Mao Yijun (; born 28 December 1970) is a former

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footballer.

Club career

Mao spent his entire career with hometown club

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, winning the 1995 Jia-A League, 1998

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and the

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and

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editions of the

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during his eight-year career at the club.

International career

On 4 May 1997, Mao made his debut for

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in a 4–1 win against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Mao took up an assistant coaching role with Shanghai Shenhua from 2003 to 2006, taking up an interim managerial role from January to March 2004, before

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's appointment. In September 2009, after a brief spell back as assistant manager of Shanghai Shenhua in 2008, Yijun was appointed assistant manager of Huangzhou Greentown. In July 2012, Mao returned to Shanghai Shenhua's coaching team.

References

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