Liu Zhongchang
{{short description|Chinese footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Liǔ|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Liu Zhongchang
柳忠长
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Dalian, Liaoning, China
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1= 1974–1976
| youthclubs1= Dalian
| youthyears2= 1976
| youthclubs2= Liaoning
| years1= 1978–1987
| clubs1= Liaoning
| caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2= 1988–1992
| clubs2= Dalian
| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3= 1994–1995
| clubs3= Dalian Wanda
| caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 2
| years4= 1996
| clubs4= Shaanxi Guoli
| caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5= 1996
| clubs5= Shenzhen Jinpeng
| caps5 = | goals5 =
| manageryears1 = 1992
| managerclubs1 = Dalian Youth
| manageryears2 = 1992
| managerclubs2 = Dalian W.F.C.
| manageryears3 = 2001
| managerclubs3 = Dalian W.F.C.
| manageryears4 = 2005
| managerclubs4 = Sichuan First City
| manageryears5 = 2006–2012
| managerclubs5 = Dalian Shide (assistant manager)
| manageryears6 = 2010
| managerclubs6 = Dalian Shide (caretaker)
| manageryears7 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs7 = Dalian Shide W.F.C.
| manageryears8 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs8 = Dalian Transcendence
| nationalyears1= 1980
| nationalteam1= China U-20
| nationalcaps1=
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2= 1985–1986
| nationalteam2= China
| nationalcaps2= 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| pcupdate = 11 February 2022
| ntupdate =
}}
Liu Zhongchang ({{zh|s=柳忠长|t=柳忠長|p=Liǔ Zhōngcháng}}; born 31 August 1962) is a Chinese former football player and current manager.
Club career
Liu entered Dalian youth team in 1974. He moved to Liaoning youth team in 1976. Between 1983 and 1987, he played for Liaoning.
In 1988, he returned to Dalian.{{cite web |title=又一万达故人加盟大连一方教练组 昔年奔跑的羚羊出任一方领队 |url=http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6479dc5b0102wlbr.html|website=sina.com.cn |access-date=14 March 2022}} Dalian relegated in the 1988 season and faced poor performance in the 1989 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1988|date=2009-10-22|website=RSSSF|access-date=2019-08-06}} Liu was moved from forward to midfielder by Qi Wusheng, and had outrageous performance. Dalian promoted in the 1989 season as runner-up.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1989|date=2009-10-22|website=RSSSF|access-date=2019-08-06}}
In 1992, he decided to retire. He was recruited by Dalian Wanda in 1993 season, and after hard training, he was able to pass the stamina test, to play for the team between 1994 and 1995, and won Dalian Wanda's first professional league champion.{{Cite web |title=盖增君当年：因联赛第二下课 孙继海首秀在他手下完成_国内足球-国家队_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/n/2011-06-01/11445602060.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sina.com.cn}}
In 1996, he retired again, and started to work as manager for Shaanxi Guoli. He also played for Shenzhen Jinpeng in the 1996 Jia-B League.{{Cite web |title=回顾足坛消失的深圳金鹏队 甲B球队卖出3500万-搜狐体育 |url=https://sports.sohu.com/20100329/n271177609.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sohu.com}}
International career
In 1986, Liu participated in the Asian Games representing China. In the 5–1 victory against Bahrain, he scored a goal.{{Cite web |title=柳忠长 - CFA足球大数据 |url=http://wiki.cfadata.com/index.php?title=%E6%9F%B3%E5%BF%A0%E9%95%BF |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=wiki.cfadata.com}}
Managerial career
In 2001, he became the manager of Dalian Women's FC.
In 2002, he joined Sichuan Better City as assistant manager. He became the manager in the 2005 season. The team was dissolved after that season.{{Cite web |title=四川冠城正式宣布解散 柳忠长出任实德助理教练-搜狐体育 |url=https://sports.sohu.com/20060208/n241722864.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sohu.com}}
Between 2006 and 2012, he worked at Dalian Shide as assistant manager for the first team and women's team.{{Cite web |title=实德教练组再度调整 柳忠长对调李锡才再返男足-搜狐体育 |url=https://sports.sohu.com/20120702/n347002538.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sohu.com}}{{Cite web |title=实德女足积极备战第九站联赛 柳忠长欲全力以赴-搜狐体育 |url=https://sports.sohu.com/20111012/n321961438.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sohu.com}} In 2010, he shortly took the caretaker position for Dalian Shide after Xu Hong was sacked.{{Cite web |title=徐弘提出辞职 柳忠长代理主教练_大连实德足球俱乐部_新浪网 |url=http://shidefc.sina.com.cn/2010-05-15/3/3920.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=shidefc.sina.com.cn}}{{Cite web |title=柳忠长：两客场超额完成任务 安贞焕不在队中影响大_国内足球-中超_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-05-26/21065004613.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sina.com.cn}}
In 2013, Liu joined the newly established Dalian Transcendence in the China League Two.{{Cite web |title=足球城复苏从超越开始？柳忠长赛后说3个感谢_体育_腾讯网 |url=https://sports.qq.com/a/20151012/039017.htm |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.qq.com}} The team gained promotion into the China League One in 2015. He resigned in 2016 due to poor performances in the League One.{{Cite web |title=超越主帅柳忠长请辞 董事会：尚在研究还没结论-搜狐体育 |url=https://sports.sohu.com/20160413/n444108010.shtml |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=sports.sohu.com}}
In 2017, he joined Zhejiang Yiteng and worked as team official.{{Cite web |title=超越功勋主帅柳忠长将加盟毅腾任领队 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/121611878_257291 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=www.sohu.com |language=en}} He joined Dalian Yifang during the season as team official.{{Cite web |title=柳忠长重回大连出任一方领队 助球队冲超路上稳步向前_大辽网_腾讯网 |url=https://ln.qq.com/a/20170608/010433.htm |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=ln.qq.com}} In the 2018 season, he left the team as Ma Lin was sacked.
Managerial statistics
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |From ! rowspan="2" |To ! colspan="5" |Record ! rowspan="2" |Ref. |
| {{abbr|P|Matches played}}
!{{abbr|W|Matches won}} !{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} !{{abbr|L|Matches lost}} !{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
|---|
| Sichian First City
|2005 |2005 |25 |8 |6 |11 |32 | |
| Dalian Shide
|2010 |2010 |3 |1 |1 |1 |33 | |
| Dalian Transcendence
|2014 |2016 |45 |24 |15 |6 |53.3 | |
| colspan="3" |Total
!73 !33 !22 !18 !45.2 ! |
Honors
=Player=
- Chinese Jia-A League: 1985,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1985|date=2009-10-22|website=RSSSF|access-date=2019-08-06}} 1987{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1987|date=2009-10-22|website=RSSSF|access-date=2019-08-06}}
- Chinese FA Cup: 1984,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1984|date=2009-10-22|website=RSSSF|access-date=2019-08-06}} 1986{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1986|date=2009-10-22|website=RSSSF|access-date=2019-08-06}}
Dalian
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|id=40074}}
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Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:China men's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Dalian
Category:Dalian Shide F.C. players
Category:Chinese Super League players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Chinese football managers