Wei Kexing (; born 13 February 1963) is a

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former footballer who most recently was interim manager for

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

in the

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Playing career

After progressing through the youth team at

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, Wei made his debut for the club in 1985. After playing for Japanese club

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and

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club Happy Valley for a total of two seasons, Wei returned to his native China to play for Beijing Guoan until his retirement in 1997. On 29 January 1985, Wei scored for

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in the

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against

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Management career

Following

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leaving Beijing Guoan after just three games of the 2000 Jia-A League season, Wei took up the managerial role of the club until late 2002. On 21 September 2010, Wei was named interim manager of Beijing Guoan for the final seven games of the 2010 season, following the sacking of

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Personal life

Wei is a member of the

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References

1963 births Living people Footballers from Qingdao Chinese footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Beijing Guoan F.C. players Kawasaki Frontale players Happy Valley AA players Japan Soccer League players Hong Kong First Division League players China international footballers Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Chinese football managers Beijing Guoan F.C. managers Beijing Guoan F.C. non-playing staff Chinese Super League managers Chinese communists {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub