Peng Weiguo (; born October 3, 1971 in

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) is a

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coach and a former international player. As a player he represented

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and Shenzhen Pingan while internationally he represented the Chinese national team at the

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and 1996 AFC Asian Cup. After retiring he moved into coaching and became the assistant coach at Shenzhen Pingan before gaining his first Head coaching position at

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. He has continued with coaching as an assistant with

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and China U22 or a reserve team coach with

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Club career

Peng Weiguo is of

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ethnicity and his father originates from

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. He and his younger brother

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showed a lot of sporting potential and both would join then graduate from the

youth team. After breaking into the Guangzhou Apollo senior team, Weiguo would quickly become an integral member of the team and then rise to prominence during the 1994 league season when he was named as their captain then lead them to a runners-up position as well as personally winning the Golden Ball award. Known for his brutal soccer style he controversially fouled and seriously hurt promising soccer star Zhang Haitao, which ultimately caused Zhang Haitao to retire. Peng Weiguo remained with Guangzhou until the 1997 league season when

were willing to pay 2,350,000 Renminbi for him, however despite his high transfer he was unable to live up to expectations and would return to the

province with Shenzhen Pingan where he was also offered a training position.

International career

Originally part of the Chinese youth team he would make the transition to the senior team when he made his debut against

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on April 20, 1992 in an Asian Cup qualifier that China won 2-0. He would immediately become an integral member of the Chinese team and would play in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup where he aided China to a third-place finish as well as also scoring his first goal against

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during the tournament. In the 1994 Asian Games he would continue to aid China to this time a runners-up position, however when it came to the 1996 AFC Asian Cup he was unable to help China improve upon their previous results and China were knocked out during the quarter-finals. Unable to help China qualify for the

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Peng Weiguo would play his last international game in the final game of qualifying.

International goals

Management career

Peng Weiguo would leave his training position at Shenzhen Pingan in 2001 and move away from football to start several business ventures. He would return to football in July, 2006 when he registered to take a Chinese Soccer association level B training class in management. He would quickly achieve his certificate and on January 5, 2007, he would be offered his first head coach position at the second-tier club

to replace resigning manager

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, however, he would have a difficult start to his reign and Cao Xiandong was brought into the club as head coach. Peng Weiguo would then move to

on April 29, 2008 as an assistant until September 22, 2009. On 1 December 2009 top tier football club Guangzhou Pharmaceutical officially announced Peng Weiguo as their caretaker head coach. On 25 March 2010, it was announced that manager Peng had been relieved of his duties, with

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n manager Lee Jang-Soo put in charge. He became the manager of Guangzhou F.C. Youth Team. On 22 September 2011,

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announced Peng as the assist coach of China U22. On 21 May 2012, he became the reserve team coach of

, just a few days after Marcello Lippi took over as the new head coach. Peng announced his resignation on his personal weibo account on 27 May 2013.Announcement on Peng's Sina weibo

Honours

Player

Club

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 Associ ...

Runner-up(1):1994

International

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Runner-up(1):1994

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peng, Weiguo 1971 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Guangzhou Hakka sportspeople People from Jiexi Chinese football managers China international footballers Guangzhou F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Shenzhen F.C. players 1992 AFC Asian Cup players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players Guangzhou F.C. managers Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Association football midfielders Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games