Li Weifeng

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Li Weifeng (Template:Zh; born 1 December 1978) is a Chinese football manager and former international footballer.

Club career

Tianjin Locomotive

Li Weifeng started his football career with Tianjin Locomotive's youth academy before he was spotted by the Chinese national youth program to study football abroad in a training program sponsored by Jianlibao.[1] This then saw him called up to the Chinese under-20 national team and given a chance to play in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Loan to Everton

Upon his return from the tournament, Li was returned to his initial youth team of Tianjin Locomotive until top tier club Shenzhen Ping'an showed an interest in him, not wanting to lose a promising young player a contract dispute would arise until a fee of 800,000 yuan was reportedly agree upon.[2] In the 1998 league season he made his debut for the club and quickly established himself at the heart of the team's defense, guiding them to a 12th-place finish and doing enough to avoid relegation.[3] In the following seasons with Shenzhen, Li establish himself as an integral member of the team and would go on to represent his country in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. With the exposure of the tournament, a short trial at Premier League side Everton immediately followed as part of an Everton deal with Chinese sponsor Kejian. His time at Everton he only made two appearances, playing once in the league against Southampton and once in the League Cup against Wrexham.[4][5] He was unable to make an impact at the club and returned to Shenzhen after the 2002-03 season.[6]

In the 2003 league season, Li returned from his loan spell at Everton and was immediately incorporated back into the team. He was soon made club captain by then manager Zhu Guanghu and within his second spell at the club he would lead them to the 2004 Chinese Super League title for the first time in the club's history.[7] After that success, Zhu Guanghu was offered the Chinese Head coach position and Chi Shangbin came in as his replacement. Unfortunately for Chi, results significantly deteriorated under his reign and Li along with several other members of the team in Li Yi and Yang Chen publicly criticized his management which resulted in his resignation.[8]

Shanghai Shenghua

In the beginning of the 2006 season, Li left Shenzhen due to the club's financial difficulties and followed many of his teammates out of the club. Shanghai Shenhua bought him for 6 million yuan despite reported interest from Serie A side Fiorentina.[9]

Wuhan Guanggu

In 2008, Li transferred from Shanghai to Wuhan Guanggu due to a lack of playing time for the league runners-up, reuniting him with his former manager Zhu Guanghu who also coached him in the Chinese national team as well as in Shenzhen. Soon after the transfer, Li was involved in an on-the-field scuffle with Lu Jiang which resulted in him being suspended for eight games by the Chinese Football Association.[10] Already on the verge of relegation, Wuhan amounted protests against this ruling which the club deemed to be unjust and extremely damaging to its chance to survive in the top flight. After its efforts were proven to be futile, Wuhan withdrew from the league and was disbanded and Li did not appear in any games for the rest of the season.[11]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Because of Wuhan's withdrawal, most of its non-local and highly paid players were put on the transfer list at the end of the season, with Li among them. Because of his reputation, high wage demands, gigantic transfer fee, and the unserved eight-game suspension, Li was a hard commodity to move despite being perceived as heads and shoulders above the rest of the Chinese defenders. But the new AFC Champions League rule came to his rescue as it allowed all tournament participants to have one foreign Asian player. Attracting heavy interest from both the Japanese and Korean leagues, Li moved to K-League side Suwon Samsung Bluewings in January 2009, signing a two-year contract for a reported $400,000 and reuniting him with another one of his former managers. Some pundits suggested that Li moved on a free transfer because Wuhan's withdrawal made all of its players free agents under FIFA's rules. However, Wuhan immediately released statements announcing its intention to obstruct the move if it was not at least partly remunerated and media reports stated that Li would pay his former club himself in order to play for the Korean outfit.[12] In his debut appearance, he was sent off against Sparta Prague in a friendly match in Hong Kong; however, Li redeemed himself in his first official match for Suwon in an AFC Champions League match in a 4-1 win against Kashima Antlers by scoring the opening goal.[13]

Tianjin Teda

On 18 January 2011, Li signed with Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda and was named as the club captain.[14] On 20 July 2015, Li was released by the club midway through the 2015 season.[15]

Tongji University

In 2015, Li joined Tongji University in Shanghai before retiring at the end of the year.

