Zhou Suian
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Zhou Suian (born January, 1961 in Guangzhou
) is a Chinese
football Manager
. He most recently worked as the manager of China Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.
in 1990. He immediately made an impact when he quickly saw them promoted to the top tier in his first attempt by coming second in the league. In his first season in the top tier Zhou Suian would lead Guangzhou to fourth in the league and help establish them within the league. The following season was to personally prove his most successful when he helped guide Guangzhou to second in the league and even personally winning the 1992 Coach of the year award. Seeing Guangzhou become a professional football team he would once again lead Guangzhou to second in the 1994 league season.
team Shenzhen Jinpeng at the beginning of the 1997 league season. Unable to see them promoted from the second tier Zhou Suian once again left after only one season. The following seasons would see Zhou Suian finding himself working for Yunnan Hongta
and Guangzhou City with little success.
job in October. A second tier club he spent two seasons with them before he left to join third tier club Nanchang Bayi
for a short time.
(Hangzhou Greentown F.C. youth team) for several seasons. In 2007 Zhou Suian was asked to help coach the senior team for a short period to help them avoid relegation from the top tier. Juggling both the senior team and youth team squads through much of the 2008 league season Zhou Suian was eventually allowed to become the official head coach of the senior team by the end of the 2008 league season and helped guide them to mid-table safety by the end of the season. He was sacked on 20 September 2009, following a 1-4 defeat at the hands of Jiangsu Sainty that afternoon.
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...
) is a Chinese
Chinese people
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football Manager
Coach (sport)
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. He most recently worked as the manager of China Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.
Guangzhou Apollo
Zhou Suian became a professional coach after graduating from the Guangzhou Sports Institute. His ties to Guangzhou allowed Zhou Suian his first chance to be the Head coach of Guangzhou football teamGuangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C.
* League level 1* League level 2-All-time league rankings:*No league game in 1959, 1966–72, 1975, 1976; Guangzhou did not enter the league in 1973, 1974 and 1977. in group stage; no promotion; promoted via FA Cup; relegated for match-fixing scandal....
in 1990. He immediately made an impact when he quickly saw them promoted to the top tier in his first attempt by coming second in the league. In his first season in the top tier Zhou Suian would lead Guangzhou to fourth in the league and help establish them within the league. The following season was to personally prove his most successful when he helped guide Guangzhou to second in the league and even personally winning the 1992 Coach of the year award. Seeing Guangzhou become a professional football team he would once again lead Guangzhou to second in the 1994 league season.
Away from Guangzhou
Unable to actually win the league title yet still a highly rated coach, Zhou Suian would move to ambitious football team Shenzhen Feiyada in 1996, however his time with them was to prove to be a failure when Shenzhen were relegated at the end of the season. This immediately lead to Zhou Suian's departure yet he quickly found work when he moved to fellow ShenzhenShenzhen
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...
team Shenzhen Jinpeng at the beginning of the 1997 league season. Unable to see them promoted from the second tier Zhou Suian once again left after only one season. The following seasons would see Zhou Suian finding himself working for Yunnan Hongta
Yunnan Hongta
Yunnan Hongta was a football club who played in the Chinese Jia-A League who were originally founded by the Shenzhen Jinpeng Group in 1996 and named Shenzhen Jinpeng...
and Guangzhou City with little success.
Return to Guangzhou Apollo
Half way through the 2000 league season Zhou Suian was brought back to Guangzhou Apollo who were in the second tier and fighting against relegation to the third tier. Zhou Suian would be successful in keeping Guangzhou Apollo in the second tier when they finished tenth, just enough to avoid relegation. In the 2001 league season Guangzhou Apollo changed their name to Guangzhou Geely and Zhou Suian was officially announced as their fulltime manager. While their results significantly improved Zhou Suian they were not promoted to the top tier and on September 2, 2002, Zhou Suian was under increased pressure to see Guangzhou promoted. Guangzhou once again changed their name to Guangzhou Xiangxue and were immediately expecting promotion to the top tier, unable to achieve this Guangzhou were left unsatisfied with Zhou Suian's progress and he left his post on February 18, 2003. After several mouths out of management Zhou Suian would be given the Nanjing YoyoNanjing 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...
job in October. A second tier club he spent two seasons with them before he left to join third tier club Nanchang Bayi
Nanchang Bayi
Nanchang Hengyuan Football Club is a football club based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China who currently play in the 26,000 seater Nanchang Bayi Stadium...
for a short time.
Hangzhou
Zhou Suian moved to Hangzhou Greentown F.C. in 2006 where he worked as a coach for them. He predominately worked with the youth team and coached Hangzhou SanchaoHangzhou Sanchao
Hangzhou Sanchao F.C. is a Chinese football club based in Hangzhou, China. This club is U-19 team of Zhejiang Lücheng.-External links:*...
(Hangzhou Greentown F.C. youth team) for several seasons. In 2007 Zhou Suian was asked to help coach the senior team for a short period to help them avoid relegation from the top tier. Juggling both the senior team and youth team squads through much of the 2008 league season Zhou Suian was eventually allowed to become the official head coach of the senior team by the end of the 2008 league season and helped guide them to mid-table safety by the end of the season. He was sacked on 20 September 2009, following a 1-4 defeat at the hands of Jiangsu Sainty that afternoon.