Wang Jilian (

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: 王积连;15 February 1946 – 5 June 2016) was a Chinese footballer who played for China PR in the 1976 Asian Cup.

Playing career

Wang Jilian was born in

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

, he began to play football when he was study in primary school at the age of 8. In 1958, Wang Jilian joined Dalian youth football team. From 1958 to 1965, Wang Jilian successively played for Dalian youth football, Liaoning worker football team and

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

. In 1965, Wang Jilian represented Liaoning to play for 1965 National Games of China, in the same year, Wang jilian was called up to

China national football team The China national football team (, recognised as China PR by FIFA) represents the People's Republic of China in international association football and is governed by the Chinese Football Association. China won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 ...

. in 1966, Wang Jilian 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 ...

to play for 1st Games of the New Emerging Forces and got runner-up. in 1974,Wang Jilian represented

to play for

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

. in 1975,Wang Jilian worked as a player of Liaoning football team to participate in 1975 National Games. In 1976, Wang Jilian played for China PR in the 1976 Asian Cup. in the same year Wang Jilian retired and began to youth player training work in Beijing Chongwen sport school.

Football related work

Wang Jilian returned to play for Beijing Military Region football team in military football match in 1977 for a short time. in 1981, Wang Jilian returned the second time to play for

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

in Chinese Jia League. in 1985, Wang Jilian returned the third time to play for Beijing worker football team in the 2nd national workers games of China.

Death

On June 5, 2016, Wang Jilian died in Beijing, age 70.

References

External links

Team China Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jilian 1946 births 2016 deaths Chinese footballers 1976 AFC Asian Cup players China men's international footballers Footballers from Dalian Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China Liaoning F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players