International career

Li made his first appearance for the Chinese national team on 22 November 1998 in a friendly match against South Korea, which ended in a 0-0 draw.[16] His performances for the national team would see him called up to China's squads for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup.[17] In 2003, he was promoted to team captain by then manager Arie Haan and would lead China to a runners-up position at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.[18] In September 2006, he was banned from the national team for attacking an opposing player and hence earning his sixth red card in fourteen months during an AFC Champions League game with Shanghai Shenhua. His position as captain of the national team was stripped and later assigned to Zheng Zhi.[19] The ban was removed after a year, but since then he never had any significant role in the national team anymore. He returned as Captain during the 2014 World Cup qualifying, but his return could not help China pass through the Third Round, after two shocking losses to Iraq.[20]

Managerial career

Li was appointed as the vice managing director of Tianjin Quanjian in September 2015.[21]

Playstyle

He has strength in a strong fighting spirit and an interpersonal mark. And the timing of the jump and heading is really good, so the ability to take control of the airborne ball is excellent.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
1998 Shenzhen Ping'an Chinese Jia-A League 11 2 0 0 - - 11 2
1999 23 1 0 0 - - 23 1
2000 24 0 - - 24 0
2001 24 1 0 0 - - 24 1
2002 10 0 0 0 - - 10 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002-03 Everton Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2003 Shenzhen Jianlibao Chinese Jia-A League 24 3 3 0 - - 27 3
2004 Chinese Super League 13 1 3 0 1 0 - 17 1
2005 22 0 2 0 6 0 5 0 35 0
2006 Shanghai Shenhua Chinese Super League 27 4 2 1 - 3 0 32 5
2007 22 4 - - 2 0 24 4
2008 0 0 - - - 0 0
Wuhan Guanggu Chinese Super League 2 0 - - - 2 0
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009 Suwon Bluewings K-League 24 1 5 1 2 0 5 2 36 4
2010 24 1 5 0 5 0 9 0 43 1
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2011 Tianjin Teda Chinese Super League 24 1 3 0 - 7 0 34 1
2012 28 0 1 0 - 5 0 34 0
2013 27 1 1 0 - - 28 1
2014 19 1 1 0 - - 20 1
2015 7 0 0 0 - - 7 0
Total China PR 307 19 16 1 7 0 22 0 352 20
England 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
South Korea 48 2 10 1 7 0 14 2 79 5
Career total 356 21 26 2 15 0 36 2 433 25

International goals

Results list China's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand {{ Template:Yesno alias = Oman flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 5–0 || 6–1 || 1998 Asian Games

2 26 January 2000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam {{ Template:Yesno alias = Guam flag alias = Flag of Guam.svg size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || 4–0 || 19–0 || 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

3 3 September 2000 Shanghai, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Iraq flag alias = Flag of Iraq.svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg flag alias-1924 = Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg flag alias-1958 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg flag alias-1963 = Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg flag alias-2004 = Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Iraqi Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Iraqi Ground Forces.svg link alias-army = Iraqi Ground Forces flag alias-navy=Flag of the Iraqi Navy.svg link alias-naval = Iraqi Navy link alias-navy = Iraqi Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant = 1991

}} || 1–0 || 4–1 || 2000 Four Nations Tournament

4 3 September 2000 Shanghai, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Iraq flag alias = Flag of Iraq.svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg flag alias-1924 = Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg flag alias-1958 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg flag alias-1963 = Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg flag alias-2004 = Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Iraqi Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Iraqi Ground Forces.svg link alias-army = Iraqi Ground Forces flag alias-navy=Flag of the Iraqi Navy.svg link alias-naval = Iraqi Navy link alias-navy = Iraqi Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant = 1991

}} || 3–1 || 4–1 || 2000 Four Nations Tournament

5 22 April 2001 Xi'an, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Maldives flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg Maldives Air Corps flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg Maldives Marine Corps flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg variant = size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || 10–1 || 10–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

6 13 May 2001 Kunming, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Indonesia flag alias = Flag of Indonesia.svg link alias-naval = Indonesian Navy flag alias-naval = Flag of Indonesia.svg link alias-navy = Indonesian Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of the Indonesian Navy.svg link alias-marines= Indonesian Marine Corps flag alias-marines = Flag of the Indonesian Marine Corps.png link alias-air force = Indonesian Air Force flag alias-air force = Flag of the Indonesian Air Force.svg link alias-army = Indonesian Army flag alias-army = Flag of the Indonesian Army.svg flag alias-military = Flag of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Indonesian National Armed Forces flag alias-sanctionedFB = Indonesia coat of arms with name.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–1 || 5–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

