also quickly establish himself as a regular for the national team as well and play a major part in China's unsuccessful 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
campaign. He would have more success when he was able to help China qualify for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2000 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:...
, however while playing a major part in qualification he was left out of the squad to actually go to the tournament. He would play his last game against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
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on March 25, 2000 in a 1-0 friendly loss.
External links
- Yao Xia's Blog
- Player profile at national-football-teams.com
- Player profile at Sina.com
- Player stats at Sodasoccer.com