Fan Zhiyi

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Fan.
Fan Zhiyi
范志毅
Personal information
Full name Fan Zhiyi
Date of birth (1969-11-06) 6 November 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987
Shanghai Shenhua
1988–1989 Chinese National B Team
1990–1992 Chinese Olympic Development Team
1992–1993
Shanghai Shenhua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998
Shanghai Shenhua
 99 (31)
1998–2001 Crystal Palace 88 (4)
2001–2002 Dundee 14 (2)
2002
Shanghai COSCO Huili
 12 (4)
2002–2003 Cardiff City 6 (0)
2003–2004
Buler Rangers
 9 (1)
2004–2005 Shanghai Zobon 30 (6)
2005–2006
Buler Rangers
 5 (0)
Total 263 (48)
International career
1992–2002
China
 106 (17)
Managerial career
2003–2004
Buler Rangers
(assistant)
2004–2005 Shanghai Zobon (assistant)
2005–2006
Buler Rangers
(assistant)
2006–2007
Suzhou Trips
(assistant)
2008–2009
Shanghai East Asia
(assistant)
2010
Shanghai East Asia
2016–
Shanghai Shenhua
reserve
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Football
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fan Zhiyi (

Buler Rangers and Shanghai Zobon
.

He was considered a trailblazer in his native homeland when

Shanghai East Asia
.

Club career

Fan Zhiyi was considered a talented youngster and integrated into the

Shanghai Shenhua.[1][2] After returning to Shanghai and playing in his first season as a professional, Fan's best was brought out of him due to the improved level of play. His superb fitness and hardworking ethics as well as his excellent positional play as a central defender would see him become a regular within the team. By the 1995 league season, he had already gained a reputation as tough tackler who had superb aerial ability especially from set-piece plays, however he would also show his versatility as a player when he played in several positions including a provisional striker when he was the league's top goalscorer with fifteen goals as he guided Shanghai Shenhua towards the league title in the 1995 season.[3] After several seasons he had now settled into central defense as a sweeper and would captain his side as they won Chinese FA Cup in 1998.[4]

In the 1998–99 season, Fan made national headlines when he left Shanghai to join

Chinese national team before personally winning Asian Footballer of the Year in 2001.[7] After helping China qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in October 2001, Fan transferred to Scottish Premier League side Dundee for £350,000.[8] He managed to score against Celtic in a 3–1 loss with a good long-distance shot after positioning himself well after he received a pass from Nacho Novo
.

After returning from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Fan decided not to return to Dundee and decided to return to China to join top-tier club

Shanghai International for a brief period. He would soon return to the United Kingdom where he had a trial with Gillingham F.C., however Fan decided to join Second Division side Cardiff City in November 2002.[9]

In October 2003, he signed a one-year contract to become player-coach of

Zhuhai Zobon. He led the club to promotion to the Chinese Super League one year later and the club renamed to Shanghai Zobon after it moved to Shanghai
. Fan left the club after the 2005 season and joined Buler Rangers for a second stint but after five games, he decided to end his playing career and retired.

International career

Fan was a key veteran of the

Chinese national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, their first time qualifying for the tournament. After returning from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Fan announced his retirement from the national team after ten years where he was an anchor in the defense and was capped 106 times for his country.[10]

Management career

Fan often stated that his desire was to move into management and had brief spells as an assistant coach with

Shanghai East Asia
in 2010, but he was sacked at the end of the 2010 season.

Career statistics

International goals

Results list China's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 4 February 1996 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2 21 February 1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Singapore 3–1 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
3 28 February 1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Zimbabwe 3–1 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
4 28 February 1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Zimbabwe 3–1 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
5 20 April 1997 Beijing, China  Myanmar 5–0 Friendly international
6 25 May 1997 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Vietnam 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7 22 June 1997 Beijing, China  Vietnam 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8 13 September 1997 Dalian, China  Iran 2–4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9 31 October 1997 Dalian, China  Qatar 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
10 30 November 1998 Surat Thani, Thailand  Lebanon 4–1 1998 Asian Games
11 14 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Turkmenistan 3–0 1998 Asian Games
12 19 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 3–0 1998 Asian Games
13 13 October 2000 Tripoli, Lebanon  South Korea 2–2 2000 AFC Asian Cup
14 22 April 2001 Xi'an, China  Maldives 10–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15 22 April 2001 Xi'an, China  Maldives 10–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16 31 August 2001
Muscat, Oman
  Oman 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
17 15 September 2001 Shenyang, China  Uzbekistan 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Player

China B[11]

Shanghai Shenhua[11]

Individual

Filmography

Variety shows

Year Name Notes
2016
Running Man
 episode – 283

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2021 Never Stop 超越 Himself

TV Drama

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2023 Blossoms Shanghai 繁花 Lao Fan

See also

References

  1. ^ China 1989 at rsssf.org 22 October 2009 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  2. ^ 1994：中国足球拉开竞技体育职业化大幕 at news.QQ.com 17 January 2009 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  3. ^ 范志毅 Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Sodasoccer.com Retrieved 23 July 2012
  4. ^ China 1998 – FA Cup at rsssf.org 6 December 1999 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  5. ^ Appearances for Crystal Palace at neilbrown.newcastlefans.com Retrieved 23 July 2012
  6. ^ FYP Top 50 Players Countdown: No.38 – Fan Zhiyi Archived 7 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine at fiveyearplanfanzine.co.uk 30 June 2012 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  7. ^ "Fan Zhiyi Named Asian Player of the Year". People's Daily. 18 May 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  8. ^ Fan deserts Dundee at news.bbc.co.uk 5 September 2002 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  9. ^ Cardiff sign Chinese Star at news.bbc.co.uk 12 November 2002 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  10. ^ Fan Zhiyi – Century of International Appearances at rsssf.org 10 June 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2012
  11. ^ a b "Fan, Zhiyi". National-football-teams.com. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  13. ^ a b c "1995年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Zuqiuziliao.cn. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b "1996年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Zuqiuziliao.cn. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  15. ^ "2001年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Zuqiuziliao.cn. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  16. ^ "1997年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Zuqiuziliao.cn. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by China national football team captain
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