7 7 September 2001 Doha, Qatar {{ Template:Yesno alias = Qatar flag alias = Flag of Qatar.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Qatar.svg link alias-air force = Qatar Emiri Air Force link alias-naval = Qatari Emiri Navy link alias-military = Qatar Armed Forces link alias-army = Qatari Emiri Land Force link alias-navy = Qatari Emiri Navy flag alias-1860 = Flag of Qatar (1860–1916, 1916–1932).svg flag alias-1916 = Flag of Qatar (1916).svg flag alias-1932 = Flag of Qatar (1932–1936).svg flag alias-1936 = Flag of Qatar (1936–1949).svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of Qatar (1949–1971).svg variant = size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

8 15 September 2001 Shenyang, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Uzbekistan flag alias = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg flag alias-military=Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg link alias-military=Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan flag alias-naval = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg link alias-naval = Uzbek River Force flag alias-army = Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg link alias-army = Uzbek Ground Forces flag alias-air force= Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg link alias-air force=Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces flag alias-navy = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg link alias-navy = Uzbek River Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

9 16 February 2003 Wuhan, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Estonia flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg link alias-naval = Estonian Navy flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg link alias-navy = Estonian Navy border-naval = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–0 || 1–0 || Friendly international

10 17 November 2004 Guangzhou, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Hong Kong flag alias = Flag of Hong Kong.svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg flag alias-1955 = Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg flag alias-1910 = Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg flag alias-1876 = Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg flag alias-1871 = Flag of Hong Kong 1871.svg flag alias-red = Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997, unofficial Red Ensign).svg link alias-naval = Hong Kong Marine Police link alias-navy = Hong Kong Marine Police link alias-korfball = Hong Kong China national korfball team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || 7–0 || 7–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier

11 22 February 2006 Guangzhou, China
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12 21 October 2007 Foshan, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Myanmar shortname alias = Myanmar flag alias = Flag of Myanmar.svg flag alias-1937 = British Burma 1937 flag.svg flag alias-1943 = Flag of Burma 1943.svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg flag alias-1974 = Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) of Myanmar.svg link alias-military = Tatmadaw flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg link alias-air force = Myanmar Air Force flag alias-army = Army Flag of Myanmar.svg flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Myanmar.svg link alias-army = Myanmar Army link alias-naval = Myanmar Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg link alias-navy = Myanmar Navy flag alias-coast guard = Myanmar Coast Guard Ensign.svg link alias-coast guard = Myanmar Coast Guard flag alias-army 1948 = Former army flag of Myanmar.png link alias-army 1948 = Myanmar Army flag alias-navy 1948 = Naval Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg link alias-navy 1948 = Myanmar Navy flag alias-navy 1974 = Naval Ensign of Burma (1974–1994).svg link alias-navy 1974 = Myanmar Navy flag alias-air force 1948 = Air Force Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg link alias-air force 1948 = Myanmar Air Force flag alias-air force 1974 = Former Ensign of Myanmar Air Force.png link alias-air force 1974 = Myanmar Air Firce size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant = 1974

}} || 7–0 || 7–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier

13 25 May 2008 Kunshan, China {{ Template:Yesno alias = Jordan flag alias = Flag of Jordan.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant = flag alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg link alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg link alias-air force = Royal Jordanian Air Force flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg link alias-naval = Royal Jordanian Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg link alias-navy = Royal Jordanian Navy

}} || 2–0 || 2–0 || Friendly international

14 15 November 2011 Singapore {{ Template:Yesno alias = Singapore flag alias = Flag of Singapore.svg flag alias-state = State Marine Ensign of Singapore.svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Singapore in the Straits Settlements.svg flag alias-colonial-1946 = Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg flag alias-colonial-1952 = Flag of Singapore (1952–1959).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Singapore.svg flag alias-military = SAFinfoboxflag.png link alias-military = Singapore Armed Forces flag alias-army = SingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png link alias-army = Singapore Army flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Singapore.svg link alias-naval = Republic of Singapore Navy flag alias-air force = RSAFinfoboxflag.png link alias-air force = Republic of Singapore Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Singapore.svg link alias-navy = Republic of Singapore Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–0 || 4–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Shenzhen Ping'an

Shanghai Shenhua

Suwon Bluewings

Tianjin Teda

International

China PR national football team

Individual

See also

References

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Sporting positions
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with Jiang Kun
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