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{{short description|Chinese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Qi Hong<br>祁宏
| image =
| fullname = Qi Hong
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1976|6|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| position = [[Attacking Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1995–2001
| years2 = 2002–2004
| years3 = 2005
| years4 = 2006
| clubs1 = [[Shanghai Shenhua]]
| clubs2 = [[Shanghai COSCO Huili]]
| clubs3 = [[Shanghai The 9]]
| clubs4 = [[Shanghai United]]
| caps1 = 145
| caps2 = 40
| caps3 = 11
| caps4 = 6
| goals1 = 24
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 202
| totalgoals = 32
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2003
| nationalyears2 = 2005-2022
| nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]]
| nationalcaps1 = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 11
}}

{{family name hatnote|[[Qi (surname)|Qi]]|lang=Chinese}}
'''Qi Hong''' ({{zh|c=祁宏|p=Qí Hóng}}; born June 3, 1976, in [[Shanghai]]) is a former [[Chinese people|Chinese]] international [[Association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]] or [[shadow striker]] throughout his career.

At [[Shanghai Shenhua]] he won the league and [[Chinese FA Cup]] with them before controversially moving to then local neighbours [[Shanghai COSCO Huili]]. While internationally he was part of the [[China national football team|Chinese]] squad that came fourth within the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]] as well as also being part of the squad that took part in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. Since retiring he would help form a local youth football club [[Shanghai Luckystar]], however on October 12, 2010, he was detained by police for [[2003–2009 Chinese football match-fixing scandals#Shanghai International vs Tianjin TEDA in 2003|his involvement in fixing a league game]] against [[Tianjin Teda F.C.]] on November 30, 2003, and was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment on June 13, 2012.

==Club career==
As a juvenile from [[Shanghai]], he progressed at all the levels of the [[Shanghai Shenhua]] youth football training system and was a stand out player before he graduated into the senior side. Making his debut in the senior team at the 1995 league season, at the age of 19 he made a big impression by scoring 6 league goals in 14 appearances that helped contribute to Shanghai Shenhua winning the league championship.<ref name="Qí, Hóng">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1482.html |title=Qí, Hóng |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=2012-08-09}}</ref> He would cement his position within the team the following season when he played in a further 16 league games scoring 4 goals, however this was not enough from regaining the title and Shanghai unfortunately came second in the league to [[Dalian Wanda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china96.html |title=China League 1996 |date=19 Jun 2003 |access-date=2012-08-09 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192052/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china96.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}</ref> During his seven seasons at Shanghai he was only able to add a [[Chinese FA Cup]] to his honours and despite coming runners up several times they were often beaten by the dominant [[Dalian Wanda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=839054.html |title=Rebuilding time for Chinese giants |publisher=fifa.com |date=6 August 2008 |access-date=2012-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103041418/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=839054.html |archive-date=November 3, 2012 }}</ref>

Qi Hong would surprise many when he transferred to SFC's local rivals [[Shanghai COSCO Huili]] at the beginning of the 2002 league season. While the transfer initially saw Shanghai COSCO Huili better Shanghai Shenhua by coming in 9th compared to Shanghai Shenhua's 12th <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china02.html |title=China 2002 |date=30 Mar 2003 |access-date=2012-08-09 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192412/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china02.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}</ref> and several seasons of that saw both teams fight for the title, Shanghai COSCO Huili decided to move to [[Xi'an]] and Qi left. Deciding to stay in Shanghai Qi played for [[Shanghai The 9]] who were in the second tier as well as ending his career with [[Shanghai United]].

After his retirement in 2007.1, he devote himself into cultivating Chinese youth football player. Therefore, he and his good friend [[Shen Si]], who was also a national football player, launched a local football club called [[Shanghai Luckystar]], with the goal to develop the super football player for china.

