Liu Kang (16 February 1961 – 29 March 2013, aged 52) was a Chinese football player and coach.
Playing career
Liu played senior football for his home team
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
in his whole career.
Management career
He became a football coach after his retirement in 1990. He mainly served two football clubs in Guangzhou (
Guangzhou Matsunichi
Guangzhou Matsunichi Football Club () was a professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China who last played in the 21,570 capacity Xihe Sports Centre in Shaoguan. The club was established when the youth team for Guangzhou F.C ...
and
Guangzhou F.C.
Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...
) in his manager career.
Death
On 29 March 2013, Liu died of
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...
in Guangzhou, aged 52, after a four-month-battle with the disease.
广州足球名宿刘康因病辞世 陈亦明：天妒英才
at sports.qq.com 2013-03-29 Retrieved 2013-03-29
References
1961 births
2013 deaths
Chinese footballers
Chinese football managers
Footballers from Guangzhou
Guangzhou F.C. players
Association football midfielders
Guangzhou F.C. managers
Deaths from lung cancer
Deaths from cancer in the People's Republic of China
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