Han Jinming (; born 28 February 1969) is a Chinese

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coach and a former international midfielder who played for

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in the

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. While in his club career his representation of Tianjin Sumsang saw him captain the team from 1993 until 1996 before leaving for

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and Yunnan Hongta where he was forced to retire due to serious injury in 2000.

Playing career

Han Jinming started his career in 1987 playing for the Tianjin youth team who were allowed to take part in the Chinese league pyramid. He was soon called up to the Chinese under-23 team who were also allowed to take part in the 1990 Chinese league pyramid. Upon his return he was promoted to the senior team of Tianjin where he became their captain in 1993 as well as breaking into the senior Chinese national team, whom he represented at the

. After the tournament Han joined

and Yunnan Hongta before returning to Tianjin for a brief period before he had to retire due to injury.

Management career

After he retired in 2000 Han immediately moved into youth management in Tianshui,

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where he impressed the Chinese Football Association who offered him a job as a scout and training lecturer for them.
at sports.sina.com.cn 2011-02-23 Retrieved 2012-09-14 In 2007 Han received his first management job at Hohhot Binhai, however this only lasted for one season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Jinming 1969 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Tianjin China international footballers Chinese football managers Tianjin Tianhai F.C. managers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Yunnan Hongta players Association football midfielders