Cheng Yaodong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheng Yaodong | ||
| Date of birth | June 6, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Shanghai Shenxin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–2000 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 2001–2003 | Shanghai COSCO Huili | ||
| National team | |||
| 1989–1994 | China | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2009 | Shanghai COSCO Huili | ||
| 2011–2012 | Shanghai Zobon | ||
| 2013–2014 | Shanghai Shenxin | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Cheng Yaodong (simplified Chinese: 成耀东; traditional Chinese: 成耀東; pinyin: Chéng Yàodōng; born June 6, 1967 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. As a player he was predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the Chinese league and cup with them. After retiring he would immediately go into management with Shanghai COSCO Huili who he coached for seven seasons before joining Chinese League Two club Shanghai Zobon where he is their current manager.
Cheng Yaodong started his football career with Shanghai in 1987 when they were originally a semi-professional football team. Predominantly used as a defender he would gradually establish himself within the Shanghai team for several seasons and would also see Shanghai become a professional football team in 1994 when they renamed themselves as Shanghai Shenhua. In the 1995 league season Cheng Yaodong would help Shanghai win the second fully professional league title. His loyalty to Shanghai would see him named as their captain by the 1998 league season and would win the 1998 Chinese FA Cup, however despite playing for Shenhua through the majority of his football career Cheng could not win more honours with the club. Nearing the end of his football career he would play for second tier team Shanghai COSCO Huili and help them win the division title and promotion to the top tier in the 2001 league season.
Cheng Yaodong's greatest international achievement came when he would be called into the Chinese squad to play in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup, which saw China come third in the tournament. Though he was squad player throughout his international career he did play in the tournament against Japan on November 6, 1992 in a 3-2 defeat.
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