Ma Dongbo (Chinese: 马东波; born 19 January 1977) is a former

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goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

who played for

Liaoning Zhongyu Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

where he spent ten years at the club.

Biography

Ma Dongbo was drafted into the senior team of

Liaoning FC Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

during the 1995 league season as a reserve choice goalkeeper, however unfortunately this was the same season in, which the team were relegated after they finished bottom of the league. Ma Dongbo remained loyal towards the club and would remain a loyal servant towards the team that would eventually win promotion back to the top tier in the 1998 league season after coming second in the division and promotion back into the

Chinese Jia-A League The National Football Jia A League ( simplified Chinese, commonly known as Jia-A, was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Asso ...

. While he was part of the squad that came runners-up during the 1999 league season he would only really start to establish himself within the 2002 league season when he finally started to become the club's first choice goalkeeper. His reign as number one would only last until the 2004 league season when he struggled for form. The following season of 2005 Ma Dongbo was reaffirmed as the club's first choice goalkeeper once again, however his poor form was publicly criticised by the team's coach. Many within the media believed that his poor performances were due to match-fixing, however Ma Dongbo and the club denied this and by the end of the season he would retire from the club.

Honours

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(Runners-up)

References

External links

Player profile
at sodasoccer.com
Player stats
at sohu.com 1977 births Living people Chinese footballers Liaoning F.C. players Chinese Super League players Association football goalkeepers {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub