Zheng Zhi
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Zheng Zhi is a Chinese
professional association football player who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande. Starting his career as a defender
, he would be moved into central midfield by his coach at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 Chinese Super League
title with them. A move to Shandong Luneng Taishan would see a prolific period in Zheng's career and he would become the captain of the Chinese national football team, which then lead to moves to Charlton Athletic
and Celtic
.
, his former coach in the U-23 national team. At Shenzhen he transformed himself in a playmaker, however, he played as a defender under Arie Haan in the national team.
on loan on 29 December 2006 until the end of the season, with Charlton having an option to buy him. He was the first official signing of new manager Alan Pardew
, though he had been on trial with the Addicks in November 2006 under previous manager Les Reed
. He had scored 29 goals for Shandong Luneng
as they won the national league title earlier in the year. Zheng made his Premier League debut against Manchester United
at Old Trafford when he replaced the injured Amdy Faye. His first goal came on his first start against Newcastle United
in March 2007.
He returned to his parent club, Shandong Luneng
, at the end of the 2006–07
season per the terms of his loan deal. He played once more for Shandong in 2007, in a 6–1 defeat to Beijing Guoan
, before he returned to England to join Charlton in a permanent deal in August 2007. He joined for a fee of £2million and signed a two-year contract. In a March 2008 edition of British football magazine FourFourTwo
, Zheng was voted the fifth best player in the Football League. He scored a total of seven league goals in the Championship season. However, because of the number games he played for both Charlton and the Chinese national team he was less effective in the second half of the season as a result of fatigue.
In the summer of 2008, Zheng was heavily linked with a transfer to . Although Charlton were in negotiations with the Baggies up to the end of the transfer window
, the transfer failed to materialise.
On 8 July 2009, Zheng left Charlton after failing to agree a new contract with the London club following its relegation to third-tier League One
.
, to sign for Celtic
after penning a two-year contract. Manager Tony Mowbray
affirmed his long held admiration for the player and expressed his delight in the signing. Zheng is not able to play in Celtic's Europa League group games after UEFA
confirmed he was not registered in time.
He made his debut on 4 October 2009, in the Old Firm
derby against Rangers
. He was fouled in the box to give Celtic a penalty
, scored by Aiden McGeady
to make it 2–1 to Rangers. Zheng was substituted for Paddy McCourt after 70 minutes.
Zheng scored his first Celtic goal in the Scottish Premier League
match against Heart of Midlothian
at Tynecastle on 8 May 2010. Zheng scored the second goal in a 2–1 victory with a scissor kick from 12 yards out. On 1 July 2010, he was released by Celtic.
on 17 July 2010 and scored first goal for Guangzhou 4 days later, in a 10-0 home win against Nanjing Yoyo
. In season 2010
, Zheng scored 5 goals in 11 appearances as Guangzhou finished first place in the League One and won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.
Zheng became the captain of the club as former team captain Li Zhihai
left for Guangdong Sunray Cave in the 2011 league season
.
as the only player from the third division Yi League
. Under Bobby Houghton
, he mainly appeared at the right back position. After Zhu Guanghu took over the national team, he appeared in midfield more often.
Zheng was the captain of the Chinese national team
that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
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Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
professional association football player who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande. Starting his career as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, he would be moved into central midfield by his coach at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League 2004
-Overview:The first Chinese Super League season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football...
title with them. A move to Shandong Luneng Taishan would see a prolific period in Zheng's career and he would become the captain of the Chinese national football team, which then lead to moves to Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
and Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
.
China
In 1999, his club Liaoning Chuangye were involved in legal trouble and all assets of the club were frozen, including player transfers rights. After a year without playing professional football, he was transferred to Shenzhen Jianlibao, then coached by Zhu GuanghuZhu 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:...
, his former coach in the U-23 national team. At Shenzhen he transformed himself in a playmaker, however, he played as a defender under Arie Haan in the national team.
Charlton Athletic
He joined Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
on loan on 29 December 2006 until the end of the season, with Charlton having an option to buy him. He was the first official signing of new manager Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....
, though he had been on trial with the Addicks in November 2006 under previous manager Les Reed
Les Reed (football coach)
Leswyn Reed is an English football coach and was the manager of Charlton Athletic, between 14 November and 24 December 2006. Reed was formerly Technical Director of the Football Association between 2002 and 2004...
