Wang Dongning
Wang Dongning (simplified Chinese: 王东宁; traditional Chinese: 王東寧; pinyin: Wáng Dōngníng; born April 13, 1961) is a former Chinese international footballer who represented Shandong FC where he played as a defender or midfielder before having short stints at Happy Valley AA, Shenzhen and Qingdao Hainiu. While internationally he represented China in the 1984 Asian Cup and the 1994 Asian Games where he aided the team to a runners-up spot.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 13, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Weihai, Shandong, China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1981 | Shandong FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1993 | Shandong FC | ||
| 1993 | Happy Valley AA | ||
| 1994 | Shandong Taishan | ||
| 1995 | Shenzhen | ||
| 1996 | Shanghai Yuyuan | ||
| 1997–1998 | Qingdao Hainiu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1984–1994 | China | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 1, 2012 | |||
Playing career edit
Wang Dongning started his football career with the Shandong FC youth team before graduating into their senior team in 1982 where he helped guide the club to a runners-up spot at the end of the league season.[1] He was soon called up to the Chinese national team and was part of the squad that took part in the 1984 Asian Cup where China were beaten in the final to Saudi Arabia.[2] For the next several years he was a loyal player to Shandong, however he was part of the team that saw successive relegation hit the team in 1989 and the 1990 league seasons.[3] Despite this Wang stayed to help the club win promotion back into the second tier before he decided to leave the club and join Hong Kong First Division League team Happy Valley AA. His stay in Hong Kong was brief and Wang moved back to his old club Shandong in 1994 after they had renamed themselves Shandong Taishan and had returned to the top tier to become a fully professional team.[4] With his return he was also able to gain his way back into the national team and was part of the team that went to the Football at the 1994 Asian Games and helped guide China to a runners-up spot to Uzbekistan.[5] Nearing the end of his career Wang joined second-tier football club Shenzhen 1995 for a season, where he actually won the division title with them before leaving to join another second-tier club in Shanghai Yuyuan before ending his career with Qingdao Hainiu.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| Year | Competition | Apps | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Friendly | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | Asian Games | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Shandong FC
- Chinese Jia-C League: 1991
Shenzhen
- Chinese Jia-B League: 1995
References edit
- ^ China 1982 at rsssf.org 22 Oct 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-27
- ^ Asian Nations Cup 1984 at rsssf.org 21 Dec 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-27
- ^ China 1989 at rsssf.org 22 Oct 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-27
- ^ 1994：中国足球拉开竞技体育职业化大幕 at news.qq.com 2009-01-17 Retrieved 2012-08-27
- ^ Asian Games 1994 (Hiroshima, Japan) at rsssf.org 17 Jan 2012 Retrieved 2012-08-27
- ^ China League 1995 March 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.com 19 Jun 2003 Retrieved 2012-08-27
External links edit
- Team China Stats
- Player profile at sodasoccer.com