Guo Shiqiang
{{short description|Chinese basketball player and coach}}
{{family name hatnote|Guo|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox basketball biography
| name = Guo Shiqiang
郭士强
| height_m = 1.93
| weight_kg= 80
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|8}}
| birth_place = Liaoyang, Liaoning
| nationality = Chinese
| team = China men's national basketball team
| position = Head coach
| league =
| college = Liaoning Sport Technology College
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2005
| career_position = Guard
| career_number = 13 (club), 6 (national team)
| coach_start = 2006
| coach_end =
| years1 = 1993–1996
| team1 = Liaoning Hunters
| years2 = 1996–1997
| team2 = Sichuan Pandas
| years3 = 1998–2005
| team3 = Liaoning Hunters
| cyears1 = 2006–2007
| cteam1 = Liaoning women's team (assistant coach)
| cyears2 = 2006–2008
| cteam2 = Liaoning Hunters
| cyears3 = 2009–2011
| cteam3 = China
| cyears4 = 2011
| cteam4 = Liaoning Dinosaurs
| cyears5 = 2013–2020
| cteam5 = Liaoning Flying Leopards
| cyears6 = 2020–2024
| cteam6 = Guangzhou Loong Lions
| cyears7 = 2024-
| cteam7 = China
| highlights =
As head coach:
| medal_templates =
{{Medal|Sport | Men's basketball}}
{{Medal|Country | {{bk|China}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2002 Busan | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | FIBA Asia Championship}}
{{Medal|Gold | 2003 Harbin | Team}}
{{MedalSilver| 2009 Tianjin | Head coach}}
{{MedalCompetition | East Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2001 Osaka | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | Universiade Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2001 Beijing | Team }}
}}
Guo Shiqiang ({{zh|郭士强}}, born 8 July 1975) is a former Chinese professional basketball player and current head coach for the China men's national basketball team. He is the uncle of Guo Ailun.
Playing career
Guo started his professional career in 1993, and spent most of his career at the Liaoning Hunters, and was a longtime member of the Chinese national team, appearing with the team at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, as well as the 2002 FIBA World Championship.[http://www.basketpedya.com/player/Shiqiang-Guo/22429 Player Profile]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at basketpedya.com He also helped the team win the gold medal at the ABC Championship 2003.
Managerial career
Guo announced his retirement in 2005 at the age of 30.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 September 2005|title=郭士强正式宣布退役|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2005-09-28/0454670763s.shtml?from=wap|access-date=2 December 2020|website=sina.com.cn}} He stepped up as the head coach of Liaoning Hunters in 2006 after Jiang Xingquan left, and helped Liaoning Hunters to enter the semi-finals of the 2006-07 season, and further into the finals of the 2007-08 season.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 November 2011|title=郭士强总结七年教练生涯 累并快乐着一切都值得|url=http://cbachina.sports.sohu.com/20111109/n325008883.shtml|access-date=2 December 2020|website=sohu.com}} He also worked as the assistant coach of the Liaoning women's basketball team shortly in 2006.
In 2009, he was selected as one of the coaches for the Chinese national basketball team, together with Adjan and Min Lulei. He coached the national team for the first time at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, guiding the team to a silver medal and a berth at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfEnt.php?idjug=4888 FIBA Profile]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In 2010, he shortly returned to Liaoning, and resigned in 2011. Since 2013, he returned to his home team, now renamed Liaoning Flying Leopards, and stayed with the team until 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 April 2018|title=回顾郭士强教练生涯：师从蒋兴权+3次执教辽宁|url=http://www.hxnews.com/news/ty/lqxw/201804/25/1505025.shtml|access-date=2 December 2020|website=hxnews.com}} He claimed the first CBA title both for him and for the team in the 2018 season.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 April 2018|title=苦等23年！辽宁男篮终于圆梦 这个冠军来得太迟|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/229085099_461606?_f=index_pagerecom_2|access-date=2 December 2020|website=sohu.com}} He also sided with Liaoning in the 2017 National Games, and won the gold medal.
In June 2020, Guo decided to quit his job at Liaoning due to recent poor performance.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 June 2020|title=辽宁男篮官宣:郭士强提出辞职 杨鸣任球队教练组长|url=https://sports.163.com/20/0628/10/FG701KP90005877V.html|access-date=2 December 2020|website=163.com}} In August, he signed with Guangzhou Loong Lions.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 August 2020|title=郭士强正式加盟广州队担任主帅 首次离开辽宁执教外地俱乐部|url=http://liaoning.nen.com.cn/system/2020/08/09/021045830.shtml|access-date=2 December 2020|website=nen.com}}
References
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{{China Squad 2009 FIBA Asia Championship}}
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Category:Chinese men's basketball players
Category:Chinese basketball coaches
Category:Basketball players from Liaoning
Category:Liaoning Flying Leopards players
Category:Sportspeople from Liaoyang
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China
Category:Basketball players at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:2002 FIBA World Championship players