Liu Quankun (, born 17 February 1983 in China) is a former

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-born

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professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Liu spent his youth career in

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and moved to Hong Kong in 2003 when he started to play for Kitchee. On 30 April 2008, in the

2008 AFC Cup The 2008 AFC Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. Qualified teams 20 clubs will be competing, including champions of the national leagues and champio ...

group match against

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, Liu removed his shirt to fan his team-mate Lo Chi Hin, who had collapsed unconscious after suffering a suspected heart attack. Liu has subsequently received a second yellow card from the Sri Lankan referee

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due to the removal of shirt. In July, Liu received a formal apology from Mohammed Bin Hammam, the President of

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, for this wrong red card given. On 2 February 2015, Liu transferred to

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side

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International career

He was eligible to represent

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after staying in Hong Kong for two years. He made his international debut on 1 February 2006 in 2006 Carlsberg Cup third-place match versus

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Career statistics

International

:''As of 10 September 2013''

References

External links

KitChee.com, Player Info

Liu Quankun
at HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Quankun 1983 births Living people Chinese footballers Hong Kong footballers Hong Kong expatriate footballers Chinese expatriate footballers Kitchee SC players Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. players Hong Kong First Division League players China League One players Hong Kong international footballers Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Association football defenders Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong