Yang Pu (; born 30 March 1978 in

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) is a Chinese football manager and former player, He is currently the head of Youth department of Beijing Guoan. He played his entire professional football career for Beijing Guoan as a holding midfielder, left back and left winger where he was also their captain. As an international player he represented the Chinese national team and was a participant at the

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squad where he played in two matches.

Club career

Yang Pu started his professional football career for Beijing Guoan in the 1998 league season and due to versatility to also play as a midfield he would quickly become a squad regular. By the 2000 league season he had firmly established himself as their first choice left-back and became an integral member of the team. Despite several management changes he would remain a loyal member to the club and win his first piece of silverware with the 2003

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. His loyalty to the club would pay-off when he was named as their captain in the 2007 league season, however due to injury he rarely actually captained the team. At the end of the 2009 league season Yang Pu retired due to a persistent right knee injury, however despite this he was able to lead Beijing Guoan to the league title even though he missed much of the league season.

International career

Yang Pu made his senior international debut in friendly against his ancestral country

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on August 3, 2001 in a 2-2 draw. Though predominantly a left back or left midfielder he was used was in a variety of positions for the Chinese football team and this versatility quickly saw him become a regular within the squad. Increasingly pushing for a place in the Chinese starting line-up he would be a participant at the

and even play in two group games. With the introduction of

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and

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he saw his time limited within the team and he would play his last game against

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on October 13, 2004 in a Fifa World Cup qualifier that China lost 1-0.

Honours

Player

Beijing Guoan *

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References

External links

2002 China Team Player Profile
at BBC website *
Player stats
at Football-lineups.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Pu 1978 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Chinese football managers Footballers from Beijing Beijing Guoan F.C. players Chinese Super League players China men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Beijing Guoan F.C. non-playing staff