Liu Zhicai

Liu Zhicai (Chinese: 刘志才 born October 20, 1954) is a Chinese football coach and a former international player. As a player he was a defender who represented Shenyang Army and Bayi Football Team while internationally he played for China in the 1980 Asian Cup.

Liu Zhicai
刘志才
Personal information
Full name Liu Zhicai
Date of birth (1954-10-20) 20 October 1954
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972 Shenyang Army
1973–1983 Bayi Football Team
National team
1975–1981 China 16 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Tianjin Runyulong
2012 Guizhou Zhicheng
2012–2013 Shenyang Shenbei
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Management career

Liu Zhicai would manage amateur minor-league club Tianjin Runyulong in the 2010 league season, however the recently formed ambitious club would decide that they wanted to be a professional unit the following season and buy Anhui Jiufang F.C.'s position within the second tier of Chinese football. This would then see a turbulent period in Liu's career where he would see the club move to Shenyang and rename themselves as Shenyang Shenbei while having to overhaul his squad to compete with professional football.[1] In the 2011 league season Liu looked like he was able to produce a team that were able to fight for promotion, however it would soon be clear that the club would finish in mid-table and despite finishing in a respectable sixth there would be rumours that Liu would be sacked at the end of the season. Unfortunately these rumours would be true and the ambitious club would hire Chinese FA Cup winning coach Arie Haan at the beginning of 2012.[2]

Career statistics

International statistics
CompetitionYearAppsGoal
Friendly 1975-198170
Asian Games 197870
Asian Cup Qualifier 197820
Total 160

References
  1. 智诚新帅走马上任 Archived 2012-08-02 at Archive.today at gywb.cn 2012-01-29 Retrieved 2012-08-07
  2. 阿里汉挂帅中甲沈阳沈北 合同1+1未定明确目标 at sports.sohu.com 2012-01-01 Retrieved 2012-08-07
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