Li Jinyu

{{short description|Chinese footballer and coach}}

{{For|the female Chinese short track speed skater|Li Jinyu (speed skater)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Li Jinyu
李金羽

| image = Li Jinyu.JPG

| image_size = 250

| fullname = Li Jinyu

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shenyang, Liaoning, China

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Liaoning Tieren (Manager)

| youthyears1 = 1993–1998

| youthclubs1 = Shenzhen Youth

| years1 = 1998–2003

| clubs1 = Liaoning FC

| caps1 = 100

| goals1 = 46

| years2 = 1999

| clubs2 = → AS Nancy (loan)

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2010

| clubs3 = Shandong Luneng

| caps3 = 151

| goals3 = 74

| totalcaps = 257

| totalgoals = 120

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2008

| nationalteam1 = China

| nationalcaps1 = 70

| nationalgoals1 = 24

| manageryears1 = 2011

| managerclubs1 = China Women (Assistant Coach)

| manageryears2 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs2 = Shenyang Shenbei (Assistant Coach)

| manageryears3 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs3 = Shenyang Shenbei

| manageryears4 = 2016

| managerclubs4 = Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (Caretaker)

| manageryears5 = 2017

| managerclubs5 = Jiangsu Suning (Caretaker)

| manageryears6 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs6 = Wuhan Yangtze River

| manageryears7 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs7 = Yunnan Yukun

| manageryears8 = 2024-

| managerclubs8 = Liaoning Tieren

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1998 Bangkok|Football}}

| club-update = 20 October 2013

| nationalteam-update = 20 October 2013

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{{family name hatnote|Li|lang=Chinese}}

Li Jinyu ({{zh|s=李金羽|t=李金羽|p=Lǐ Jīnyǔ}}; born 6 July 1977) is a Chinese former international football player who is currently the head coach of Liaoning Tieren.

As a player he represented Liaoning Whowin and Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League and spent one season on loan at French club AS Nancy. He is also currently the top goalscorer in Chinese professional league history and won the Golden Boot Award three times in the process.

Club career

One of the premier strikers in China{{cn|date=September 2024}}, Li Jinyu earned his reputation early when he was the stars of the Chinese youth team that studied in Brazil for a training programme sponsored by Shenzhen Jianlibao. This then saw him called up to the Chinese under-20 national team and gave him a chance to play in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship which attracted the interests of French side AS Nancy who acquired him on loan for one season.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091017102049/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154576/index.html LI Jinyu] at fifa.com Retrieved 2012-08-28 Li's time at AS Nancy was not successful and he would return to China to sign with Liaoning Whowin, immediately showing his potential that was missing at AS Nancy when he became an integral member of the team that narrowly lost out on the league title in 1999.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china99.html China 1999] at rsssf.org 2 Jul 2001 Retrieved 2012-08-28 While he would personally win his first Golden Boot award in 2002, he did not win any trophies with his club Liaoning during his time with them.

At the beginning of the 2004 league season, Shandong Luneng were willing to pay 4,900,000 yuan to make him the most expensive signing in Chinese football transfer history at the time. He would immediately become an integral member of the team and would repay them by helping them win the Chinese FA Cup and Chinese Super League Cup at the end of the season. The 2006 league season would see him reach his peak when he won the league title, the Chinese FA Cup, and the Golden Boot award with the team. The 2007 league season would see him officially become the most prolific player within the league when he broke Hao Haidong's goal record, however he could not aid Shandong to another league title.[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-06/21/content_899407.htm China's Asian Cup reject Li makes a point with 100th goal] at chinadaily.com.cn 2007-06-21 Retrieved 2012-08-28 Despite his tradition in scoring, his prolific goalscoring dropped during the 2008 league season when he only scored six goals, nevertheless he was still able to win another league title.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china08.html China 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721030528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html |date=2010-07-21 }} at rsssf.com 3 Apr 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-28 By the 2010 league season, Li would become a fringe player within the team, however he would still go on to win the league title once more and decided to retire at the end of the season.

