Liu Kang (football manager)

Liu Kang
刘康
Personal information
Date of birthFebruary 16, 1961
Place of birthGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
Date of deathMarch 29, 2013 (aged 52)
Place of deathGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Guangzhou Baiyun?(?)
Teams managed
1990–1993Guangzhou Youth (assistant)
1994–1995Guangzhou Songri (assistant)
1995Guangzhou Songri
1998–1999Guangzhou Songri (assistant)
1999Guangzhou Songri
2000Guangzhou Songri (assistant)
2001Guangzhou Geely
2003Guangzhou Xiangxue (assistant)
2004Xiamen Lanshi (assistant)
2006Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Liu Kang (simplified Chinese: 刘康; traditional Chinese: 劉康; pinyin: Liú Kāng; 16 February 1961 – 29 March 2013, aged 52) was a Chinese football player and coach.

Football career

Liu played senior football for his home team Guangzhou Baiyun in his whole career. He became a football coach after his retirement in 1990. He mainly served two football clubs in Guangzhou (Guangzhou Songri and Guangzhou Geely) in his manager career.

Death

On 29 March 2013, Liu died of lung cancer in Guangzhou, aged 52, after a four-month-battle with the disease.[1]

References

  1. 广州足球名宿刘康因病辞世 陈亦明:天妒英才 at sports.qq.com 2013-03-29 Retrieved 2013-03-29