Chen Tao (footballer)
Chen Tao
陈涛
| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11) (age 26) |
| Place of birth |
Anshan, Liaoning, China |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Playing position |
Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Tianjin Teda |
| Number |
36 |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2002-2007 |
Shenyang Ginde |
79 |
(11) |
| 2009-2010 |
Shanghai Shenhua |
30 |
(2) |
| 2010 |
→ Tianjin Teda (loan) |
13 |
(2) |
| 2011-present |
Tianjin Teda |
7 |
(2) |
| National team‡ |
| 2005–2007 |
China U-20 |
|
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| 2008 |
China U-23 |
|
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| 2005–present |
China |
11 |
(2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2011 |
Chen Tao (simplified Chinese: 陈涛; traditional Chinese: 陳濤; pinyin: Chén Tāo; born March 11, 1985 in Anshan, Liaoning) is a Chinese international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Shenyang Ginde
Chen Tao started his professional football career with Shenyang Ginde in the 2003 league season where he made an immediate impact by playing in eighteen league games and scoring one goal.[1] He would continue to establish himself as an important member of the squad throughout the following seasons and would further cement his position within the team by playing as captain throughout the 2004 season.[2] Though he often lead Shenyang Ginde to mid-table or lowly positions within the league he would be a loyal member of the team even when they decided to move to Changsha in Hunan and changed their name to Changsha Ginde, however during the start of the 2008 Chinese Super League season he was involved in a bitter transfer dispute with his club. He made an announcement that if he fails to secure a transfer to FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok, then he would retire from football and the Chinese national team. FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok announced that they had agreed a price with Changsha Ginde and agreed personal terms with the player, but the transfer papers from Ginde failed to materialize, therefore the transfer has fallen through.[3]
Shanghai Shenhua
After an entire season where Chen Tao was unable to secure a move yet still contractually obliged to Changsha Ginde he was finally released by Changsha Ginde at the beginning of the 2009 China Super League season where he moved to Shanghai Shenhua.[4] He made his competitive debut for Shenhua on his 24th birthday, in their first Asian Champions League group stage match against Singapore Armed Forces FC, where they won 4-1.[5] He would quickly go on to establish himself an integral member of the team and go on to score his first goal for the club on April 3, 2009 in a league game against Shandong Luneng that Shenhua won 4-1.[6] Shenhua were expected to be title contenders that season, however they finished in a disappointing fifth. This saw the club bring in experienced manager Miroslav Blažević into the team the following season and he decided to place Jiang Kun in midfield instead.
Tianjin Teda
After being dropped by Shenhua, Chen Tao was given a chance to go on loan to top tier side Tianjin Teda F.C. during the 2010 Chinese Super League season and would immediately make an impact towards the team when on his league debut on July 27 he would also score his first goal for the club against Henan Construction in a 2-1 victory.[7] He would go on to be a vital member of the team and quickly saw Tianjin become runners-up within the league. After his successful stint with the club Chen would make his move permanent and would transfer to Tianjin Teda F.C. permanently on February 14, 2011.[8]
International career
Chen Tao would play for the Chinese U-20 team that took part in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and would play in four games in a tournament that saw China knocked out in the last sixteen.[9] This would see him premoted to the senior team and called-up for the squad that took part in the 2005 East Asian Football Championship where he made his debut on July 31, 2005 against South Korea in a 1-1 draw.[10] China would win the tournament and under the teams manager Zhu Guanghu, Chen would start to become a regular within the side, however still being under twenty years old the Chinese U-20 manager Liu Chunming would make him the captain for the team that took part in the 2007 Toulon Tournament in France and would make history by taking China to the finals for the first time, where they eventually lost to the hosts France. He was awarded the "Souvenir Jean-Philippe Rethacker, (le plus beau geste)", which roughly means the most graceful player of the tournament.[11] Chen Tao scored one of the best goals of the tournament, a match-winning free kick against Ghana.[12] With the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics looming Chen Tao was expected to captain the Chinese U-23 team, however due to the lack of competitive playing time due to his off-field problems he had with his club he only played in two games, both as a substitute.[13]
International goals
- Results list China's goal tally first.
Honours
Country
China national football team
Individual
- CFA Young Player of the Year: 2004
References
External links
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Chen, Tao |
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| Date of birth |
1985-03-11 |
| Place of birth |
Anshan, Liaoning, China |
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