Zhao Junzhe
{{short description|Chinese footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Zhao|lang=Chinese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zhao Junzhe
肇俊哲
| fullname = Zhao Junzhe
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|19}}
| birth_place = Shenyang, Liaoning, China
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1= 1985–1997
| youthclubs1= Liaoning FC
| years1= 1998–2016
| clubs1= Liaoning FC
| caps1= 405
| goals1 = 51
| nationalyears1= 1998–2008
| nationalteam1= China
| nationalcaps1= 71 | nationalgoals1 = 2
|manageryears1 = 2017
|managerclubs1 = Liaoning FC (caretaker)
|manageryears2 = 2022
|managerclubs2 = China (assistant)
|manageryears3 = 2022
|managerclubs3 = Guangzhou City (caretaker)
|manageryears4 = 2023–2024
|managerclubs4 = Cangzhou Mighty Lions
| pcupdate = 10 September 2016
| ntupdate = 30 October 2016
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1998 Bangkok|Football}}
}}
Zhao Junzhe ({{zh|s= 肇俊哲|t=肇俊哲|p=Zhào Jùnzhé}}; born 19 April 1979) is a Chinese football coach and former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions. He spent his entire playing career at Liaoning FC. He's related to the ruling clan of the former Qing imperial dynasty, the Aisin-Gioro clan.
Club career
Zhao Junzhe was promoted to Liaoning F.C.'s first team from the club's youth academy and made his debut in the 1998 season. He continued to be a vital member for Liaoning that season when he aided them to being runners-up and the Chinese FA Cup.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/zhao_junzhe/index.shtml|title=姓名：肇俊哲|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|access-date=2012-09-24}} He was soon promoted to club captain and won the Chinese Football Association Player of the Year award in 2004. The following seasons saw the club's fortunes fall and Zhao unfortunately led the team to relegation to the second tier at the end of the 2008 season. Despite this setback, he remained with the team and immediately led Liaoning back up to the top tier when they won the second tier title in the 2009 season. Zhao announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2016 season. On 30 October 2016, he made last appearance in his career in a league match against Jiangsu Suning.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20161031/n471820084.shtml|title=肇俊哲辉煌球员生涯落幕 辽足19年忠魂创造历史|publisher=sports.sohu.com |date=2016-10-31|access-date=2016-10-31}}
International career
Zhao was included into the Chinese national team by then manager Bora Milutinović for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/china/squad/newsid_1997000/1997881.stm|title=BBC SPORT |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|date=29 May 2002|access-date=2012-09-24}} Though his chances were limited on the national team at the time, he did play in two group stage matches during the tournament and nearly scored by hitting the post against Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=189374/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201202341/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=189374/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2007|title=Zhao Junzhe
|publisher=fifa.com|access-date=2012-09-24}} He played a vital role in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in which China finished the tournament as runners-up.
Managerial career
On 29 September 2017, Zhao was appointed as the caretaker manager of Liaoning FC, who sat at the bottom of the league table.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-09-29/doc-ifymkwwk7011046.shtml|title=辽足保级关键时期突然换帅 洋帅离任肇俊哲接手|publisher=sina|date=2017-09-29|access-date=2017-10-17}} On 14 October, in his first game as manager, he guided Liaoning to a 3–3 draw against second place team Shanghai SIPG.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-10-14/doc-ifymviyp1172180.shtml|title=肇俊哲:这才是辽足真实水平 我的情怀只是一方面|publisher=sina|date=2017-10-14|access-date=2017-10-17}} However, Liaoning finally relegated to the second tier after losing the last three matches of the season. On 12 December 2017, Zhao's caretaker spell ended when Chen Yang became the manager of Liaoning.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2017-12-12/doc-ifypnsip9984704.shtml|title=二进宫!辽足官宣陈洋重掌球队 签三年盼早回中超|publisher=sina|date=2017-12-12|access-date=2017-12-12}}
On 21 February 2023, Zhao was appointed as the head coach of Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2023-02-21/doc-imyhniyv2223153.shtml|title=官方：肇俊哲担任沧州雄狮主帅 已带队在佛山集结|publisher=Sina Sports|date=2023-02-21|access-date=2023-02-21}} On 16 July 2024, he swapped positions with Li Xiaopeng to become the team's general manager.{{Cite web |title=沧州雄狮官方：李霄鹏出任主帅，肇俊哲任总经理兼技术总监 |url=https://dongqiudi.com/article/4401564.html|date=2024-07-15|access-date=2024-07-16 |website=dongqiudi.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|30 October 2016}} {{cite news | url= http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/51/101335/1049C31C21A6B3B5.shtml | title= 肇俊哲 | work=sodasoccer.com | access-date=2016-10-30}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Others ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals |
