He Jia

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| name = He Jia
何佳

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guangzhou, China

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1= {{0|0000}}–1982

| clubs1= Guangdong

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| years2= 1983–1986

| clubs2= South China

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| nationalyears1= 1975–1978

| nationalteam1= China

| nationalcaps1= 17

| nationalgoals1 = 5

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He Jia ({{lang-zh|s=何佳|t=何佳|p=Hé Jiā}}; born 16 August 1951) is a former Chinese footballer.

Club career

He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong.{{Cite web|url=http://wiki.cfadata.com/index.php?title=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83%E9%98%9F%E5%90%8D%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%881977%EF%BC%89|title=中国国家男子足球队名册（1977）|publisher=China Football Academy|accessdate=4 October 2019|language=zh}} He began his career at Guangdong. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the inaugural Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring in the second leg.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/09/0806/15/5G1V3MJ200053JHO.html|title=首届省港杯广东队队长何佳：友谊第一比赛第二|publisher=NetEase Sports|date=6 August 2009|accessdate=4 October 2019|language=zh|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004001725/http://sports.163.com/09/0806/15/5G1V3MJ200053JHO.html|url-status=dead}} In 1982, Jia left Guangdong, moving to Hong Kong in the process. Following the influx of mainland Chinese players into the Hong Kong First Division, He joined South China in 1983.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4e55ea410100rotf.html|title=雄风犹存的何佳|publisher=Sina|date=2 July 2011|accessdate=4 October 2019|language=zh}}

International career

On 15 June 1975, He made his debut for China in a 1–0 win against North Korea. He played three times for China at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, scoring once.{{Cite web|url=http://teamchina.freehostia.com/player.php?lang=en&id=hejia|title=He Jia|publisher=China National Football Team Database|accessdate=4 October 2019}} On 6 October 1977, He scored the opening goal against the United States in China's first game of their first tour to the Western Bloc.{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2017/01/chinas-historic-1977-tour-to-the-usa-remembered/|title=China's historic 1977 tour to the USA remembered|publisher=Wild East Football|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=4 October 2019}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list China's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	14 August 1975	Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China	{{fb\|KUW}}		3–3	Friendly
2	13 June 1976	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran	{{fb\|IRQ\|1963}}	1–0	1–0	1976 AFC Asian Cup third place play-off
3	6 October 1977	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States	{{fb\|USA}}	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4	31 March 1978	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	{{fb\|VEN}}	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	18 December 1978	Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	{{fb\|THA}}	4–1	4–1	1978 Asian Games