Liu Zhicai
{{Short description|Chinese footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Liu Zhicai
刘志才
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Liu Zhicai
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dalian, Liaoning, China
| death_date =
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|1|abbr=on}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| years1 = 1972
| clubs1 = Shenyang Army
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1973–1983
| clubs2 = Bayi Football Team
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1981
| nationalteam1 = China| nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| managerclubs1 = Tianjin Runyulong
| manageryears1 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs2 = Guizhou Zhicheng
| manageryears2 = 2012
| managerclubs3 = Shenyang Shenbei
| manageryears3 = 2012–2013
}}
Liu Zhicai ({{zh|s=刘志才}}; born October 20, 1954) is a Chinese football coach and a former international player. As a player he was a defender who represented Shenyang Army and Bayi Football Team while internationally he played for China in the 1980 Asian Cup.
Management career
Liu Zhicai would manage amateur minor-league club Tianjin Runyulong in the 2010 league season, however the recently formed ambitious club would decide that they wanted to be a professional unit the following season and buy Anhui Jiufang F.C.'s position within the second tier of Chinese football. This would then see a turbulent period in Liu's career where he would see the club move to Shenyang and rename themselves as Shenyang Shenbei while having to overhaul his squad to compete with professional football.[http://www.gywb.cn/main/view/id/158490.htm 智诚新帅走马上任] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120802224423/http://www.gywb.cn/main/view/id/158490.htm |date=2012-08-02 }} at gywb.cn 2012-01-29 Retrieved 2012-08-07 In the 2011 league season Liu looked like he was able to produce a team that were able to fight for promotion, however it would soon be clear that the club would finish in mid-table and despite finishing in a respectable sixth there would be rumours that Liu would be sacked at the end of the season. Unfortunately these rumours would be true and the ambitious club would hire Chinese FA Cup winning coach Arie Haan at the beginning of 2012.[http://sports.sohu.com/20120101/n330935329.shtml 阿里汉挂帅中甲沈阳沈北 合同1+1未定明确目标] at sports.sohu.com 2012-01-01 Retrieved 2012-08-07
Career statistics
= International statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" | |||
| Competition | Year | Apps | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|Friendly
|1975-1981 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan=1|Asian Games
|1978 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan=1|Asian Cup Qualifier
|1978 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan=1|Total | |16 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=liuzhicai Team China Stats]
- [https://archive.today/20120403202300/http://sodasoccer.com/search/player/5E3773681E9390A3.html Player profile] at Sodasoccer
{{China squad 1980 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Chinese football managers
Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Dalian
Category:China men's international footballers
Category:1980 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Bayi Football Team players
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games