| colspan=3 | China PR
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | FA Cup ! colspan=2 | CSL Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Others ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||
| 1998 | rowspan="19"|Liaoning F.C. | Chinese Jia-B League | 3 | | | ||||
| | | 3 | |||||||
| 1999 | rowspan="5"|Chinese Jia-A League | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0| | |||
| |25 | 3 | |||||||
| 2000 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1| | ||||
| |1{{efn|Appearances in Chinese Football Super Cup}} | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||||
| 2001 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1| | ||||
| |26 | 5 | |||||||
| 2002 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1| | ||||
| |32 | 4 | |||||||
| 2003 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3| | ||||
| |30 | 8 | |||||||
| 2004 | rowspan="5"|Chinese Super League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0| | |
| |22 | 3 | |||||||
| 2005 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0| | ||
| |20 | 1 | |||||||
| 2006 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0| | ||||
| |29 | 3 | |||||||
| 2007 | 28 | 4| | ||||||
| |28 | 4 | |||||||
| 2008 | 29 | 4| | ||||||
| |29 | 4 | |||||||
| 2009 | rowspan="1"|China League One | 24 | 5| | |||||
| |24 | 5 | |||||||
| 2010 | rowspan="7"|Chinese Super League | 29 | 0| | |||||
| |29 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0| | ||||
| |28 | 5 | |||||||
| 2012 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1| | ||||
| |30 | 5 | |||||||
| 2013 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0| | ||||
| |25 | 1 | |||||||
| 2014 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0| | ||||
| |21 | 3 | |||||||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0| | ||||
| |2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0| | ||||
| |3 | 0 | |||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!405||51||23||8||3||0||0||0||1||0||432||59 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3 | National team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| Total||71||2 |
=International goals=
:Results list China's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition | ||||
| 8 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | {{fb|TJK}} | 3–1 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 7 December 2002 | Manama, Bahrain | {{fb|SYR}} | 3–1 | Friendly international |
=Managerial statistics=
{{Updated|15 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}} |
| Liaoning F.C. (caretaker)
|{{flagicon|CHN}} |29 September 2017 |12 December 2017 {{WDL|4|0|1|3}} | ||||
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions
|{{flagicon|CHN}} |21 February 2023 |15 July 2024 {{WDL|51|12|12|27}} | ||||
| colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|55|12|13|30}} |
Honours
=Player=
==Club==
==Individual==
- AFC Asian Cup All-Star Team: 2004
- Chinese Football Association Player of the Year: 2004
- Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2002, 2003
Personal life
Zhao is of Manchu ethnicity from Aisin Gioro clan. He is a descendant of Boolungga, who is the brother of Giocangga.{{cite web|url=http://news.sports.cn/china/chinan/news/2008-02-05/1387239.html|title=国足边缘人：肇俊哲从容少动力 病态大羽不让位 |publisher=news.sports.cn|date=2008-02-05|access-date=2012-09-24}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://teamchina.sports.sohu.com/20070928/n252416843.shtml Profile on China national football team official web site]
- [http://zhaojunzheblog.blog.sohu.com Official blog]
- {{NFT player|1477}}
- {{FIFA|189374}}
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/china/squad/newsid_1997000/1997881.stm 2002 China team profile at BBC website]
{{2004 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament}}
{{Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Shenyang
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Chinese men's footballers
Category:China men's international footballers
Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen
Category:Chinese football managers
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2004 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Liaoning F.C. players
Category:Chinese Super League players
Category:China League One players
Category:Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games