Li Ming (footballer, born 1971)

Li Ming
李明
Personal information
Date of birth26 January 1971
Place of birthJinan, Shandong, China
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionRetired Former Midfielder
Club information
Current team
China U-20 (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–2005Dalian Wanda244(36)
National team
1992–2004China86(8)
Teams managed
2013Dalian Aerbin (caretaker)
2015–China U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 7, 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 7, 2009
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Ming (Chinese: 李明; pinyin: Lǐ Míng; born January 26, 1971) is a former Chinese international footballer and the current the manager of China national under-20 football team. As a footballer he was a highly respected player who played his whole career for Dalian Wanda FC and was part of the team that dominated Chinese football by winning eight league titles with them. His international career saw him play for the Chinese national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s where he was widely acknowledged as one of the most technically gifted Chinese players ever.[1]

Football career

Li Ming was born in Jinan, Shandong. Starting his football career in 1989 Li Ming would spend his entire football career with Dalian Wanda FC. With them he would help establish himself as their first choice right-midfielder, however it wasn't until the 1994 league season when Dalian would win their first professional league title that they would establish themselves as the dominant team within China for severals seasons.[2] From 1994 to 2002 Dalian would win a staggering eight league titles, Li Ming was one of the stars of the Dalian Wanda team that went the entire 1996 league season without losing a single domestic league game.[3]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 23, 1997 Malaysia  Finland 2-1 Won 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
2. February 28, 1997 Malaysia  Zimbabwe 3-1 Won 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
3. September 13, 1997 Dalian, China PR  Iran 2-4 Loss 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. October 16, 2000 Tripoli, Lebanon  Indonesia 4-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
5. October 23, 2000 Sidon, Lebanon  Qatar 3-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
6. July 3, 2004 China  Lebanon 6-0 Won Friendly
7. July 21, 2004 Beijing, China PR  Indonesia 5-0 Won 2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
8. August 7, 2004 Beijing, China PR  Japan 1-3 Lost 2004 AFC Asian Cup Finals

Honours

References

  1. "姓名:大李明". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. "China League 1994". rsssf.com. 19 Jun 2003. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. "China League 1996". rsssf.com. 19 Jun 2003. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

External links

Preceded by
England Paul Rideout
(Qianwei Huangdao)
Chinese Football Association EMS Quickest Goal
1998
Succeeded by
Brazil Marcelo Sergipano
(Shanghai Shenhua)