Liu Haiguang

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Liu Haiguang
柳海光

| image =

| fullname = Liu Haiguang

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Shanghai, China

| height = {{height|metres=1.86}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1974–1981

| youthclubs1 = Shanghai Team

| years1 = 1982–1987

| years2 = 1987–1989

| years3 = 1989–1991

| clubs1 = Shanghai Team

| clubs2 = Partizan

| clubs3 = Shanghai Team

| caps1 = ?

| caps2 = 6

| caps3 = ?

| goals1 = ?

| goals2 = 3

| goals3 = ?

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1990

| nationalteam1 = China

| nationalcaps1 = 58

| nationalgoals1 = 20

}}

Liu Haiguang ({{zh|c=柳海光|p=Liǔ Hǎiguāng}}; born July 11, 1963) is a former Chinese international footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for the Shanghai Team, however he gained distinction when he joined Yugoslav club FK Partizan along with Jia Xiuquan making them one of the earliest Chinese footballers to play in Europe.

Biography

Liu Haiguang started his youth career with the Shanghai Team and would soon break into the Chinese U-20 team where he took part in the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship where he scored one goal as China were knocked-out in the group stages.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071123032033/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/matches/match=30736/report.html Report - FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments] 09 June 1983 Retrieved 24-10-2012 He would soon become a regular for Shanghai and also be promoted to the Chinese senior team where he was included in the squad for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, which saw China finish runners-up.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html Asian Nations Cup 1984] at rsssf.org 21 Dec 2009 Retrieved 24-10-2012 After establishing himself as a regular for the national team he along with fellow international team mate Jia Xiuquan would join Yugoslav club FK Partizan and together be one of the earliest Chinese footballers to play in a European club.{{Cite news|url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2018/2/11/a-foreign-field-jia-xiuquan-and-liu-haiguang-at-partizan|title=A FOREIGN FIELD: JIA XIUQUAN AND LIU HAIGUANG AT PARTIZAN|work=IBWM|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en-GB}} Liu stayed for two seasons playing in the Yugoslav First League where he won the 1988–89 Yugoslav Cup before soon returning to Shanghai.

On the international stage he represented China at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. When he decided to retire from international football he had scored 36 goals for China national football team making him their top goalscorer. This record would however be broken by Hao Haidong several years later and as of 2024, Liu is the third highest goalscorer.[http://www.goalgoalgoal.com/archiver/?tid-54612.html The topscorer for China national football team] He would retire completely from playing in 1991 and since then has become a businessman and founded 4 children football clubs.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	15 July 1989	Shenyang People's Stadium, Shenyang, China	{{fb\|IRN}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Partizan

Yugoslav Cup: 1988–89

Shanghai Team

Chinese FA Cup: 1991

References

External links

{{Sports links}}
[http://news.sports.cn/china/chinan/news/2005-10-27/707865.html Sports News Article]
[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=liuhaiguang International stats]

Category:1963 births

Category:Living people

Category:Chinese men's footballers

Category:Footballers from Shanghai

Category:China men's international footballers

Category:Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players

Category:Chinese expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Yugoslavia

Category:FK Partizan players

Category:Yugoslav First League players

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics