Wei Xin

Wei Xin
魏新
Personal information
Full nameWei Xin
Date of birthApril 18, 1977
Place of birthChongqing, Sichuan, China
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender, Midfielder
Youth career
1988-1993Chongqing Tigong
1994-1995Chongqing Yuhai
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996Chongqing Jialing
1997-2006Chongqing Lifan186(8)
National team
2001-2006China30(0)
Teams managed
2007-2009Chongqing Lifan
2009Chongqing Lifan (Assistant)
2009-2010Chongqing Lifan (Caretaker)
2010Chongqing Lifan (Assistant)
2010Chongqing Lifan (Caretaker)
2013Chongqing F.C.
2015-Fujian Broncos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wei.

Wei Xin (Chinese: 魏新; pinyin: Wèi Xīn; born April 18, 1977 in Chongqing) is the assistant coach of the Chinese Super League football team, Chongqing Lifan.[1] Before becoming a coach, he played professionally as a versatile defender or midfielder who predominately for Chongqing Lifan as well as the Chinese national football team.

Playing career

Wei Xin was inseparable from Chongqing throughout his entire football career playing for youth and then senior teams within the city. When Qianwei Huandao football club moved into the city and then later rename themselves Chongqing Lifan they would take on Wei Xin and give him the chance to play in the top tier of Chinese football.[2] With this club he would become a vital member of the team and win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup, which was his greatest achievement with the club. This would lead to an international call-up where he would make his debut against North Korea on August 3, 2001 in a 2-2 draw.[3] He would miss the 2002 FIFA World Cup, however his ability to play as a left back or midfield saw him able to return to the national team and be included in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where he played a vital part in the teams runners-up position. Despite not even being thirty years old he was rewarded with his loyalty towards Chongqing with a coaching position, which he took seriously enough to end his playing career by the end of the 2006 league season.

Coaching career

At the start of the 2007 league season Wei Xin was offered the Head coach position within Chongqing Lifan, this made him the youngest coach in China's professional football history.[4] His appointment required him to win promotion from the recently relegated side, which was something he achieved when he guided the team to a runners-up position at the end of the 2008 league season and promotion back into the Chinese Super League.

Honours

As a player

Club

Country

Wei Xin's International A Matches

No Date China PR Score Opponent Match Venue
012001-08-03China China PR2-2North Korea Korea DPRInternational Friendly MatchChina Shanghai
022001-10-19China China PR0-1Uzbekistan UzbekistanFIFA World Cup 2002 QualificationUzbekistan Tashkent
032003-02-12China China PR0-0Brazil BrazilInternational Friendly MatchChina Guangzhou
042003-02-16China China PR1-0Estonia EstoniaInternational Friendly MatchChina Wuhan
052003-08-20China China PR0-0Chile ChileInternational Friendly MatchChina Tianjin
062003-08-31China China PR3-4Haiti HaitiInternational Friendly MatchUnited States Fort Lauderdale
072003-09-07China China PR0-2Costa Rica Costa RicaInternational Friendly MatchUnited States Fort Lauderdale
082003-12-04China China PR0-2Japan JapanEAFF East Asian Cup 2003Japan Tokyo
092003-12-10China China PR3-1Hong Kong Hong KongEAFF East Asian Cup 2003Japan Yokohama
102004-01-27China China PR0-0Republic of Macedonia FYR MacedoniaInternational Friendly MatchChina Shanghai
112004-01-29China China PR1-0Republic of Macedonia FYR MacedoniaInternational Friendly MatchChina Shanghai
122004-02-03China China PR2-1Finland FinlandInternational Friendly MatchChina Guangzhou
132004-02-18China China PR1-0Kuwait KuwaitFIFA World Cup 2006 QualificationChina Guangzhou
142003-03-17China China PR2-0Burma MyanmarInternational Friendly MatchChina Guangzhou
152004-03-31China China PR1-0Hong Kong Hong KongFIFA World Cup 2006 QualificationHong Kong Hong Kong
162004-04-14China China PR0-0Andorra AndorraInternational Friendly MatchSpain Peralada
172004-04-28China China PR1-0Algeria AlgeriaInternational Friendly MatchFrance Clermont-Ferrand
182004-06-09China China PR4-0Malaysia MalaysiaFIFA World Cup 2006 QualificationChina Tianjin
192004-07-03China China PR6-0Lebanon LebanonInternational Friendly MatchChina Chongqing
202004-07-10China China PR2-2United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesInternational Friendly MatchChina Hohhot
212004-07-17China China PR2-2Bahrain BahrainAFC Asian Cup 2004China Beijing
222004-07-21China China PR5-0Indonesia IndonesiaAFC Asian Cup 2004China Beijing
232004-07-30China China PR3-0Iraq IraqAFC Asian Cup 2004China Beijing
242004-08-07China China PR1-3Japan JapanAFC Asian Cup 2004China Beijing
252004-09-08China China PR1-0Malaysia MalaysiaFIFA World Cup 2006 QualificationMalaysia Penang
262004-10-13China China PR0-1Kuwait KuwaitFIFA World Cup 2006 QualificationKuwait Kuwait
272004-11-17China China PR7-0Hong Kong Hong KongFIFA World Cup 2006 QualificationChina Guangzhou
282005-03-26China China PR0-3Spain SpainInternational Friendly MatchSpain Salamanca
292005-03-29China China PR0-1Republic of Ireland Republic of IrelandInternational Friendly MatchRepublic of Ireland Dublin
302005-06-19China China PR2-2Costa Rica Costa RicaInternational Friendly MatchChina Changsha

References

  1. ↑ "Olisadebe spurs Henan Jianye". FIFA. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Wei Xin". National football teams. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. ↑ "China PR 2-2 Korea DPR". China National Football Team Database. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  4. ↑ "魏新回归力帆出任代理主帅 尹明善表态暂不退出". sports.sohu.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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