Cao Xiandong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | China | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (Retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990-1997 | Beijing Guo'an | ||
| 1998 | Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu | 26 | (6) |
| 1999-2000 | Beijing Kuanli | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1985 | China Under-17 | 4 | (1) |
| 1992-1997 | China | 14 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | BIT FC (Assist) | ||
| 2012 | Beijing Baxy F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 8 Aug 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cao Xiandong (Chinese:曹限东 born 19 August 1968) is a Chinese football coach and a former international player who played as Midfielder. In his career he was predominantly remembered for his time at Beijing Guo'an where he won two Chinese FA Cups, while internationally he played for the Chinese team that took part in the 1996 Asian Cup. Since retiring he moved into assistant management and is currently the manager of Beijing Baxy F.C.
Biography
Cao Xiandong was considered a talented midfielder and was soon called up to the Chinese under-17 team that took part in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship where China were knocked out in the quarter-finals to West Germany in a 4-2 defeat.[1] He eventually went on to graduate to the senior team of Beijing and once he started to become a regular he was given his debut for his country in a friendly against North Korea on August 31, 1992 in a 0-0 draw.[2] He soon established himself as a regular for the national team and went to the Football at the 1994 Asian Games where China came runners-up to Uzbekistan in a 4-2 defeat in the final.[3] Cao Xiandong soon gained his first piece of silverware when Beijing won the 1996 and then 1997 Chinese FA Cup.[4] After this success Cao Xiandong decided to join Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu for a brief period before joining second-tier club Beijing Kuanli in 1999 where he soon ended his playing career with them.
Honours
As a player
Beijing Guo'an
- Chinese FA Cup: 1996, 1997
- Asian Games: 1994 (Silver)
References
- ↑ FIFA U-16 World Championship China PR 1985 at fifa.com 7 August 1985 Retrieved 2012-08-08
- ↑ China PR 0-0 Korea DPR at teamchina.freehostia.com 1992-08-31 Retrieved 2012-08-08
- ↑ China PR 2-4 Uzbekistan at teamchina.freehostia.com 1994-10-16 Retrieved 2012-08-08
- ↑ China List of Cup Winners at rsssf.com 22 Oct 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-08
External links
- Cao Xiandong – FIFA competition record
- Team China Stats