Wang Liang () (born April 1, 1979) is a former Chinese

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Club career

Wang Liang started his career with Liaoning F.C. making his debut in 1999. The following season he would establish himself as a regular playing in 17 games. He would eventually play for Liaoning for seven season before transferring to Shandong Luneng Taishan where he had a mixed period, winning the

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with them but unable to establish himself as a regular. He would move back to Liaoning after two seasons with Shandong on loan. Liaoning were relegated in the

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season and Wang Liang returned to Shandong.

International career

Wang Liang began his senior international football career on July 28, 2000 in a friendly against

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that China lost 1-0. After several friendlies he could not establish himself within the Chinese team and it was not until

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became the Chinese Head coach did Wang become a consistent member within the team. He would experience some success with the team when he won the

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, however when qualification for the

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came about Zhu decided to drop Wang for the experienced Sun Jihai and the versatility of Cao Yang.

Honours

Club

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Country

* East Asian Football Championship:

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References

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