Wu Qunli (born March 20, 1960, in
Guangzhou
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) is a Chinese football coach and former international midfield player. As a player he represented
Guangzhou FC
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and
Hong Kong First Division League
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side
South China
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, while internationally he also played for his country in the
1988 Summer Olympics
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and
1992 AFC Asian Cup. Since retiring he would move into management where he returned to Guangzhou FC as an assistant before becoming their manager for a short spell.
Playing career
Wu Qunli was born in the
Baiyun District within
Guangzhou
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and would join second-tier football club
Guangzhou FC
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within the 1983 league season. He would soon see his club win promotion to the top tier at the end of the 1984 league season, via the
Chinese FA Cup
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. The following season would see him called up to the
Chinese national team for the first time where he would become a regular before playing with the senior team in the
1988 Summer Olympics
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. By the 1990 league season Guangzhou FC were in the second tier, however Wu made sure this was short lived and aided the club to a runners-up position and promotion back up to the top tier, this wouldn't go unnoticed and he personally won the Chinese footballer of the year award. By now Wu had become a vital member for his club and country and go on to lead China into the
1992 AFC Asian Cup where they came third.
With another Chinese footballer of the year award won at the end of the 1993 league season Wu would leave Guangzhou FC and join
Hong Kong First Division League
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side
South China
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in 1994. He would immediately make an impression within the team when he won the
Hong Kong Viceroy Cup
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at the end of the 1993–94 league season. He would then be given the nickname of "Golden Left Foot" for he saved the team many times by scoring some great goals using his left foot. A
Hong Kong Senior Shield
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and
Hong Kong FA Cup
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at the end of the 1995-96 league season followed despite Wu missing six months after an injury sustained on March 9, 1996. With Wu winning the
Hong Kong First Division League
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title at the end of the 1996–97 league season Wu would soon move to
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and then Tung Po before he retired.
Honours
Player
Club
South China
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Hong Kong First Division League
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...
:
1996–97
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Hong Kong Senior Shield
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: 1995–96, 1996–97
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Hong Kong Viceroy Cup
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: 1993–94, 1997–98
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Hong Kong FA Cup
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:
1995–96
International
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AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ...
:
1992
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(Third)
Individual
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CFA Footballer of the Year: 1990, 1993
References
External links
HKFA.com南華92/93邀請隊 - 眾星回顧(二) (in Chinese)
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1960 births
Living people
Chinese footballers
Footballers from Guangzhou
China men's international footballers
Chinese football managers
Hong Kong First Division League players
South China AA players
Guangzhou F.C. players
sun Hei SC players
Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 AFC Asian Cup players
1992 AFC Asian Cup players
Olympic footballers for China
Guangzhou F.C. managers
Hunan Billows F.C. managers
Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
Asian Games competitors for China