. He had scored 29 goals 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 they won the national league title earlier in the year. Zheng made his Premier League debut against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
at Old Trafford when he replaced the injured Amdy Faye. His first goal came on his first start against Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
in March 2007.
He returned to his parent club, 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...
, at the end of the 2006–07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
season per the terms of his loan deal. He played once more for Shandong in 2007, in a 6–1 defeat to Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
, before he returned to England to join Charlton in a permanent deal in August 2007. He joined for a fee of £2million and signed a two-year contract. In a March 2008 edition of British football magazine FourFourTwo
FourFourTwo
FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Haymarket. Published monthly, costing £4.50, and at about 164 pages long, it published its 200th edition in February 2011...
, Zheng was voted the fifth best player in the Football League. He scored a total of seven league goals in the Championship season. However, because of the number games he played for both Charlton and the Chinese national team he was less effective in the second half of the season as a result of fatigue.
In the summer of 2008, Zheng was heavily linked with a transfer to . Although Charlton were in negotiations with the Baggies up to the end of the transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
, the transfer failed to materialise.
On 8 July 2009, Zheng left Charlton after failing to agree a new contract with the London club following its relegation to third-tier League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
.
Celtic
On 1 September 2009 Zheng became the second Chinese player, after Du WeiDu Wei (footballer)
Du Wei is a Chinese football player who currently captains Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League. He is also the current captain of the Chinese football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...
, to sign for Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
after penning a two-year contract. Manager Tony Mowbray
Tony Mowbray
Anthony Mark "Tony" Mowbray is an English former professional football player, who is currently the manager of Middlesbrough...
affirmed his long held admiration for the player and expressed his delight in the signing. Zheng is not able to play in Celtic's Europa League group games after UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
confirmed he was not registered in time.
He made his debut on 4 October 2009, in the Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
derby against Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
. He was fouled in the box to give Celtic a penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
, scored by Aiden McGeady
Aiden McGeady
Aiden McGeady is a Scottish-born Irish footballer who currently plays as a winger for Russian club Spartak Moscow. Although born and brought up in Scotland, McGeady plays internationally for the Republic of Ireland, a country he qualifies for through his grandparents...
to make it 2–1 to Rangers. Zheng was substituted for Paddy McCourt after 70 minutes.
Zheng scored his first Celtic goal in the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
match against Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
at Tynecastle on 8 May 2010. Zheng scored the second goal in a 2–1 victory with a scissor kick from 12 yards out. On 1 July 2010, he was released by Celtic.
Return to China
On 28 June 2010, Zheng return to China and signed for China League One club Guangzhou FC on a free transfer. He made his League One debut against Hubei GreeneryHubei Greenery
Hubei Zhongbo is a Chinese football club who play at the 36,000 seater Xinhua Road Sports Center based in Wuhan, Hubei and currently play in China League One division. The club was founded in 2009 after its predecessor Wuhan Guanggu withdrew and then dissolved from the league for unfair punishment...
on 17 July 2010 and scored first goal for Guangzhou 4 days later, in a 10-0 home win against Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Star FC, it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC...
. In season 2010
2010 China League One
-Teams:After 2009 season, Liaoning Whowin and Nanchang Hengyuan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2010 and Sichuan Meilianshu were relegated to China League Two 2010. They were replaced by Hunan Billows and Hubei Greenery which promoted from League Two 2009, Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou F.C....
, Zheng scored 5 goals in 11 appearances as Guangzhou finished first place in the League One and won promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.
Zheng became the captain of the club as former team captain Li Zhihai
Li Zhihai
Li Zhihai is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Chinese League One team Guangdong Sunray Cave.-Club career:...
left for Guangdong Sunray Cave in the 2011 league season
2011 Chinese Super League
The 2011 Chinese Super League was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C...
.
International career
Zheng joined the U-23 national 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...
as the only player from the third division Yi League
Chinese Football Association Yi League
China League Two is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League Two is the premier league - the Chinese Super League and the League One.League Two has two groups, northern and southern...
. Under Bobby Houghton
Bobby Houghton
Robert Douglas Houghton , commonly known as either Bob Houghton or Bobby Houghton, is an English football manager and former player, Houghton was most recently the head coach of India. His career has spanned over 30 years and 10 different countries...
, he mainly appeared at the right back position. After Zhu Guanghu took over the national team, he appeared in midfield more often.
Zheng was the captain of the Chinese national 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...
that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.
Club career stats
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|2001
|rowspan="4"|Shenzhen Jianlibao
|rowspan="3"|Jia A
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...
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|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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|2005
|rowspan="3"|Shandong Luneng Taishan
|rowspan="3"|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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|2006–07
|rowspan="3"|Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
|Premier League
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|2007–08
Football League Championship 2007–08
The Football League 2007–08 , was the sixteenth season under its current league division format and its fourth with its current sponsorship. The leagues started in August 2007 and concluded in May 2008, with the promotion play-off finals.The Football League is contested through three Divisions...
|rowspan="2"|Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2008–09
Football League Championship 2008–09
The Football League 2008–09 , was the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2008 and concluded on 25 May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals...
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|2009–10
2009–10 Scottish Premier League
The 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Scottish Premier League. Rangers were the defending champions and they retained the championship with three games to spare by winning 1–0 against Hibernian at Easter Road on 25 April...
|rowspan="1"|Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
|Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
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|2010
2010 China League One
-Teams:After 2009 season, Liaoning Whowin and Nanchang Hengyuan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2010 and Sichuan Meilianshu were relegated to China League Two 2010. They were replaced by Hunan Billows and Hubei Greenery which promoted from League Two 2009, Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou F.C....
|rowspan="2"|Guangzhou Evergrande
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|2011
2011 Chinese Super League
The 2011 Chinese Super League was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C...
|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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International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Competition |
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| 1 | 29 January 2004 | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... , China PR |
1–0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 2 | 7 February 2004 | Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... , China PR |
2–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 17 March 2004 | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... , China PR |
2–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 1 June 2004 | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China PR |
2–1 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 10 July 2004 | Hohhot Hohhot Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre.... , China PR |
2–2 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 10 July 2004 | Hohhot, China PR | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 17 July 2004 | Beijing, China PR | 2–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup 2004 AFC Asian Cup The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing.... |
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| 8 | 30 July 2004 | Beijing, China PR | 3–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 9 | 30 July 2004 | Beijing, China PR | 3–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 10 | 22 June 2005 | Guangzhou, China PR | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 7 June 2006 | Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
1–3 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 6 February 2008 | Al Ahli Al Ahli Al-Ahli is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Jeddah.The club is one of the largest in Saudi Arabia and it has had many Saudi internationals on the club roster... , Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round The AFC Third Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw which was conducted in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007... |
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| 13 | 2 September 2011 | Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
2-1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round This page provides the summaries of the AFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.-Format:In this round the fifteen winners from the second round joined the five AFC sides seeded 1–5 in the AFC World Cup rankings... |
Club
- Shenzhen Jianlibao
- Chinese Super LeagueChinese Super LeagueThe 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...
: 2004Chinese Super League 2004-Overview:The first Chinese Super League season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football...
- Chinese Super League
- Shandong Luneng Taishan
- Chinese Super League: 2006Chinese Super League 2006This article is about the 2006 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League , also known as Chinese Super League , which is the premier football league in China under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association....
- FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
: 2006
- Chinese Super League: 2006
- Guangzhou Evergrande
- Chinese Super League: 20112011 Chinese Super LeagueThe 2011 Chinese Super League was the eighth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the eighteenth season of a professional association football league and the 50th top-tier league season in China. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C...
- China League One: 20102010 China League One-Teams:After 2009 season, Liaoning Whowin and Nanchang Hengyuan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2010 and Sichuan Meilianshu were relegated to China League Two 2010. They were replaced by Hunan Billows and Hubei Greenery which promoted from League Two 2009, Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou F.C....
- Chinese Super League: 2011
International
- China
- East Asian Football Championship: 2005
Individual
- Chinese Super LeagueChinese Super LeagueThe 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...
Player of the Year: 2002, 2006 - 2004 AFC Asian Cup2004 AFC Asian CupThe 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
All-Star Team
External links
- Zheng Zhi player profile at celticfc.net
- Zheng Zhi player profile at cafc.co.uk