Zhang Xiaorui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhang Xiaorui | ||
| Date of birth | March 5, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 |
Jianlibao Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 |
Tianjin Teda | 78 | (7) |
| 2001 | →Alemannia Aachen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Shanghai Zobon | 46 | (6) |
| 2007 |
Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 |
Tianjin Tuanbo New City | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | China U-20 | ||
| 1997–2001 | China | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 |
Tianjin Tuanbo New City | ||
| 2012 |
Tianjin Teda U-19 | ||
| 2013 |
Tianjin Songjiang (caretaker) | ||
| 2020 | Shenzhen | ||
| 2021 | Shenzhen (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | Shenzhen (caretaker) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 Feb 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 Feb 2012 | |||
Zhang Xiaorui (
manager
and a former professional player.
He used to play for
player-manager
before leaving the club at the end of the 2009 Chinese league season.
Club career
Early career
As with all the most promising young Chinese players Zhang Xiaorui would quickly be included in the short-lived Chinese national youth team program to study football abroad in
Tianjin Teda F.C. to start his professional football career. He would show his potential when he would quickly establish himself as an integral member of the team and would personally win the Young Player of the Year award at the end of the 1999 league season.[1]
Alemannia Aachen
He would attract the interests of
2. Fußball-Bundesliga during 2001 as part of a loan deal.[2]
He, however found it difficult to establish himself within the team and would only make five league appearances before he returned to Tianjin Teda F.C. His return to China however saw his performances fluctuate due to injury the club allowed him to leave at the end of the 2004 league season.
Move to Shanghai
Attempting to resurrect his career he would join
Tianjin Tuanbo New City, where he would gradually move away from playing before he would officially retire as a player in 2009.[3]
International career
Zhang Xiaorui was part of the
Bosnia-Herzegovina in a friendly on March 3, 1997, in a 3–0 win.[5] After playing in several FIFA World Cup qualification games he was dropped from the team after China did not qualify. After several years out being dropped from international football Zhang Xiaorui would return to the senior team when the new Chinese Head coach Bora Milutinović would include him in the squads that were playing friendlies in preparation for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup
, however once these ended the manager decided not to call him into the squad anymore.
Management career
In 2008 Zhang Xiaorui was hired to be a
Tianjin Teda U-19 team.[7]
References
- ^ "姓名：张效瑞". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "Zhāng, Xiàoruì". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "张效瑞：我将不再上场比赛 球队新赛季目标明确". sports.enorth.com.cn. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "China PR 2-1 USA". teamchina.freehostia.com. 1997-01-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "China PR 3-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina". teamchina.freehostia.com. 1997-03-02. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "天津松江宣布比利时人德维尔德挂帅 张效瑞下课". news.sports.cn. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "旧将张效瑞重返天津泰达 将出任俱乐部U19队主教练". sports.sina.com.cn. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
External links
- Biography at Sina (Chinese)
- Zhang Xiaorui at National-Football-Teams.com
