| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Beijing Victory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2009 | Beijing Guoan | 212 | (15) |
| Total | 212 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2004 | China | 34 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yang Pu (simplified Chinese: 杨璞; traditional Chinese: 楊璞; pinyin: Yáng Pú; born 30 March 1978 in Beijing) is a retired former international Chinese football player. He played his entire professional football career for Beijing Guoan predominately as a left-back where he was also their captain. As an international player his greatest achievement was being a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad where he played in two matches.[1][2]
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Yang Pu started his professional football career for Beijing Guoan in the 1998 league season and due to his versatility to also play in midfield he would quickly become a squad regular. By the 2000 league season he had firmly established himself as their first choice left-back and became an integral member of the team. Despite several management changes he would remain a loyal member to the club and win his first piece of siverware with the 2003 Chinese FA Cup. His loyalty to the club would pay-off when he was named as their captain in the 2007 league season, however due to injury he rarely actually captained the team. At the end of the 2009 league season Yang Pu retired due to a persistent right knee injury, however despite this he was able to lead Beijing Guoan to the league title even though he missed much of the league season.[3]
Yang Pu made his senior international debut in friendly against Korea DPR on Augest 3, 2001 in a 2-2 draw.[4] Though predominately a left-back or wingback he was used was in a variety of positions for the Chinese team and this versatility quickly saw him become a regular within the squad. Increasingly pushing for a place in the Chinese starting line-up he would be a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and even play in two group games.[5] With the introduction of Sun Xiang and Yan Song he saw his time limited within the team and he would play his last game against Kuwait on October 13, 2004 in a Fifa World Cup qualifier that China lost 1-0.[6]
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