Liu Yunfei
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth |
China | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 |
Tianjin Teda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 |
Tianjin Teda | 109 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 5 | (0) |
| 2021- |
Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | - | (-) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | China | 27 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 April 2008 | |||
Liu Yunfei (
Shaanxi Warriors Beyond. Internationally he played within the 2004 AFC Asian Cup; however, at the height of his career he was disciplined by his club for his recreational drug use
before being arrested for possessing illegal drugs, which saw him retire in 2007 at the age of only 27. On April 15, 2021, Liu decided to return to the field aged 42.
Biography
Liu started his career playing for the
Shanghai Zhongyuan
in 2002.
Liu was soon called up to
Liu transferred to top tier side
Shanghai Shenhua in 2006, where his teammate in the national team Yu Weiliang was a starter goalkeeper. He started a few games, but was suspended later for discipline problems thought to be brought about by his recreational drug use. After he stopped training Liu soon became a free agent after the contract with Shanghai Shenhua was terminated. In March 2007, Liu was arrested for possessing illegal drugs, so he retired at only age 27.[4]
References
- ^ Liú, Yúnfēi at nationalfootballteams.com
- ^ 中国 0-0 斯洛文尼亚 at teamchina.freehostia.com
- ^ 中国 1-1 伊朗 at teamchina.freehostia.com
- ^ Police confirm ex-China goalie detained for drug use at chinaview.cn 2007-03-27
External links
- Player profile at Sina
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