Shu Chang (; born February 24, 1977) is a former Chinese

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defender who played his entire career with

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. He was the captain of the club, which he has led to two

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titles in 2006 and 2008.

Club career

Shu started his career in 1996 with Shandong Luneng where in his first season he would make 3 league appearances, which was then followed by a further 7 the following season. Under the Shandong Luneng Head coach

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he would gradually establish himself as reliable central defender within the team, however it was the introduction of

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as the team's new Head coach that saw Shu become a prominent member with the club that would win the league and cup double in the 1999 league season. Even after Santrač left Shu had firmly established himself as one of their most consistent players and would go on to become the club's captain that oversaw them through some of their most successful periods in their history by winning several further league and cup trophies. After over a decade of consistency Shu would spend much of the 2009 league season on the bench due to injury. When he returned near the end of the season

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would become the team captain and when the 2010 league started he was given a reserved position within the team with Liu remaining as captain.

International career

Shu was given his chance to impress the Chinese Head coach

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in a friendly against

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on April 25, 2000, in a 1–0 victory. This was met with several further friendlies, however Shu found himself a fringe player within the team and was not called up to the

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squad that went to

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. After the tournament he was given another chance to claim a spot within the team for qualification for the

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, however in the final friendly before the qualifiers China were defeated 3-0 to

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on February 17, 2001, and Shu was dropped from the squad. After several years out of the team Shu was given another chance to play for China when Chinese Head coach

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played him in a friendly against

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on February 3, 2004, in a game China won 2-1, however this was to prove to be his last game for the team.

Honours

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 ...

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References

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at football-lineups.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Shu, Chang 1977 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Qingdao China international footballers Shandong Taishan F.C. players Chinese Super League players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Association football defenders