==International career==
Qi Hong would be called up into the Chinese senior squad in 1998 where he would establish himself as a regular known for his outstanding football awareness and technical ability rather than his physical strength. During his time with the national team he and fellow Shanghai team members, [[Fan Zhiyi]] and [[Xie Hui]] were called "The Three Musketeers". Qi Hong particularly endeared himself to the national team when he scored three key goals in the Asian zone second stage in qualifying for the [[2002 World Cup]] finals against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23158/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116183157/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23158/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2007|title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries|publisher=fifa.com|date=27 September 2001|access-date=2012-08-09}}</ref> and [[Oman national football team|Oman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23150/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116184957/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23150/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2007|title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries|publisher=fifa.com|date=31 August 2001|access-date=2012-08-09}}</ref> to send China to their first World Cup. Highly respected, Qi Hong was often the key to the Chinese attack on the pitch even though he lacked the physical presence of others, yet he was the leader on the football pitch and was a very popular and respected footballer despite being a low-key and modest character.

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 26 January 2000 || [[Thống Nhất Stadium]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]] || {{fb|GUM}} || align=center|'''18'''–0 || align=center| 19–0 || [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 25 April 2000 || [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[So Kon Po]], [[Hong Kong]] || {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || 1 September 2000 || [[Shanghai Stadium]], [[Shanghai]], [[China]] || {{fb|THA}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–1 || [[2000 Four Nations Tournament (Shanghai)|2000 Four Nations Tournament]]
|-
| 4. || 16 October 2000 || [[International Olympic Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]], [[Lebanon]] || {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=3|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 5. || 23 October 2000 || [[Saida Municipal Stadium]], [[Sidon]], [[Lebanon]] || {{fb|QAT}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–1
|-
| 6. || 26 October 2000 || [[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium]], [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] || {{fb|JPN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–3
|-
| 7. || 13 May 2001 || [[Kunming Tuodong Sports Center]], [[Kunming]], [[China]] || {{fb|IDN}} || align=center|'''4'''–1 || align=center| 5–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 8. || 25 August 2001 || [[Wulihe Stadium]], [[Shenyang]], [[China]] || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || rowspan=3|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 9. || 31 August 2001 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|OMA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0
|-
| 10. || 27 September 2001 || [[Zayed Sports City Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–0
|-
| 11. || 31 August 2003 || [[Lockhart Stadium]], [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], [[United States]] || {{fb|HAI}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|3–4 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==Match-fixing==
{{See also|2003–2009 Chinese football match-fixing scandals#Shanghai International vs Tianjin TEDA in 2003}}
On October 12, 2010, Qi Hong was reported to have been detained by the police and was said to be involved in fixing the November 30, 2003, league game against [[Tianjin Teda F.C.]] during his stint as a player at Shanghai International. The allegations suggest that his teammate [[Shen Si]] was bribed by former Tianjin Teda general manager Yang Yifeng a total of 12 million Yuan to lose the game and that Shen had asked teammates Qi Hong, [[Jiang Jin]] and [[Li Ming (footballer, born 1975)|Li Ming (1975)]] to help him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=451960|title=Shanghai stars held in soccer graft probe|publisher=shanghaidaily.com|date=2010-10-18|access-date=2012-08-09}}</ref> After being arrested by the police a lengthy wait eventually saw Qi Hong found guilty of match-fixing and was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment on June 13, 2012, and fined 500,000 Yuan along with his associates except for Shen Si who was given six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Sports/2012/06/14/Matchfixing%2Bled%2Bto%2Bstars%2Bdownfall/|title=Match-fixing led to stars' downfall|publisher=shanghaidaily.com|date=2012-06-04|access-date=2012-08-09}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''[[Shanghai Shenhua]]'''<ref name="Qí, Hóng"/>
*[[Chinese Jia-A League]]: [[Chinese Jia-A League 1995|1995]]
*[[Chinese FA Cup]]: 1998

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FIFA|184069}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/china/squad/newsid_1950000/1950849.stm 2002 World Cup Player Profile] at BBC.co.uk

{{China Squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{China Squad 2002 World Cup}}

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