Liu Yue (footballer, Born 1975)
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Liu Yue (; born 12 July 1975) is a Chinese former international
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defender who played for
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, Yunnan Hongta F.C. and Chongqing Lifan F.C. while also representing
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in the
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. Since retiring he has moved into sports commentary with Shanghai TV.


Playing career

Liu Yue would start his career with
Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lixia District. Their c ...
and would quickly make a name for himself when he was part of the team that won the 1995
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. This would soon see him selected for the Chinese national team where he was selected as the team's first choice left back within the 1996 Asian Cup. Within the tournament he would have a disappointing game against
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within the quarter-finals, which saw China knocked out of the competition and ending his international career once the manager
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permanently drop him from the team. Despite this Liu would continue to be a regular for Shandong and go on to win the 1999 league title and FA Cup with them before moving to Yunnan Hongta F.C. where he was reunited with his former coach Qi Wusheng. After spending several seasons with Yunnan the club were taken over by Chongqing Lifan F.C. where he spent one season with them before retiring.


Honours

Shandong Luneng Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Jinan, Shandong, that competes in . Shandong Taishan plays its home matches at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Lixia District. Their c ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Yue 1975 births Living people Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers Footballers from Shandong Shandong Taishan F.C. players Yunnan Hongta F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Chinese association football commentators Men's association football defenders