Qin Guorong (; born 4 May 1961), commonly known as Townsend Qin, is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder for Shanghai and San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, while internationally he represented

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

in the

1984 Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 198 ...

Playing career

Qin started his football career when he played for the Shanghai youth team before he graduated to the senior Shanghai team in the 1979 season.

Zeng Xuelin Zeng Xuelin (; 2 December 1929 – 11 February 2016) was a Chinese football manager and former player. As a player he represented Guangzhou, Southwest Military Region, Bayi Football Team and Tianjin while internationally he played for what ...

would include him in the Chinese national team squad that competed in the

where China came runners-up. He was subsequently dropped from the Chinese team by Gao Fengwen and Qin moved to the United States in 1987. In 1989, Qin signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League. In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

. Qin continued to play for the Blackhawks in the new league.1990 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
/ref> He was a 1990 and 1991 First Team All Star and continued to play for the Blackhawks through the 1992 season.

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Team China Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qin, Guorong 1961 births 1984 AFC Asian Cup players American Professional Soccer League players Chinese men's footballers Chinese expatriate men's footballers China men's international footballers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players San Francisco Bay Blackhawks players Western Soccer Alliance players Living people Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for China people from Shanghai