Wang Lu (; 1930 – February 7, 2007) was a

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football player and manager.

Playing career

Wang Lu was called up to the

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 ...

and was the captain in 1953. In 1954, China sent China youth football team to Hungary to study, Wang Lu was the coach and captain. In 1957, he represented China in the qualification for the

1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Brazil be ...

Management career

Since 1959, Wang successively served as the coach of Beijing football team, Beijing sport college team and Beijing youth team. He led the Beijing youth team won the China football league championship. He was named senior football coach in 1992.

Death

On 7 February 2007, Wang died of

liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...

in Beijing, age 77.

References

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