Li Xiaopeng (footballer)

Li Xiaopeng
李霄鹏
Personal information
Full name	Li Xiaopeng
Date of birth	20 June 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Shandong Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2005	Shandong Luneng
Total
International career
2000–2004	China PR
Managerial career
2010–2011	China Women
2014	Qingdao Jonoon
2018–2020	Shandong Luneng
2021	Wuhan FC
2021–2022	China
2022–2023	China
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Li Xiaopeng (

Shandong Luneng, while internationally, he was on his national team in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 AFC Asian Cup

.

Club career

Li Xiaopeng was a highly promising young player who was playing for the Shandong Luneng youth team before graduating to senior team during the 1994 league season, however it was not until the following season when he played in seventeen league games and score four goals did he start to show his prominence.

Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)

, which was to be one of his last achievements before he retired in 2006.

International career

While Li Xiaopeng was part of the squad that won the

1992 he would have to wait until 3 September 2000 before he made his senior international debut in a friendly against Iraq in 4–1 victory.^[3] This would be impressive enough for him to be included in the squad for 2000 AFC Asian Cup where despite playing a small role within the tournament he nevertheless saw China finish fourth. After the tournament he would start to form a successful partnership with Li Tie in midfield that saw China qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which saw him score his debut goal United Arab Emirates in a 3–0 victory during qualifying.^[4] While China's debut in the World Cup was not successful, Li Xiaopeng still retained his place within the team until the 2004 AFC Asian Cup which saw the emergence of Zhao Junzhe

as his replacement.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 August 2001	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail , Qatar	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	9 June 2004	TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China	Malaysia	3–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	9 June 2004	TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China	Malaysia	4–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

After he retired Shandong offered him a position as the boss of media presentation, however due to his high-profile within China he was linked to numerous management positions. He would eventually go on to achieve the necessary coaching certificates required for a management position and he was expected to become an assistant within the Chinese Football Association.^[5] On 8 August 2010 he would accept the position of interim head coach for the Chinese women's team up to the 2010 Asian Games, which made him the youngest coach to ever manage the team.^[6] At the Games, Li would guide the team to the semi-finals where they lost 1–0 to Japan. This would be good enough for Li to be offered an extension to his contract and guide the team through the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers. However, they failed to qualify and Li resigned.

On 3 December 2021, Li was appointed as the new manager of the

Chinese national team, succeeding his 2002 World Cup teammate Li Tie.^[7]

He started his tenure disappointingly with two away losses: 2-0 to Japan and 3-1 to Vietnam.

Honours

Player

China U-17

AFC U-17 Championship
: 1992

Shandong Luneng[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Li, Xiaopeng". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "China 1999". RSSSF. 2 July 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ "China PR 4–1 Iraq". teamchina.freehostia.com. 3 September 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ "China PR 3–0 United Arab Emirates". teamchina.freehostia.com. 25 August 2001. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ "前国脚李霄鹏增援朱氏内阁国足教练组继续年轻化". sports.sina.com.cn. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ "Li Xiaopeng to coach China women". Asian Football Confederation. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ "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.

External links

[Li,_Xiaopeng-1] "Li, Xiaopeng". National-football-teams.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[2] "China 1999". RSSSF. 2 July 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[3] "China PR 4–1 Iraq". teamchina.freehostia.com. 3 September 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[4] "China PR 3–0 United Arab Emirates". teamchina.freehostia.com. 25 August 2001. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[5] "前国脚李霄鹏增援朱氏内阁国足教练组继续年轻化". sports.sina.com.cn. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[6] "Li Xiaopeng to coach China women". Asian Football Confederation. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[7] "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.

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