Xu Yang (footballer, born 1974)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xu Yang | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Bayi Football Team | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Bayi Football Team | 26 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 |
Beijing Guoan | 39 | (5) |
| 1999 |
Shenzhen Ping An (Loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 13 | (0) |
| 2003 | Bayi Football Team | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 |
Shandong Luneng Taishan | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 82 | (5) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000 | China | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2:02, 2 June 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2:02, 2 June 2009 (UTC) | |||
Xu Yang (
pundit for CCTV sports channel
.
Biography
Club career
Following in the footsteps of his father Xu Yang would begin his football career when he joined the Bayi youth team at the age of twelve and showed a ruthless elegance within midfield. As a strong and increasingly confident young player he'll break into the senior team in 1994 and start out as a right-midfielder.Yuan. His move turned out to be a disappointment and Xu Yang tried to get a move away from the team with a return to Bayi Football Team being his preferred destination. Due to his attempts at a move away, Shandong held him to his contract and Xu Yang decided to retire from football before he turned thirty.
International career
Xu Yang made his international senior debut in a friendly against
Korea Republic in the Third place play-off game where China lost 1-0.[3]
References
- ^ "徐阳". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "China PR 0-2 Yugoslavia". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2000-05-25. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ "China PR 0-1 Korea Republic". teamchina.freehostia.com. 2000-10-29. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
External links
- Xu Yang's Blog at Sina.com
- Chinese stats at Teamchina
- Player stats at Sohu.com
- Xu Yang at National-Football-Teams.com
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