Li Tie
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | Liaoning | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1998 |
→ Shenzhen Jianlibao (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Liaoning | 82 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | → Everton (loan) | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Everton | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008 |
Chengdu Blades | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Liaoning | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 186 | (19) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1995–2007 | China | 92 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 |
Guangzhou Evergrande (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | China (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2015 |
Hebei China Fortune (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 |
Hebei China Fortune | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | China (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 |
Wuhan Zall | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | China | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Li Tie (simplified Chinese: 李铁; traditional Chinese: 李鐵; pinyin: Lǐ Tiě; born 18 May 1977) is a Chinese professional football coach and former player.
As a player he represented
Club career
Liaoning FC
Li Tie began his football career at the age of fifteen, joining
Everton
One of the highest regarded Chinese players of his generation, Li secured a loan transfer in a deal brokered between sponsor
Following Li's successful loan spell, Everton battled with his former club Liaoning to sign him on a permanent basis after the 2002-03 season and the deal was finally negotiated on 12 August 2003 when Li signed a three-year contract. Everton paid £1,200,000 for his transfer with two-thirds of the deal paid by sponsorships. The club's ownership let him move to the Premier League despite higher offers from Chinese clubs.[2] At the beginning of the 2003-04 season, Li's start was marred by a sending off against Arsenal on 16 August 2003 after only been substituted on for David Unsworth.[3] A series of injuries followed which meant that Li only played five league matches that season. The last injury, a broken leg picked up during international duty in February 2004, ruled him out for another twelve months. In January 2005, when Li made his return to the pitch by playing for Everton's reserve side against Bolton Wanderers, he lasted just forty-one minutes and required his leg to be reassessed.
In the summer of 2005, eighteen months since his last game for the Everton first team, Li played the full match against FC Gamlitz in a pre-season friendly. He made a number of other preseason appearances and looked as if he was finally coming back to full fitness. However, he never managed to break back into the first team despite playing regularly for the reserves and even earning another international call-up for the Chinese national team. In March 2006, Li underwent another operation to remove pieces of bone that had grown on his ankle during his time on the sidelines.
Sheffield United
In May 2006, Li was released by
On 12 October 2007, Li was told he could leave Sheffield United on a free transfer, with then manager Bryan Robson saying: "He's not in my plans and he is free to go wherever he wants on a free transfer." Only two days later though, Sheffield United changed their mind on the decision and stated that he would stay at the club until the end of the season before having his future evaluated.[6]
Back to China
Despite reassurances to the contrary, Li did indeed move in 2008, transferring to
After spending one season with Chengdu, Li decided to return to his hometown club
International career
Li was one of four players called up from the
Managerial career
On 25 May 2012, Li accepted an invitation from
Li became the deputy general manager, sports director and assistant coach at
On 16 November 2017, Li was appointed as the head coach of China League One club
He acted as caretaker coach of Chinese national team following the resignation of
Corruption investigation
On 26 November 2022, Li was placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[20][21][22][23][24]
On 23 February 2024, it was reported that Li had been sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting to "accepting and offering bribes" while manager of the Chinese national team and for being involved in match-fixing while manager of Hebei China Fortune and Wuhan Zall.[25]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liaoning | 1999
|
Chinese Jia-A League | 24 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2000
|
25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||||
2001
|
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
2002
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
Everton | 2002-03 | Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
2003-04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2004-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005-06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Sheffield United | 2006-07 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2007-08 | English Championship
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Chengdu Blades
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2008
|
Chinese Super League | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
Liaoning Whowin
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2009 | China League One | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
2010
|
Chinese Super League | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Career total | 186 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 2 |
- ^ Includes Chinese FA Cup, FA Cup
- Football League Cup
International
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Li goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 January 1997 | Kunming Tuodong Sports Center, Kunming, China | United States | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 20 April 1997 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China | Myanmar | ?–0 | 5–0 | |
3 | 14 January 2000 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 Four Nations Tournament |
4 | 23 January 2000 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam |
Philippines | 8–0 | 8–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
5 | 26 January 2000 | Guam | 14–0 | 19–0 | ||
6 | 14 February 2001 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2001 King's Cup |
Managerial statistics
- As of 11 November 2021[26]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Hebei China Fortune
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18 August 2015 | 27 August 2016 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 55.56 |
Wuhan Zall
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16 November 2017 | 1 January 2020 | 62 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 50.00 |
China | 31 October 2019 | 3 December 2021 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50.00 |
Total | 110 | 57 | 24 | 29 | 51.82 |
Honours
Player
Liaoning Whowin
Individual
- 2001
Manager
Wuhan Zall
Individual
References
- ^ "Everton Squad, Everton Players – evertonfc.com – The Official Website of Everton Football Club". Archived from the original on 11 March 2009.
- ^ "Everton secure Li Tie deal". BBC News. 12 August 2003.
- ^ "Campbell off in Arsenal win". BBC News. 16 August 2003.
- ^ "Sheffield Utd close in on Li Tie". bbc.co.uk. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 1-0 Bury". BBC. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Blades keep Tie on". skysports.com. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Li Tie to Re-appear on Domestic Pitch". crienglish.com. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ 成都3–1深圳止连败 汪嵩传射建功李铁中超首球 (in Chinese). sports.163.com. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ 李铁正式出任国足新助教 目标锁定明年亚洲杯
- ^ 李铁向恒大提出辞职 三年助教感谢三主帅信任
- ^ 河北华夏宣布李铁加盟 身兼3职任中方教练组组长
- ^ 河北华夏宣布安蒂奇下课 李铁成新任主帅
- ^ 李铁:带队9场8胜1平满意 明年中超是更大挑战
- ^ "Manuel Pellegrini appointed by Chinese Super League's Hebei China Fortune". The Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ 华夏幸福官方宣布李铁下课 佩莱格里尼任主教练
- ^ 武汉卓尔官宣李铁成为新帅 新赛季全力冲击中超 (in Chinese)
- ^ 中甲-冲超!汉军归来!卓尔时隔五年重返中超舞台 (in Chinese)
- ^ 中国足协任命李铁为国家男子足球队主教练. 2 January 2020.
- ^ 官方:足协同意李铁辞职,李霄鹏出任国足新帅. Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Former head coach of China football team under probe". xinhuanet.com. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Shi, Futian (28 November 2022). "Former national coach probed in fresh low for Chinese game". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Guo, Rui (26 November 2022). "China's former football head coach Li Tie under investigation for 'serious violations of the law'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Former head coach of China's national soccer team under investigation". Reuters. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ 中国国家男子足球队原主教练李铁接受监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Former Everton and Sheffield United footballer 'jailed for life for match-fixing and paying bribes'". LBC. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ 李铁
- ^ "中甲最终积分榜:辽宁冠军南昌冲超成功 四川降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ 中甲联赛颁奖典礼在京举行 共颁出各类共17大奖项
External links
- Li Tie at Soccerbase
- Li Tie at Soccerway
- Sohu.com profile