International career

After playing in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship for the Chinese under-20 national team, Li would immediately move to the senior team and would make his debut in a friendly against the United States in a 1-1 draw on 1 February 1997.[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=1997-02-01 China PR 1-1 USA] at teamchina.freehostia.com 1997-02-01 Retrieved 2012-08-28 This then saw him become a regular with the Chinese national team and saw him play in several unsuccessful World Cup qualifiers. His biggest achievement came in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where he was an integral member of the team that was runners-up in the tournament. When China qualified for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, then manager Zhu Guanghu dropped him from the squad to take part in the tournament because he believed that his performances were not convincing enough to be included in the squad.[https://archive.today/20120715233429/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKPEK21192920070615 Soccer-China leave top scorer Li out of Asian Cup squad] at uk.reuters.com Jun 15, 2007 Retrieved 2012-08-28

Management career

Li started his managerial career by becoming the assistant coach of the Chinese women's national team and Shenyang Shenbei. On 13 May 2013, he was appointed as the new manager of China League One side Shenyang Shenbei, replacing Liu Zhicai who was sacked from the club on the same day after a string of poor results.[http://cnsoccer.titan24.com/2013-05-14/301014.html 沈北官方宣布李金羽担任主教练 刘志才自动离职] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020221947/http://cnsoccer.titan24.com/2013-05-14/301014.html |date=2013-10-20 }} at titan24.com 2013-05-14 Retrieved 2013-05-27

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

DivisionAppsGoals
rowspan=7|Liaoning FC1998rowspan=6|Chinese Jia-A League00
1999138
2000245
20012211
20022715
2003147
colspan=2|Total100||46
rowspan=2|AS Nancy1998–99French Division 160
colspan=2|Total6||0
rowspan=8|Shandong Luneng2004rowspan=7|Chinese Jia-A League2113
2005177
20062626
20072715
2008246
2009223
2010144
colspan=2|Total151||74
colspan=3|Total||257||120

=International goals=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"

!#!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition

121 February 1997Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia{{fb|SIN}}2-03-11997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
22 March 1997Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia{{fb|BIH|1992}}1-03-01997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia
320 April 1997Workers Stadium, Beijing, China{{fb|MYA|1974}}3-05-0Friendly international
41 June 1997Workers Stadium, Beijing, China{{fb|TKM|1997}}1-01-01998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
530 November 1998Surat Thani Province Stadium, Surat Thani, Thailand{{fb|LIB}}3-14-11998 Asian Games
68 December 1998Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand{{fb|TJK}}2-13-11998 Asian Games
710 December 1998Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand{{fb|OMN}}3-06-11998 Asian Games
810 December 1998Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand{{fb|OMN}}4-06-11998 Asian Games
912 December 1998Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand{{fb|IRN}}1-01-21998 Asian Games
1014 December 1998Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand{{fb|TKM|1997}}1-03-01998 Asian Games
126 May 2001Lambert Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia{{fb|CAM}}1-04-02002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
136 May 2001Lambert Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia{{fb|CAM}}4-04-02002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1431 August 2003Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States{{fb|HAI}}3-13-4Friendly international
153 July 2004Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China{{fb|LIB}}1-06-0Friendly international
163 July 2004Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China{{fb|LIB}}2-06-0Friendly international
1717 July 2004Workers Stadium, Beijing, China{{fb|BHR}}2-12-22004 AFC Asian Cup
188 September 2004City Stadium, Penang, Malaysia{{fb|MAS}}1-01-02006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1917 November 2004Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China{{fb|HKG}}1-07-02006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2017 November 2004Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China{{fb|HKG}}4-07-02006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
213 September 2005Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea{{fb|JPN}}1-02-22005 East Asian Football Championship
2210 September 2006Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China{{fb|THA}}1-04-0Friendly international
237 February 2007Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China{{fb|KAZ}}2-12-1Friendly international
2421 October 2007Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China{{fb|MYA|1974}}5-07-02010 FIFA World Cup qualifier

=Management statistics=

{{Updated|20 July 2024.}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Club nationality}}

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
Shenyang Zhongze

|{{flagicon|CHN}}

|13 May 2013

|12 May 2014

{{WDL|32|12|11|9}}

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (caretaker)

|{{flagicon|CHN}}

|15 July 2016

|30 October 2016

{{WDL|13|4|4|5}}

Jiangsu Suning (caretaker)

|{{flagicon|CHN}}

|1 June 2017

|11 June 2017

{{WDL|1|0|0|1}}

Wuhan Yangtze River

|{{flagicon|CHN}}

|4 December 2021

|25 January 2023

{{WDL|43|10|7|26}}

Yunnan Yukun

|{{flagicon|CHN}}

|7 September 2023

|22 May 2024

{{WDL|16|13|2|1}}

Liaoning Tieren

|{{flagicon|CHN}}

|2 July 2024

|present

{{WDL|3|2|1|0}}

colspan="4"|Total

{{WDLtot|98|41|15|42}}

Honours

=Player=

==Club==

Shandong Luneng{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1445/Jinyu_Li.html|title=Li, Jinyu|publisher=National-football-teams.com |date=2019-08-22 |access-date=2019-08-22}}

==International==

==Individual==

See also

References

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